Discovery
We map your network end to end — lane volumes, SKU mix, current spend, seasonality and the operational pain points that kicked off the conversation in the first place.
Solutions / Contract Logistics
Long-term logistics partnerships, engineered per lane.
Dedicated capacity, monthly SLAs and lane-level cost engineering for shippers who need freight off the spot market and onto a contracted operating model.
Contract logistics
A logistics relationship, not a freight transaction.
BKT’s contract logistics business is built for shippers who don’t want to negotiate freight rates every Monday. Instead of pricing each load on the spot market, we engineer per-lane economics, ring-fence capacity for your network and operate against a written set of service levels for the duration of the contract. The result is a partnership where the freight stops being a recurring procurement headache.
The model is straightforward. We start by mapping your network — which plants ship to which warehouses, what SKUs move in what season, where the time-critical corridors are. From that, our commercial team builds a lane-level cost structure with the right vehicle mix, transit commitments and KPI framework. Once the contract is signed, the same branch teams that priced the lanes are the teams that operate them.
What we don’t do is hide behind a central desk. Every contract gets a named account owner whose job is to be the single accountable point of contact for performance, billing, exceptions and growth. Monthly reviews open the books on actual cost-per-lane, fill rates and on-time performance, so there is nothing to argue about at quarterly reviews.
How an engagement works
Four stages from conversation to contracted lane economics.
Most contract logistics engagements at BKT follow the same path. The discovery and engineering work happens before money changes hands, so both sides know exactly what they are committing to.
Lane engineering
Per-corridor costing, route optimisation and vehicle-mix design, with an SLA framework that the commercial contract is then built around. Both sides see the unit economics before signing.
Dedicated allocation
Vehicles, drivers and branch teams ring-fenced for your engagement, with backup capacity and escalation paths defined up front. Capacity is reserved, not auctioned weekly.
Operate & review
Daily operations against agreed KPIs, monthly performance reviews with lane-level cost transparency, and a single account owner accountable for the relationship end to end.
Capabilities
The five things every contract gets, by default.
These are the operating commitments that come standard with a BKT contract logistics engagement. Anything beyond this list is negotiated in the SOW; nothing on this list is.
Dedicated fleet contracts with monthly SLAs
Capacity ring-fenced for your network, with replacement-vehicle protocols and escalation paths written into the contract.
Lane-level cost engineering and route optimisation
Per-corridor costing models built before signing, with vehicle-mix and routing recommendations bundled in.
Plant-to-warehouse and warehouse-to-RDC primary movement
Heavy lifting on national-permit corridors, sized for the loads that move out of your plants and into regional distribution centres.
Volume-based commercial structures for shippers
Trip-rate, lane-rate or per-ton models, matched to how your procurement team measures freight cost.
Compliance with shipper-specific safety norms
Driver training, vehicle inspections and documentation discipline aligned to your corporate safety and ESG requirements.
Who this suits
Built for shippers who treat logistics as core, not commodity.
Contract logistics is a fit when freight is not just a recurring line item to be auctioned, but a controllable input to plant productivity, customer service levels and finished-goods working capital. The fit signals below are the patterns we see most often in the engagements that work well.
Sectors served
- FMCG
- Energy
- Steel
- Manufacturing
Multi-lane shipper with predictable volumes month over month
Recurring primary-movement freight you currently negotiate weekly
Procurement KPI on freight rate stability, not just lowest price
Safety, ESG or audit requirements your spot vendors don't meet
Branch-level coordination and exception handling matter
Scope an engagement
Tell us about the network. We'll come back with a lane-level model.
Share your top 5 lanes by volume, your current cost-per-ton and where service levels are slipping. Our commercial team will respond with a discovery brief and a meeting slot, usually within two working days.