Subcontract & Overflow Courier for UK Logistics Providers

Logistics providers and 3PLs face a fundamental operational challenge: managing variable demand with fixed resources. When volume exceeds your fleet capacity — whether due to seasonal peaks, unexpected client growth or temporary driver shortages — you need a subcontract courier partner you can trust to maintain your service standards without your client knowing the difference.

LCB Transport provides professional subcontract and overflow courier services for freight forwarders, 3PLs, logistics providers and transport companies across the UK. We operate discreetly, maintain your service standards, and integrate into your operation as if we were part of your own fleet.

Our fleet is tail-lift equipped and handles a wide range of freight — from palletised goods to loose loads, from small consignments to large items that standard networks cannot accommodate. Every delivery is GPS tracked, cargo is fully insured, and our drivers conduct themselves professionally at all times.

Logistics Businesses We Work With

LCB Transport works with a range of logistics and supply chain businesses across the UK, including:

• Freight forwarders — domestic subcontract runs for last-mile delivery of international freight that has cleared customs
• Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) — overflow capacity during peak periods and emergency cover when internal resources are insufficient
• Transport and haulage companies — subcontract runs for consignments below truck capacity or requiring a smaller, more agile vehicle
• Courier and express delivery businesses — overflow capacity for same-day or next-day consignments during high-demand periods
• Warehousing and distribution businesses — dedicated vehicle delivery for large, bulky or high-value consignments
• Supply chain consultants — flexible courier capacity for clients whose logistics requirements they manage

Discreet Subcontract Courier Operations

When you subcontract a delivery to LCB Transport, your client sees your service — not ours. We operate completely discreetly, presenting professionally at collection and delivery points without any indication that a subcontract arrangement is in place. Our drivers do not discuss the subcontract arrangement with your clients, and we do not approach your clients directly for business.

This confidentiality is fundamental to how we work with logistics partners. You have built client relationships that represent real commercial value. We respect that completely, and our subcontract service is structured to protect those relationships at all times.

For logistics businesses that prefer to have us operate under their own branding, we can discuss branded vehicle wrapping or uniform arrangements for longer-term subcontract arrangements.

Overflow Capacity Management

Every logistics business faces periods where demand exceeds fleet capacity. Seasonal peaks — Christmas, Black Friday, the summer retail surge — are predictable. But sudden volume spikes from a large client campaign, a new client onboarding or an unexpected competitor failure are not. In these situations, having a reliable overflow capacity partner on standby is critical to maintaining service levels and client satisfaction.

LCB Transport provides on-demand overflow capacity for UK logistics businesses. The process is simple — call us when you have a consignment that your own fleet cannot accommodate, provide us with the collection and delivery details, and we will dispatch immediately. Same-day collection and delivery is available across the whole of the UK.

For logistics businesses with predictable seasonal peaks, we recommend establishing a business account with LCB Transport in advance of the peak period. This ensures that when the peak arrives, we can respond immediately without any delay in setting up terms or pricing.

Dedicated Vehicle Services

Some consignments require a dedicated vehicle rather than a shared load. High-value goods that need a single-load vehicle for insurance or security reasons. Time-critical freight where multi-drop routing cannot be accommodated. Large single items that occupy the full van capacity. For all of these situations, LCB Transport provides a dedicated vehicle service where our driver and vehicle are exclusively committed to your consignment from collection to delivery.

Dedicated vehicle bookings are available on a per-job basis or as part of a regular contract arrangement. Pricing is based on mileage and load type. For logistics businesses that regularly require dedicated vehicle capacity, a contract arrangement provides predictable pricing and priority availability.

Pallet and Freight Delivery for Logistics Providers

Our tail-lift equipped fleet handles pallet freight efficiently — loading and unloading pallets safely at any premises, including those without loading docks or forklifts. We regularly carry pallet consignments on behalf of logistics providers, providing a same-day dedicated pallet delivery service that complements standard pallet network services for consignments that need to travel faster or more directly than network schedules allow.

For freight forwarders dealing with international freight that has cleared customs and needs same-day domestic delivery, our dedicated vehicle service provides a faster and more controlled alternative to injecting freight into a domestic parcel or pallet network.

Trade Accounts for Logistics Partners

LCB Transport offers trade accounts with agreed contract rates for logistics businesses with regular subcontract volumes. Under a trade account arrangement, you receive agreed pricing, priority service and monthly invoice billing — replacing individual payment processing with a single consolidated invoice.

Trade account terms are agreed based on your typical volumes, routes and service requirements. To discuss setting up a trade account, contact us to arrange a brief conversation about your business needs. We will have an account in place and operational quickly.

LCB Transport provides logistics and 3PL subcontract services with nationwide collection and delivery across the United Kingdom. We operate in all regions — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — collecting and delivering wherever UK roads reach.

We regularly support logistics providers with deliveries in and between all major UK logistics hubs, including London (including all major industrial and distribution areas), Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry, Derby and many more.

We are experienced in operating within major logistics and distribution parks across the UK — including access requirements, gate procedures and site-specific protocols that drivers unfamiliar with these locations often find challenging.

For logistics providers managing cross-regional consignments — collecting in the South and delivering in the North, or vice versa — our nationwide coverage means a single LCB Transport vehicle can handle the entire journey without a depot transfer or relay arrangement.

To discuss a subcontract booking or set up a trade account, call us on +44 7383 368666 or contact us via WhatsApp. We respond immediately and can typically confirm availability and pricing within minutes.