Distribution Solutions in Brisbane

Distribution is what happens after the bulk freight arrives. It's the ongoing job of getting stock out to multiple stores, sites or customers on a schedule, in the right quantities, at the right time. Road Linx Transport runs distribution for Brisbane and South East Queensland businesses that need their goods delivered reliably, drop after drop, week after week.

Where general freight is often a single pickup and delivery, distribution is about routes, timing and consistency across many drops.

Multi-drop runs done properly

A distribution run lives or dies on route planning. Get the sequence wrong and you're paying for kilometres and hours you didn't need, and your late drops slip further behind through the day.

We plan runs so drops fall in a sensible order and time-sensitive deliveries land in their window. That keeps the cost per drop down and keeps your customers off the phone asking where their order is.

Scheduled and standing runs

Most distribution work is repeat business, so we set it up to run without a fresh booking every time. If your stock goes to the same stores every Monday and Thursday, that becomes a standing run. You get the same driver getting to know your sites, your access and your customers, which shows up as fewer failed deliveries and smoother drops.

Palletised and carton distribution

We distribute both palletised freight and smaller carton-level orders. For retail and wholesale supply that often means full pallets to a distribution centre and broken-down orders to individual stores, and we can handle the mix on the one run where it makes sense.

Tracking and proof of delivery

When you've got stock spread across a dozen drops, you need to know what landed and when. Our transport management system tracks the run, so you can see progress rather than guessing. Every drop can be closed off with a signed paper POD when your customer or your own records need one.

That visibility is also what lets you answer a customer quickly. If someone says an order didn't arrive, you've got the delivery record instead of a shrug.

Delivery windows that suit your customers

Retailers and distribution centres often only accept deliveries inside set times, and miss the slot and you're turned away. We build runs around those windows, including early morning drops before stores open and after-hours deliveries where a site prefers them. It's one of the reasons our distribution work fits neatly around customers who'd otherwise be hard to service.

Right-sized vehicles for every drop

Distribution rarely uses one size of truck. A run might start with a semi-trailer of pallets to a DC and finish with a small tail-lift truck threading into tight retail loading zones. We match the vehicle to the drop, so you're not sending a semi where a one-tonne ute belongs, or the other way around.

Setting up a distribution run

• Tell us your delivery points, frequency, typical order sizes and any delivery windows.
• We design an efficient route and confirm pricing for the run or the schedule.
• We deliver drop by drop, tracked, with PODs where you need them.
• We review and adjust the run as your volumes or customers change.

As your distribution grows, the run grows with it. That's the advantage of a distribution partner who plans the whole route rather than just turning up with a truck.

Delivered in full, on time, every run

In distribution the number that matters is DIFOT, short for delivered in full and on time. It's the measure your customers actually feel, because a run that's 95 percent right still means someone got a short or late delivery.

Consistency is how you protect it. A regular driver who knows the run gets the sequence right, spots a problem drop before it fails, and builds a rapport with your customers' receiving staff. That's why we favour standing runs with the same driver over a different truck each week. The route gets faster and the failures get rarer the longer it runs.