Carton Freight Services

Single cartons through to multi-carton retail replenishment, FMCG restock, ecommerce dispatch and LTL consolidation onto shared pallets. Cartons travel as parcel-network freight when the consignment is small, or as LTL when the job grows past a few cartons and needs consolidated linehaul across road, rail or air.

Cartons are priced on cubic weight — length × width × height × a cubic conversion factor — compared against actual weight, with the higher figure charged. Share carton count, each carton's dimensions, gross weight, and pickup/delivery postcodes via the quote page and QFM will return a lane-appropriate quote. Cubic reweigh at depot is the biggest unexpected cost on carton freight — accurate measurements up front prevent that.

A handful of cartons into a residential or small commercial address typically suits a parcel network. Once carton count climbs, cartons are stacked and secured onto a pallet for LTL linehaul — the consolidated pallet moves through the standard freight network with a single consignment note rather than multiple parcel labels. QFM assesses the job and quotes the cheaper and faster option for each lane.

Yes. Carton deliveries go to warehouse docks, retail back-of-house, home-based businesses and residential doorstep addresses. Flag whether the delivery point has a loading dock or tail-lift need, and whether someone is on site to sign — that information changes which carrier is matched and keeps the lane quote accurate.

Once a carton shipment exceeds roughly 15-20 identical cartons going to one destination, palletisation usually becomes cheaper than per-carton LTL — cubic-weight pricing favours stackable pallets over scattered cartons. Below that, loose cartons consolidated through a parcel network are typically the better fit. Share the carton count and destination via our quote page and QFM will flag the break-even.