TNT Automotive and Industrial Express

Solutions that drive industry

At TNT we aim to help you increase your business competitiveness by enhancing efficiency and reducing costs.

To meet the demands of industry today, we provide specialist storage, handling and distribution services to support the needs of automotive and industrial manufacturers, their component suppliers and dealership networks.

Using a combination of dedicated vehicles and an extensive shared-user-single-industry network, we offer the market expertise to help you achieve maximum productivity whilst keeping costs down.

We have vehicles and planes throughout the UK, Europe and the rest of the world ready to respond with a comprehensive range of priority-timed and through-the-night services by road or air.

In recognising the importance of the emerging markets in Eastern Europe and the Far East, TNT has invested significantly to now provide well-established and comprehensive operating platforms with expertise and local knowledge in these critical markets - especially in China through forging strategic alliances with local bodies such as the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC).

And because we keep you in control at every stage of transit with online tracking technology and the support of a dedicated team of Customer Service Agents, you can ensure that your promises to customers are always met.

The information below explains all you need to know about using our automotive and industrial express services and how you can add value to your core operations through fast, reliable delivery services.

For all TNT Automotive and Industrial Express enquiries call 01604 673 609

Production
Relying on TNT to support your production operations means you can keep your stock to a minimum, reduce costs and keep your assembly line moving. Because when you use our automotive and industrial express services you can plan your deliveries to meet your production schedules.

Through close liaison with your suppliers we have the expertise to manage your entire distribution throughout the UK and Europe and ensure a seamless flow of components to and from the assembly line.

Sharing carriage with other customers via our shared-user distribution network means that you can dramatically reduce transport costs - you only pay for the parts you move.

And for urgent deliveries when supply of components is time-critical, you have the added re-assurance of using our direct, dedicated vehicles whenever you need to.

You can always rely on TNT to get the right parts to the right place at the right time - whatever the demand.

Aftermarket
For manufacturers we provide spare parts delivery to car and truck dealerships throughout the UK and the continent.

By optimising transport links between our customers, we offer a cost-effective shared-user distribution network that enables you to reduce your transport costs.

Supported by dedicated through-the-night priority services, you can ensure your parts reach your dealership network according to demand - day and night. And because we offer a key holder service, our specially authorised security-vetted drivers can deliver through-the-night to unmanned dealerships.

All our overnight fleets are fitted with special silent running tail lifts and low noise roll cages to reduce noise levels when unloading in residential areas.

Anywhere, anytime - we have the market expertise to meet your needs.

Adding value

To help you reduce inventory costs, increase efficiency and guarantee service excellence, we have developed a range of value added services to support the everyday challenges you face.

Stock Keeping and Distribution
We have warehouses throughout the UK where you can store parts local to your customers for rapid call off whenever they need them. Through efficient stock management, we will pick, pack and despatch your goods via our highly responsive direct-to-user distribution network.

Emergency Reserve Parts Express
You can store a reserve of critical parts at our regional depots throughout the UK for direct delivery within 2 to 5 hours. We can also deliver to engineers on-site in the field on an as-needed basis.

Outlying Regions
When you need to transport parts to outlying areas of the UK, the Scottish Highlands, Channel Islands or other off-shore islands, you can use our highly cost-effective shared-user distribution network that helps you to reduce costs.

Aftermarket Logistics
We are the UK's leader in aftermarket services to the automotive industry and have strong market experience in planning and implementing bespoke logistics solutions to meet the commercial demands of industry.

Inbound Distribution
If your central warehouse is based on the continent, we can help you optimise your stock turnover by ensuring fast, day-definite delivery into the UK from Europe.

TNT Automotive Control Centres
Our dedicated Customer Service Agents, based in our 14 Automotive Control Centres across Europe have full visibility of stock-on-wheels (in transit) at Part Number Level to facilitate any contingency management requirement.

How we do it
These are just some of the services we use to make it happen for you.

• Direct delivery - Dedicated direct delivery via "bullet vans" and trucks the same day


• Timed Express Services - Delivery the next day before 9.00am/10.30am/noon


• Next day delivery - Next day delivery throughout the UK


• Milk rounds - Fixed timetable schedules for multiple collection or delivery


• Through-the-night - Through-the-night delivery services before 8.00am


• Full trailer loads - Direct delivery to and from suppliers and customers


• Offshore - Door-to-door services to Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Scottish Highlands and Islands and the Isle of Man


• European road network - A value-for-money two to four day express delivery service to and from the European Union by road


• European air network - Next day delivery services to and from Europe


• Air charter - For the fastest possible delivery worldwide


• Collect to Manifest - Getting the right quantities of the right Part Numbers collected from your suppliers and delivered to the production line at the right time, with strict adherence to supplier disciplines


• Container Management - Management of re-useable containers between you and your suppliers with and without production materials in line with scheduling requirements - ensuring the right quantity and type of container is at the right place at the right time

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