Food Logistics Guide

How to choose a food carrier in Lithuania: 8 questions to ask first

For a food producer, wholesaler or catering company, a carrier is more than transport. It decides whether products arrive at the right temperature, on time and with documents. Before signing a contract it is worth asking 8 questions – we list them below and show how UAB Tradiala works for each.

Carrier Evaluation

8 questions for a carrier

1. Do you have a VMVT permit for food transport?

2. What temperatures do you keep?

Food cannot be transported without it. Tradiala has the permit and has been transporting food for 4 years.

Frozen products need –18 °C, chilled 0…+4 °C. Tradiala has refrigerated vans and vans with two temperature zones, so frozen and chilled products can travel together.

3. How do you prove a delivery?

4. How many stops does one van make and by when?

Ask whether there is a photo, a signature and a time. A Tradiala driver takes a photo and a signature at every stop in the app, and the customer gets a notification.

One Tradiala van makes 15–30 stops a day; delivery by 12:00 or within an agreed time window.

5. What happens if a van breaks down?

6. Can you carry goods from several suppliers together?

Ask whether there is a backup van in the same city. Tradiala has one; delays over 30 minutes are reported in advance.

Combined deliveries lower the cost per stop. Through its cold storage warehouse in Vilnius (cross-dock) Tradiala delivers goods from several producers to the same address in one delivery.

7. How do you calculate the price?

8. Can we start with a trial?

Per stop (when stops are few or change), per van day (when there are many stops every day) or per pallet or shipment. Ask for an offer based on a typical week.

Tradiala offers a 2–3 week trial in one city.

Summary

Short checklist

• VMVT permit

• Backup van

• Temperature and two-zone vans

• Combined deliveries

• Proof of delivery (photo, signature)

• Pricing model

• Number of stops and delivery time

• Trial period

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Company Details

Request an offer for your deliveries

UAB Tradiala

Vilkpėdės g. 22, Vilnius, Lithuania Phone: +370 681 95859 Email: info@tradiala.lt

Send us a typical week of deliveries – we will reply with an offer answering all 8 questions within 1 business day.