A dedicated vehicle and driver, on contract.
Fleetable contracts a vehicle and a set driver to your routes for the days you need them, with a named backup behind them — what a small fleet gives you, without owning one. Capacity is held on contract rather than bid for each morning, priced per mile with every cost shown. No vans on your cost line between runs, and we prove it on one route first.
The problem
A van you own is a van you pay for.
A dedicated van of your own is a purchase, a driver on the payroll, cover for the weeks they are away, and a cost that does not stop when the volume does. Booking a courier is the opposite problem: a different driver, a different vehicle and a price that moves with the day. So the vehicle and the driver are contracted to your routes instead, with a named backup behind them, and the rate is per mile.
How it works
Proven on one route first
Send the routes and the days you need held. We price the vehicle class per mile with every cost shown, then run one route in parallel with your current provider — one set driver, one named backup. You judge it on your own traffic, and the rest of the schedule follows only once it has held.
Also
Two ways to hold a vehicle.
Dedicated capacity is priced two ways on the rate card, and they answer different questions. A scheduled dedicated route is capacity that runs: the vehicle and the driver are committed to your round and billed per mile on the days it goes out, with cold-chain dedicated work carrying a 20% route-type adjustment over a straight scheduled run. Retained standby is capacity that waits: a vehicle held for your window whether or not you call it, at 15%, because holding it is the thing being bought.
Most contracts start with the first and add the second once an empty diary turns expensive — a weekend service, a seasonal peak, a site that cannot be left short. Both are agreed in advance rather than bid for on the morning, and that is the whole of the difference: a rate you knew last month, and a vehicle that was always going to be there.
Where the load is cold, a dedicated route and a cold-chain courier run are the same vehicle answering to different words — one held on contract for your schedule, one booked when something has to move today. The set driver and the named backup do not change either way.
The difference
Own vans, a courier, or Fleetable
| What matters | Your own vans | A courier | Fleetable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set drivers for your routes | Yes | Shared | Yes, committed |
| A backup on every route | Your problem | Rarely | Always — primary and backup |
| Live tracking you can check | Manual | A tracking number | Live, auditable per drop |
| Reports for finance | Manual | No | On time, proof and cost |
| No idle-van cost | You carry it | Yes | Pay for delivery, not idle vans |
Proof
Reliability you can check.
A backup on every route
Primary and backup, always. A sick day never leaves a site short.
Chilled, checked before each job
Food-safe vehicles, kept to temperature the whole route.
Live tracking and proof of delivery
Time and temperature at every drop, with proof your finance team can check.
One named contact
One person who knows your routes — not a call centre.
Drivers checked to your standard. Chilled, food-safe vehicles. Proof at every drop.
Accreditations added as contracts require.
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Where to next
FAQ
Questions, answered.
What does dedicated actually mean here?
Is this cheaper than buying a van and employing a driver?
Can you hold a vehicle for a window we do not use daily?
Do you own a fleet?
How is it priced?
Can we try it without switching?
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