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Family owned since 1933  · serving you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Pallet delivery & road haulage

UK, Scotland and Ireland pallet delivery and road haulage from our yard in Glastonbury, Somerset. A fleet of over 300 trucks and trailers, running Ireland seven days a week — one pallet or twenty-six.

300+Trucks & trailers
99%OTIF
26Pallets, full load
7/7Days a week

Overview

We deliver all over the UK, Scotland & Ireland.

We can deliver your goods to all areas of the UK, Scotland and Ireland — one pallet through to 26, full load or groupage. Regional deliveries can be made using alternative-fuelled vehicles, and all trucks have in-cab technology.

We only buy vehicles from top-quality manufacturers such as Volvo, Scania and Iveco.

Most loads we carry have been somewhere else of ours first: out of ambient storage, off a container we destuffed, or picked and packed to order. Every one of them leaves with proof of delivery.

Discover more about us

Full load or groupage

You only pay for the space you use.

We offer both FTL and LTL options depending on your transport requirements, with bespoke pricing based on your transport needs.

FTL

A full load

Twenty-six pallets and the trailer is yours, direct from your door to theirs with nothing else on board.

LTL

Groupage

One pallet through to twenty-five, sharing the trailer with other loads going the same way. The economical option for anything short of a full deck.

Coverage

Serving you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Our fleet of trucks are UK wide, seven days a week. All trucks have in-cab technology to include signature capture and immediate proof of delivery.

The network

One yard in Somerset. The whole country.

Everything runs out of Glastonbury. The M5 north to Birmingham, the M6 to Carlisle and the M74 into Scotland; the M4 east to London and west into Wales for the Irish ferries; the M5 south to Plymouth. Seven days a week, 365 days a year.

  • M5 · M6 · M74Scotland
  • M4London
  • M5The South West
  • M4 · M48Wales & the Irish ferries

Drawn to scale from our own yard at Glastonbury, Somerset.

A map of Great Britain showing Sparks Transport’s trunk routes from Glastonbury: north on the M5, M6 and M74 to Scotland and Aberdeen, east on the M4 to London, west on the M4 into Wales for the Irish ferries, and south on the M5 to Plymouth. AberdeenLondonPlymouthFishguard Glastonbury

From your door to theirs

What actually happens to a load.

Four steps, all of them on our own fleet and our own site in Glastonbury — nothing subcontracted out and explained away later.

1

Collected

We collect from you, or from your supplier, on a truck from our own fleet.

2

Loaded and sheeted

Curtains strapped and checked before the truck leaves the yard.

3

On the road

Planned delivery routes, with in-cab technology reporting delays while the driver is still en route.

4

Signed for

Signature capture at the time of delivery, so you have real-time proof of delivery.

What you get

Transportation done properly.

Professional transportation

We use the latest Euro Emission Trucks, Transport Management (TMS) and warehouse systems (WMS) to ensure your goods are stored and transported in such a way to avoid complaints.

Full & groupage transport

We offer both FTL and LTL options depending on your transport requirements.

Bespoke pricing

We can offer bespoke pricing based on your transport needs. Our prices are always competitive.

Delivers leading brands

We deliver some of the best known brands in the world all over the UK as they trust us with their deliveries.

Planned delivery routes

All of our drivers use the latest in-cab technology to inform of delays whilst enroute with your delivery.

Tracked, and proved

Our delivery fleet is tracked 24 hours a day to ensure that deliveries arrive safely and on time.

Our 120,000 sq ft warehouse and container storage facilities are all accredited to the BRCGS Standard at grade AA.

The fleet

We only buy from the top.

A rigorously maintained fleet of over 100 trucks and 200 trailers, managed by our in-house maintenance team who ensure that at all times vehicles are both well maintained and visually represent our customer’s high standards.

  • Volvo
  • Scania
  • Iveco

Common questions

Pallet delivery and haulage, answered.

If what you need is not here, ring the yard on 01458 831742 — somebody who plans loads will answer, 24 hours a day.

How many pallets can you deliver at once?

One pallet through to 26. Twenty-six is a full trailer and it is yours alone; anything under that is groupage, sharing the trailer with other loads going the same way. We offer both FTL and LTL options depending on your transport requirements.

Where do you deliver to?

All areas of the UK, Scotland and Ireland, seven days a week. Everything runs out of our yard at Glastonbury in Somerset, north on the M5 and M6, east on the M4 to London and west into Wales for the Irish ferries.

What is the difference between a full load and groupage?

A full load (FTL) means the trailer carries your goods and nothing else, so it goes direct. Groupage (LTL) means your pallets share the trailer with other consignments heading the same way, so you pay for the space you use rather than the whole deck.

How do I know where my delivery is?

All trucks have in-cab technology to include signature capture and immediate proof of delivery, and our delivery fleet is tracked 24 hours a day. Our drivers use in-cab technology to inform of delays whilst en route.

How is a delivery priced?

We offer bespoke pricing based on your transport needs. Tell us what you are moving, where it starts and where it has to be, and a planner will come back to you. Our prices are always competitive.

Do you deliver on weekends?

Yes. We serve you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and our fleet is UK wide seven days a week.

The rest of what we do

It is rarely just one.

A container that is destuffed has to be stored, picked and delivered. All of it happens on our site, on our fleet.

Talk to us

Need transportation?

Tell us what you are moving, where it starts and where it has to be, and we will come back with a price. No forms that go nowhere — a planner reads it.

Speak to a planner 01458 831742

24 hours a day, 365 days a year

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