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Johnson's Haulage — Integrated Logistics Solutions
Container cranes loading a vessel at a deep-water port
UK & International Transport & Logistics

Commercial Transport
& Logistics Solutions.

Road, air and sea transport, warehousing and European distribution for commercial businesses across the UK and internationally.

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Nationwide Coverage
Every UK postcode
Air • Sea • Road • Warehousing
One integrated partner
Dedicated Account Managers
A named contact, always
Costed Commercial Quotations
Usually the same working day

What we move

One partner.
Every freight mode.

Road, air, sea and warehousing under a single point of contact.

Road Freight

Full loads, part loads and pallet distribution across the UK.

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Air Freight

Time-critical global forwarding with customs support arranged end to end.

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Sea Freight

FCL, LCL and project cargo on established ocean routes.

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Warehousing

Secure storage, pick-pack and fulfilment through trusted warehousing partners.

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European Distribution

Cross-border groupage and full loads, seamlessly cleared.

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Multimodal Freight Management

End-to-end coordination of road, air and sea legs, documentation and customs.

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Industries we serve

Sector expertise,
built in.

Construction

Site-timed deliveries and offload support.

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Manufacturing

JIT inbound and outbound production flows.

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Retail

Store replenishment and peak-season capacity.

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Automotive

OEM and aftermarket logistics with traceability.

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Healthcare

Careful, time-critical handling for medical goods.

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Industrial & Engineering

Heavy, outsized and project cargo handling.

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Food & Beverage

Time-critical food logistics, with temperature-sensitive movements arranged through specialist partners.

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E-commerce

3PL fulfilment, pick-pack and last mile.

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All Industries

Why choose Johnson's Haulage

Enterprise standards.
Personal service.

A named transport planner owns your account, prices your work and stays with the consignment until it is signed for — backed by a carrier network that covers every UK postcode and the major European lanes.

Experienced Logistics Team

Transport managers and forwarders with decades of combined freight expertise.

Carrier Cover Checked

Goods-in-transit and liability cover is verified with every carrier before your freight is booked.

Nationwide Coverage

Collection and delivery to every UK postcode, plus European and global lanes.

Dedicated Account Management

A named account manager who knows your freight, your sites and your deadlines.

Responsive Customer Support

Real people on the phone during office hours, with on-call support for live consignments.

Vetted Global Freight Network

Vetted carrier, agent and port partners across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Modern Logistics Technology

Digital job management, status updates, PODs and invoicing — with a secure customer portal on the way.

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42+
Years of Combined Experience
100%
UK Postcode Coverage
24/7
Support for Active Consignments
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Integrated Logistics Services
Road • Air • Sea • Warehousing

Representative project examples

The kind of work
we plan every week.

The examples below are representative of the movements our transport planners coordinate for commercial customers. They illustrate typical requirements and how we plan them — they are not named customer projects.

Representative project exampleConstruction

Timed site deliveries for a fit-out programme

The requirement
Materials had to land inside narrow site access windows, with offload capability on arrival and no room for early or late vehicles.
How we planned it
We matched each drop to crane-mounted and tail-lift vehicles from our approved carrier network and confirmed booking-in slots with the site team the day before collection.
The outcome
Deliveries landed inside their allocated windows, with photographic proof of delivery returned the same day.
Road freight
Representative project exampleManufacturing

Recovering a production line with an urgent part

The requirement
A failed component threatened to stop a production line, with the replacement sitting several hundred miles away.
How we planned it
A dedicated same-day vehicle was sourced the same morning, running direct with no groupage handling and hourly progress updates to the plant manager.
The outcome
The part arrived the same working day and the line restarted without an overnight shutdown.
Same-day delivery
Representative project exampleRetail & e-commerce

Seasonal surge capacity without fixed overheads

The requirement
Order volumes multiplied over a peak trading period that could not justify permanent vehicles or leased warehouse space.
How we planned it
We combined pallet-network distribution with short-term storage at an approved warehousing partner, releasing stock to stores against a weekly call-off plan.
The outcome
Peak volume was absorbed on flexible capacity, with storage released again as demand normalised.
Pallet distribution

Client testimonials

Trusted by the businesses
that keep Britain moving.

“Johnson's Haulage exceeded all my expectations. Their expert knowledge in haulage and logistics is unmatched — from first contact I knew I was in safe hands. On time and in perfect condition, every time.”
Peter Hague
Light Studio

Standards & assurance

How we protect your freight.

Network

Approved carrier due diligence

Every carrier we use is assessed before it moves freight for our customers, and records are kept for each approved partner.

Insurance

Goods-in-transit insurance checks

We verify goods-in-transit and liability cover for the carriers we appoint, and check the limit against the declared value of your consignment.

Service

Shipment visibility

You receive collection confirmation, progress updates on live consignments and proof of delivery once the job is complete.

Service

Dedicated account management

A named contact who knows your freight profile, delivery points and escalation requirements — not a general enquiries queue.

Process

Documented operating procedures

Bookings, carrier selection, documentation and exception handling follow written procedures so the service does not depend on one individual.

International

Customs documentation support

Export and import documentation for European and international movements is prepared alongside the transport booking.

Governance

GDPR-compliant data handling

Customer and consignment data is handled in line with UK GDPR, and we only collect what is needed to deliver the service.

Service

Clear escalation route

If a movement is at risk you hear it from us first, with the options and cost implications set out clearly.

Common questions

Everything you need to know.

Can't see what you're looking for? Our freight desk is a phone call away.

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Customer portal — coming soon

Your freight, on one screen.

We’re building a secure online portal where customers will be able to access quotations, proof of delivery, invoices, statements and shipment updates. The dashboard shown here is an illustrative preview; the figures are examples, not live data.

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Johnson's Haulage · Client Dashboard — Illustrative Preview
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Our logistics specialists are ready to build a freight solution tailored to your business.

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