Case studies · anonymized by request
Real loads, real verdicts
Eight recent projects across our specialised services — five standard-complex (7/10), three high-complexity (10/10). Customer details anonymized by sector and region at their request; freight details kept precise.
Export Manager
Automotive paint supplier · Catalonia, ES → Bavaria, DE
ADR Class 3 · FTL
Quote request
22 pallets of water-based and solvent-based paints (ADR Class 3, UN 1263) from a Catalan paint manufacturer to a German automotive Tier-1 in Munich. JIT window: delivery within 72 hours of pickup.
Service
Loaded Barcelona Tuesday 18:00, delivered Munich Friday 07:30 — 61-hour door-to-door including ADR paperwork handled in-house. Driver with ADR Class 3 certification; MDGD + written instructions prepared same day.
“We'd been burned twice by carriers who said 'yes, we do ADR' and then subcontracted. SAVA ran the whole thing with their own driver and docs. No chasing, no surprises.”
Logistics Coordinator
Premium beauty retailer · Andalusia, ES → Île-de-France, FR
Tail-lift delivery · LTL
Quote request
14 pallets of cosmetics to four retail stores in central Paris with no loading dock — each delivery needed a tail-lift and a two-person crew for curb-to-store handling. Crit'Air ZFE compliance required.
Service
All four drops completed in one morning window (08:00–13:00), tail-lift equipped for each stop, Euro 6 vehicle pre-registered for Paris ZFE. Store receivers signed POD on tablet, photos back to shipper same afternoon.
“Central Paris delivery without a dock is the reason I lose sleep. Their dispatch asked about the curb-height before they loaded in Barcelona. That's the difference.”
Head of Supply Chain
Industrial chemicals exporter · Valencia, ES → Canton of Zürich, CH
Customs-managed · export/import clearance
Quote request
FTL of speciality chemicals across 9 different HS codes to a Swiss distributor. Needed Spanish EXS + Swiss import clearance coordinated; customer on DDP terms with Swiss MwSt pre-paid.
Service
EXS filed in-house day of loading. Swiss broker received docs while truck was still in France — customs cleared at the border in 40 minutes. MwSt advanced by broker, invoiced separately. Delivered Zurich 3 days after Valencia pickup.
“Nine HS codes is where most carriers break. Their team classified the load cleanly, and Swiss customs didn't even pull us aside.”
Procurement Manager
Consumer-electronics distributor · Multi-origin Spain → București, RO
Multi-stop picking · consolidation · FTL
Quote request
Pickup from 4 different Spanish suppliers (Madrid, Zaragoza, Valencia, Barcelona) on consecutive days, consolidate at Castellar del Vallès hub, then FTL to a Bucharest distribution centre. Total: 26 pallets, mixed commodities, no ADR.
Service
Picks completed Mon-Wed with a single picking truck shuttling to the hub. Consolidated Thursday AM, dispatched Thursday evening, delivered București Sunday 09:00 — 5 days from first pickup to final delivery. No transhipment damage.
“Four suppliers, four schedules, one consolidated load at the destination. Saved us three separate groupage bookings.”
Export Director
Automotive components · Catalonia, ES → Greater Manchester, UK
Post-Brexit customs-managed · FTL
Quote request
FTL of brake-system components (non-ADR) to a UK automotive OEM Tier-2 in Manchester. GB EORI already in place on consignee; shipper needed EXS + rules-of-origin docs for preferential duty under the EU-UK TCA.
Service
EXS filed in-house, rules-of-origin statement prepared from the BOM. UK broker received docs at loading; customs cleared on arrival at Folkestone without holding. Delivered Manchester 4 days after Barcelona loading.
“First UK load post-Brexit for us. They walked us through EORI, the ROO statement, and the HS classification. Felt like training, not just freight.”
Project Logistics Lead
Construction equipment dealer · Catalonia, ES → Hesse, DE
High-volume FTL · crane-offload coordination · JIT install window
Quote request
A 5-tonne compact mobile crane (3.0 × 2.0 × 2.5m, within standard trailer envelope — no over-dimension permit) to a Frankfurt urban construction site. Destination required weekend-only access window (Saturday 06:00–Sunday 20:00), on-site crane-offload from a 60-tonne rental crane to position the unit inside a narrow courtyard.
