SERVICES
Buy capacity in the shape your volume actually takes.
Three models, one operating standard. Which is right depends on how predictable your volume on the lane is.
SERVICE MODELS
Buy capacity in the shape your volume actually takes.
We work three ways. Which one is right depends on how predictable your volume on the lane is.
Per-trip haulage
For one-off or irregular volume.
Priced per trailer. Start here if your volume is seasonal or you are testing the lane. No commitment.
Irregular volume
Guaranteed weekly capacity
For a predictable number of trailers per week.
We reserve a set number of tractor units for you each week. The schedule is known in advance, the price is fixed, and the risk of not finding a truck in peak season disappears.
Volume that needs continuity
Dedicated tractor unit
A vehicle and driver assigned solely to your business.
The tractor and driver work full-time on your operation. You plan it as if it were your own vehicle, while registration, employment and compliance stay with us.
High, sustained volume
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps. Everything in between is our job.
All we need from you is the sailing and the trailer details. From the quay to the delivery point, we plan it, we track it, and we report on it.
Send us the sailing
Vessel, number of trailers, trailer type and destination. A single email is enough; no system integration required.
The tractor unit is waiting at the port
We plan against the Ro-Ro schedule. By the time the vessel berths, vehicle and driver are already positioned; the trailer does not sit on the quay waiting to be pulled.
Collection and onward haulage
We pull the trailer off the quay and either distribute it within France or run the onward leg into Spain and Portugal. You get status updates along the way.
Delivery and POD
POD and the trip closing report reach you after delivery. You should never have to call us to chase paperwork.
THE ALTERNATIVES
You have three ways to cover the French leg.
A forwarder needing capacity at Sète really has three options. Let us look at them honestly.
Build your own operation
A French entity, vehicle registration, employed drivers.
- Full control, highest fixed cost
- Incorporation, registration and hiring take months
- Cabotage and posting compliance sits entirely with you
- When volume drops, the vehicle and driver cost continues
Buy on the spot market
Per trip, with whichever tractor unit happens to be free.
- No fixed cost, lowest commitment
- No guarantee a truck is available in peak season
- Price moves with the season and is hard to budget
- A different haulier each time, a varying service standard
Work with ABM
An EU-registered fleet and a single point of contact.
- No fixed cost; you buy exactly the capacity you need
- Guaranteed weekly and dedicated models remove the availability risk
- Registration, employment and compliance stay with us
- Same team, same standard, one invoice, one counterpart
FREQUENTLY ASKED
What buyers ask before requesting a quote.
Curtainside and box trailers. We do not offer temperature-controlled transport.
Neither. We are a capacity partner working as a subcontractor. We do not deal directly with your customer and we do not touch your commercial relationship. Our counterpart is you.
No. The per-trip model carries no commitment at all; you can start with a single trailer. Commitment only enters with the guaranteed weekly and dedicated models, and those are set up at your request.
Tell us what capacity you need.
We come back with a firm quote within 24 hours.