Rates in road freight are driven by two things: how far the load goes and how well the vehicle fits it. Get the second one wrong and you either pay for air or pay for a second truck. Here is how the configurations in the Master Cargo fleet line up against typical FMCG and retail loads.
14 Tonner
The workhorse of secondary distribution. It fits urban streets and store yards that a drawbar combination cannot, and it still carries a serious regional load. If your product moves DC-to-store several times a week, this is usually where the conversation starts.
Rigid drawbar tautliner
A rigid truck and matched trailer with curtain sides. The curtains mean a forklift can side-load pallets in minutes, which matters when a truck is being turned around at a busy DC. Best for palletised dry goods on high-frequency long-haul lanes.
Rigid drawbar hardbody
Same combination, solid sides. You trade side-loading speed for security and weather protection. For high-value or theft-prone FMCG lines on long routes, the hardbody is usually the right call.
Refrigerated closed body
Insulated body, Thermo King unit, live temperature tracking. Chilled and frozen product, full stop. We cover this in more detail in how the cold chain works.
Step-deck trailer
A lower deck height buys you vertical room, which is what over-height and high-cube volumetric commodities need. This is also the category where our in-house R&D does its work: when a customer's product does not fit a standard configuration, we design and build one that does.
Not sure which one fits your lane? Tell us the product, the volumes and the route and we will spec it for you. Request a quote or see the full fleet.
