Here is something many people wouldn’t know – even those in the freight haulage business: the word “lorry” comes from the Old English “lurry” and “to lurry” meant “to pull”. The word “van” was first recorded as being used in 1829 for a covered wagon used for transporting goods, and was a contraction of “caravan” which was first used in the 1670’s.
Of course, today there are different sorts of vans and also lorries from the rigid through articulated, and up to road trains. Which one you choose for any specific job will depend on the load that you need to transport and also your personal skills at driving. Driving a rigid is very similar to driving a car because there is no flexibility between the cab and the rest of the vehicle. It is just a lot larger than a car, so takes some getting used to.
If you only need occasional use of a lorry you can obtain rigid day hire from a number of different companies. Rigid day hire can cover a wide range of different vehicles depending on what you need to do. You might want a 3.5T GVW tipper, a 7.5T GVW drop-sided truck, a 3.5T GVW tail-lift Luton, a 7.5T GVE curtain-sider, a 12T GVW box van, or a larger one up to 26T GVW. There are other sizes and weights in between, too.
The most important thing to consider is the size and weight of the goods that you need to transport, because wasted space wastes money. The most cost-effective way to travel is with a lorry or truck that is as near full as you can get it. If not, you are simply paying for empty space.
Even so, rigid day hire is not as expensive as you might think. For example, a typical rate for a 3.5T GVW Luton with a tail lift is only £65 a day or £300 a week. Even a 26T GVW tail-lift curtain-sider is only £120 a day or £595 a week. When you take into account the cost of these things from new,that can be a very cheap way to get your goods from where they are to where you need them to be.
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