KEY FREIGHT LTD

What KEY FREIGHT LTD does

Key Freight Ltd is a privately held, family-run international road freight operator headquartered at 55 East Street, Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom. The company provides full and part load freight services, emergency dedicated express transport using sprinter vans, European Road Express with same-day collection anywhere in Europe, and door-to-door courier services for urgent packages, supported by a vehicle fleet spanning sprinter vans through mega trailers including ADR-certified hazardous materials capability. Operations run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with order capture handled primarily via phone and email.

Name

KEY FREIGHT LTD

Legal name

Key Freight Ltd

Website

https://keyfreight.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Key Freight Ltd is a privately held, family-run UK freight operator providing European road freight, emergency express transport, and door-to-door courier services via phone and email, 24/7/365.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Freight Logistics

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Expedited / Time-Critical Road Freight Forwarding (TLACACAG)

Keywords

• Road freight services
• Express transport
• European logistics
• Courier services
• ADR hazardous transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Faversham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Road Freight Transportation Services: Charges for full and part load freight services, dedicated express transport, and door-to-door courier services across Europe. Pricing is competitive with comprehensive tracking included.
2. Emergency/Dedicated Express Transport: Premium pricing for time-critical goods using dedicated sprinter vans and other dedicated vehicles with expedited collection and delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Key Freight Ltd provides international road freight logistics solutions across Europe, offering full and part load transportation, emergency dedicated express transport via sprinter vans and larger vehicles (including ADR-certified hazardous materials), European Road Express with collection from any European location within hours of job confirmation, and door-to-door courier services for urgent packages with comprehensive tracking. The company operates a diverse fleet from sprinter vans to Mega trailers and runs 24/7, 365 days a year.

Product overview

Key Freight Ltd is a local family-run logistics company offering international road freight solutions. The company provides a unified suite of logistics services built around full and part load transportation, emergency express delivery using dedicated sprinter vans (hard side box vans, curtain sided vans, tail-lift, air ride, ADR vehicles), European Road Express with rapid collection and continuous monitoring, and door-to-door courier services. Services are supported by a diverse vehicle fleet ranging from sprinter vans to mega trailers, operating 24/7, 365 days a year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full and Part Load Services Full and part load road freight logistics services delivered to and from various European destinations on a regular, scheduled basis for businesses with ongoing shipping needs.
• Emergency Express Transport Time-critical goods delivery service using dedicated sprinter vans and specialist vehicles (hard side box vans, curtain-sided vans, tail-lift, air ride, and ADR-certified vehicles) for urgent shipments requiring immediate dispatch.
• European Road Express Dedicated European-wide road freight service that collects from any European location within hours of job confirmation, with vehicle selection optimized for the shipment and continuous cargo monitoring to guarantee on-time delivery.
• Door-to-Door Courier Services Urgent package and document courier delivery service with competitive pricing and comprehensive tracking from collection point to final delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Collection from any European location within few hours after job confirmation
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• DB Schenker: German-headquartered global logistics provider with significant European land transport operations including time-critical and dedicated solutions. A major incumbent in the same European road freight space, now part of DSV.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with extensive European road freight and overland network operations. Comparable in providing time-critical and scheduled European road services, but as a global multi-modal incumbent with significant digital tooling.
• Wincanton: Largest British logistics specialist offering road transport, pallet distribution, and dedicated contract services across the UK and Ireland. A scaled UK incumbent with overlapping general freight and dedicated vehicle capabilities, but serving a much broader enterprise contract base.
• XPO Logistics (now part of RXO / GXO): North American and European transport and logistics provider with dedicated truckload, last-mile, and freight brokerage services. Comparable in operating European road freight and dedicated transport solutions for enterprise shippers.
• Geodis: French-headquartered global logistics provider with strong European road transport, freight forwarding, and contract logistics offerings. Comparable in providing time-critical and dedicated European road freight, but at global scale.
• DSV: Global transport and logistics company with a strong European road freight and solutions division following its Schenker acquisition. Comparable in offering time-critical and scheduled European road freight, but at vastly greater scale and with integrated air/sea capabilities.
• Eddie Stobart (now part of EV Cargo): One of the UK's most recognized road haulage and logistics brands, now operating under EV Cargo. Comparable as a UK-headquartered road freight provider serving major retailers and manufacturers, with a much larger fleet and broader service portfolio.
• DHL Freight: Deutsche Post DHL's European road freight division offering groupage, full-truck-load, and time-critical services across the continent. A dominant incumbent competing directly in scheduled and expedited European road freight with much deeper resources.

Direct peers

• Pall-Ex Group: UK and European palletised distribution network providing next-day and economy services through member hauliers. Direct competitor to Key Freight's full and part load services, especially for time-sensitive UK and European palletised freight.
• Palletline: UK palletised freight network offering next-day and timed deliveries through a network of regional partners. Highly comparable to Key Freight as a UK-headquartered road freight network serving shippers with time-sensitive and scheduled distribution needs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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