Est. 1996. One contact per shipment, every time.
Est. 1996. One contact per shipment, every time.
PERISHABLES FREIGHT
Perishable freight lives against the clock and the thermometer at the same time. Food, fresh produce and other short-life goods have to arrive quickly and in the right condition. Plexus Freight plans every perishable movement around both speed and temperature. B2B commercial cargo only.
Two things can spoil a perishable shipment. Time and temperature. A delay eats into shelf life. A break in the chilled transport chain does the damage faster and cannot be undone once it has happened.
Handling perishable freight well means controlling both at once across the whole journey, from first collection through every transfer to final delivery. Route planning, chilled food logistics and customs handling all have to work together.
Chilled food logistics is not just a matter of putting goods in a refrigerated vehicle. The temperature has to hold across every stage, including every transfer, every loading bay wait and every border crossing where goods might sit longer than planned. A break at any of those points can render the whole shipment unsaleable.
We plan perishable goods transport around the two things that matter, speed and chilled chain integrity, and we handle the customs side so goods keep moving rather than losing shelf life waiting in a customs queue. Every stage is planned before the goods move, not managed reactively after something goes wrong.
Road, air and sea options selected around your perishable goods' shelf life, destination and temperature requirements.
Global air cargo with express and consolidated options to over 200 destinations worldwide.
European road freight covering express, groupage and full load services across the continent.
Cost-effective intermodal rail connecting the UK with Italy, Spain and China.
From fresh produce and chilled food products through to other short-life goods with tight delivery windows, we plan every perishable freight movement around the shelf life of what is being shipped and the temperature it must stay within throughout.
WHY PLEXUS FREIGHT
We understand that a perishable shipment is only successful if it arrives usable. That understanding shapes every planning decision we make, from the route we select to the mode we book and the customs preparation we complete before the goods leave collection.
You get a named contact who plans chilled transport around the shelf life and temperature requirements of your specific goods, handles the customs coordination and keeps you informed throughout. For food logistics clients, that reliability is the difference between goods that arrive fit for sale and goods that do not.
Moving perishable goods that will not wait? Talk to our team and we will plan a route that gets them there in condition.
Answers to what perishable freight clients ask us most.
Yes. We plan the chilled chain across every stage of the journey, not just the primary transit leg. That includes transfers between vehicles, loading bay waiting times and border crossings where goods can sit longer than expected. Temperature hold is planned in advance, not managed reactively.
Customs coordination is handled via our dedicated Felixstowe agents exclusively alongside your perishable freight shipment. We prepare documentation before the goods move so they clear the border without sitting in a customs queue losing shelf life while paperwork catches up.
Yes. We arrange perishable goods transport into Europe on both regular scheduled programmes and one-off urgent movements. We plan the route, chilled transport requirements and customs alongside each other so the whole journey works as a single coordinated plan.
Yes. Fresh produce, chilled food products and other short-life goods are all part of our perishable freight work. We plan each movement around the specific shelf life and temperature requirements of what is being shipped rather than applying a generic chilled transport approach.
Your named contact monitors the shipment and communicates proactively rather than waiting for you to ask for an update. We plan perishable freight routes to minimise delay risk at every stage, but when something needs managing during transit, you hear from us before it becomes a problem.
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