What a part load is
A part load is freight too small to justify a vehicle of its own. It rides on a deck the trunk already runs, beside other consignors going the same way. It is worked by the space it stands in, not by the mile, because the mile is being run whether your pallets are on the deck or not.
The trade-off is time. A part load waits at the Newport yard for the next departure west or east, so door to door it is slower than a dedicated vehicle. A collection made at 10:20 on the valleys round stands in the yard until 19:10 that evening. Book a part load when the delivery window is a day wide, not an hour wide.
Two conditions put a part load on tonight’s deck. It lands at the yard before the cut-off for that direction. Space is still open on the deck when it lands. The desk names which of the two is in question when it holds a booking over, and gives the new pull-out in the same message.
Staging at the yard
Everything the round brings in passes the same five steps between the tail-lift and the trunk deck. Steps run in order and nothing skips one.
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Off the collection vehicle
Pallets and cages come off the 7.5-tonne box through the late morning. The driver signs the round sheet at the tail.
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Weighed and measured
Each item is weighed and its footprint checked against the count declared at booking. A difference goes back to the consignor the same hour.
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Re-labelled to its trunk
A yard label goes on every face, carrying the consignment reference, the drop point and the run it travels on.
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Staged against the bay
Items line up in reverse drop order, so the first call off the deck stands nearest the tail when loading starts.
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Loaded to the sheet
The loader works the sheet line by line. Floor-only items keep the lower tier; stackables take the upper.
What sets the band
The desk sorts part loads into its own bands before it quotes. Two things place the band: the deck spaces the consignment stands in, and how far along the corridor it travels. Find the row, read across to the column, and the letter is the band the desk works from.
| Spaces on the deck | Inside Gwent | Corridor leg | Far end, either way |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 space or part of one | A | B | C |
| 2 to 4 spaces | B | C | D |
| 5 to 8 spaces | C | D | E |
| 9 to 13 spaces | D | E | E |
| 14 spaces and over | Worked as a full load against the vehicle, not banded | ||
- Inside Gwent
- Newport, Cwmbran, Pontypool, Caerphilly and the valley towns reached off the A465 and A470.
- Corridor leg
- Cardiff and Bridgend to the west; Magor, the crossing and Avonmouth to the east.
- Far end
- Port Talbot, Neath and Swansea to the west; Bristol and Swindon to the east.
Guide only · count your spaces on the trailer plan before you write
Handling that moves a band
Five conditions change what a consignment costs the deck in time or floor. State them at booking and the band comes back right the first time.
- Floor only
- A consignment that cannot be stacked holds a whole space to the roof. Mark it at booking and the loader keeps the tier above it clear.
- Tail-lift at either end
- Kerbside work with no forklift adds handling time at that call. Say which end needs the lift.
- Timed window
- A booked bay slot fixes where the call sits on the run. It pulls the drop out of its natural order on the sheet.
- Overhang and height
- Anything past the footprint of its pallet takes the space beside it too. Height over two metres goes on the booking.
- Waiting on site
- Time standing at a gate is time off the run. Give the driver a site contact so he is signed in rather than queuing.
Sending a part load in
Write with the collection postcode, the delivery postcode, the pallet count by type, the weight and the ready time. Add the floor-only, tail-lift and timed-window notes in the same message. The desk replies with the run, the yard cut-off and a consignment reference.
Freight already on your own vehicle can be tipped at the yard between 08:00 and 16:00 on a working day. Ring the desk the day before so the bay is standing clear and the labels are printed.
For the pull-out times a part load is measured against, read trunking runs. For what the desk asks, in the order it asks it, read booking a collection. Everything comes to haulage@jztransit.live.