75 miles from Ipswich
Tilbury
That variety is exactly why equipment range matters here. Tilbury traffic throws up more awkward loads than a pure container terminal does.
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75 miles from our depot
Container Haulage from Tilbury
Collections from the Thames-side port, with the equipment range Tilbury's mixed traffic needs.
Port approach
What matters at
Tilbury.
The local detail changes from port to port. Here is the practical reason customers use Fryers for this route.
The Port of Tilbury sits on the north bank of the Thames and handles a notably varied mix of traffic — containers alongside bulk, paper, produce and general cargo. We collect containers from Tilbury and deliver them across the UK.
That variety is exactly why equipment range matters here. Tilbury traffic throws up more awkward loads than a pure container terminal does.
Mixed traffic needs mixed equipment
Heavy paper and board runs at the weight limit, so it wants a lightweight chassis. Produce arrives refrigerated and needs a genset trailer to stay powered. Project and plant cargo wants the low loader. A haulier running a single trailer type will decline half of it.
We run all of that equipment, which means one supplier and one point of contact rather than three.
London and the South East
Tilbury's location puts most of its cargo within reach of London and the Home Counties, and our DVS-compliant fleet completes those deliveries without permit issues.
We also trunk regularly from Tilbury into the Midlands and the North, so it is not only a local-delivery port for us.
Common questions
- Do you collect containers from the Port of Tilbury?
- Yes. We collect from Tilbury and deliver throughout the UK.
- Can you handle refrigerated containers from Tilbury?
- Yes. Our underslung genset trailers keep reefers powered from the terminal through to delivery, in both 20ft and 40ft.
- Do you carry hazardous cargo from Tilbury?
- Yes. Our ADR-equipped vehicles and certificated drivers cover dangerous goods movements from Tilbury as they do from our other ports.
Moving containers through Tilbury?
Tell us the container size, the collection port and the delivery postcode. We quote the same working day wherever possible.