Inverness
courier & haulage.

Urgent business consignments

Documents, engineering parts, samples, tools, print, boxed stock and IT equipment can all need a dedicated courier. The smallest suitable vehicle depends on the packaged goods, not the label “parcel”. Send the quantity, dimensions and weights.

A server, delicate prototype or finished component needs packaging that protects it during loading and travel. Tell us if it must stay upright, cannot be stacked or needs a named recipient.

Pallets and bulky items

Courier work can include a suitable pallet or bulky consignment. We check the vehicle aperture, usable space, payload and unloading method. A pallet does not automatically fit a van just because it fits on the floor.

For heavier loads, several pallets or specialised unloading, see the haulage guidance. You can enquire without choosing the lorry first.

Manufacturing and supply chains

Production parts and packaged equipment

LifeScan maintains a blood-glucose-monitoring manufacturing and research facility in Inverness. Local manufacturing supply chains can need components, tooling, packaging and protected technical equipment delivered to the right receiving team.

Send packaged sizes, individual weights, release time and an authorised receiver. State protection, upright-only and non-stackable requirements. Ordinary equipment transport differs from regulated medical products or samples. Identify the actual goods and any additional requirements before acceptance.

Inverness Campus

Research equipment and laboratory supplies

Inverness Campus hosts life sciences, health, technology and engineering organisations. Its Life Sciences Innovation Centre opened in 2023 and provides laboratory and business accommodation. A campus delivery needs the actual building, department and goods entrance.

Give the receiving contact, appointment and packaged load. Identify chemicals, batteries, biological material or other regulated goods before acceptance. Temperature and protection needs must be stated. A campus postcode or visitor reception is not a substitute for the agreed handover point.

Port of Inverness

Marine and industrial road handovers

The Port of Inverness has working quays, storage and laydown facilities at the River Ness and firth. Supplier parts and packaged industrial goods need the receiving operator and accepted gate, with unloading arrangements confirmed before dispatch.

Send the booking reference, contact, load breakdown and unloading method. Agree whether the road job ends at a store, terminal or another receiving point. Port lifting infrastructure does not establish the capacity of the booked vehicle or permission to carry out vessel or crane work.

Longman, Carse and trade premises

Stock, fittings and repeat loads

Industrial and trade premises around Longman and Carse can need replenishment stock, fittings, replacement parts and packaged machinery. A shared yard or a business with several entrances needs more detail than an estate name.

Give the unit, gate, goods-in hours and handling equipment. For repeat work, provide volumes, frequency, loading time and returns. Confirm the body, payload and floor space from the actual loaded footprints. Projecting packaging and awkward shapes can change the vehicle choice.

City hospitality and events

Supplies, cases and planned returns

Hotels, hospitality businesses and event teams can need packaged supplies, print, technical cases and larger equipment. A busy service yard, an evening event and a return collection each need a clear handover time and contact.

Confirm the legal unloading point, final placement and who receives the goods. Describe stairs, lifts and loading distance. Event refrigeration hire has its own positioning, power and collection plan, separate from refrigerated transport or any specialist food-handling requirement.

Retail, offices and surrounding communities

Bulky goods and business deliveries

City businesses and customers in surrounding communities can need documents, IT hardware, shop stock and larger fittings. An upper-floor office, narrow entrance or rural receiving point can affect the crew and vehicle as well as the journey.

Send both full addresses, legal loading positions and final placement. Photos help with narrow approaches or uneven ground. Two-person delivery can be discussed for suitable loads, with assembly or installation agreed separately. Confirm the accepted service before arranging the receiver’s day.

A9 works and longer routes south

The Tomatin to Moy section of the A9 dualling programme remains a construction project. Check the current project updates and live traffic information before a timed movement. Temporary signals, access changes and planned works need booking-day checks.

The wider dualling programme includes future work and expected completion dates. Do not treat a planned junction or future dual carriageway as available now. Give the actual ready time, destination and latest acceptance so loading, travel and driver-hours requirements can be assessed.

City streets and legal loading

Confirm current signs, legal loading and the receiver’s goods entrance for city-centre work. Highland Council publishes both made and proposed parking and loading orders. A consultation proposal does not by itself establish a restriction that is already in force.

Give the accepted loading point, floor and final placement. Tell us about stairs, lifts, narrow entrances and any waiting limit. A tail lift lowers the load but does not move it up steps or over an unsuitable surface. Photos can help assess the handling plan.

Port, manufacturing and campus gates

Identify the correct port operator, industrial unit or campus building, with the agreed gate, appointment and receiving contact. Confirm goods release before a collection and the actual goods-in window before a delivery.

State security, documentation, vehicle limits and unloading equipment. A site's opening hours do not establish that every receiving department is available. Road transport does not automatically include customs work, crane handling, a vessel handover or regulated-goods acceptance.

Beyond the city and island connections

Nairn, Dingwall, the Black Isle and other surrounding destinations need their own full addresses and accepted approaches. Further Highland roads can have narrow sections, limited turning space and weather disruption. A route towards the north or west is assessed from the actual job.

If a ferry or another carrier is involved, identify the operator, booking and the exact handover responsibility. Mainland road collection and a booked island connection are different stages. Agree timing, vehicle acceptance and the receiving plan rather than assuming an onward sailing is included.