Service
Loaded Thursday 14:00 Barcelona, arrived Frankfurt Saturday 04:30 — parked at staging area until the 06:00 window opened. Coordinated with Frankfurt-based rental crane company: 60t crane on-site 05:50, lift and placement complete 06:45. Truck departed same morning.
“Weekend-only access in central Frankfurt with a courtyard lift isn't a normal FTL — it's a choreography. Their dispatch rehearsed the timings with the rental crane company the Monday before. Zero improvisation on the day.”
Head of Inbound Logistics
Automotive OEM Tier-1 · Catalonia, ES → Baden-Württemberg, DE
ADR Class 9 (lithium) · JIT · tail-lift
Quote request
Urgent lithium-ion battery modules (UN 3480, state-of-charge at 30%) for a car-assembly line in Stuttgart with a 48-hour JIT window. Needed: ADR Class 9 driver, UN-approved packaging verified at pickup, tail-lift delivery at a receiving dock without forklift access, MDGD + written instructions.
Service
Pickup verified the UN-packaging cert at shipper (two pallets re-packed on-site after one didn't meet spec). Loaded 14:00 Monday, non-stop dual-driver team, tail-lift delivery Wednesday 11:30 — 46 hours door-to-door. Battery modules hit the line before the planned change-over.
“Line-stop cost per hour is five figures. SAVA caught a packaging non-conformity at our supplier, fixed it on the dock, and still made the window. That's not freight — that's operations.”
Import Manager
Agricultural equipment dealer · Catalonia, ES → Cluj region, RO
FTL · crane-offload · enclosed-yard delivery
Quote request
A 5-tonne compact agricultural tractor (5.0 × 2.45 × 2.6m — standard trailer envelope) destined for an enclosed farm yard in rural Cluj with no ramp access. Delivery required crane-offload from the flatbed onto a raised concrete plinth inside the yard. Narrow gate entry (3.2m wide), 7m manoeuvring room, swing radius tight.
Service
Pre-site surveyed via video call with the farm — confirmed crane access, plinth dimensions, gate clearance. Coordinated with a Cluj-based heavy-lift crane company (25-tonne mobile, sufficient for a 5t lift at range). Delivered Barcelona → Cluj in 4 days, crane arrived 60 min before truck, tractor set down on plinth in 20 minutes, truck departed same afternoon.
“You try explaining to a Catalan freight dispatcher that the delivery involves a crane lift, a plinth, and gate-width constraints in rural Transylvania. SAVA's Cluj office just said 'yes' and sent a site survey.”
Export Director
Agricultural irrigation manufacturer · Murcia, ES → Emilia-Romagna, IT
FTL · high-volume irrigation equipment · intra-EU
Quote request
Drip-irrigation system modules and reels (21 pallets, ~15t, bulky but within trailer envelope) from a Murcia manufacturer to a farm-tech distributor in Bologna. Intra-EU, no customs; just time-sensitive for the spring irrigation install season.
Service
Picked up Murcia Monday 16:00, tautliner loaded on-site, delivered Bologna Thursday 10:00. Clean CMR, no damage on bulky reels despite the mixed-dimension pallets.
“Murcia isn't Barcelona — most Spanish hauliers treat us like a detour. SAVA treated our pickup like a scheduled stop, not a favour.”
Logistics Manager
Canned-food cooperative · Murcia, ES → West Midlands, UK
Customs-managed · LTL · post-Brexit
Quote request
11 pallets of canned vegetables and preserved produce to a UK grocery wholesaler in Birmingham. Post-Brexit: needed EXS from Spain, UK import declaration + rules-of-origin for TCA preferential tariff, SPS check not required (processed/canned).
Service
EXS and ROO statement prepared same day as booking. UK broker had paperwork before the truck left Spain. Cleared at Folkestone in under an hour, delivered Birmingham 5 days after Murcia pickup.
“Post-Brexit almost killed our UK export line until we found someone who treats customs as scheduling, not an afterthought.”
Export Manager
Olive oil producer · Sevilla, ES → Bavaria, DE
FTL · ambient · palletized consumer goods
Quote request
26 pallets of boxed extra-virgin olive oil to a German gourmet-food distributor in Munich. Temperature range fine for ambient transport (olive oil stable 10–25°C). FTL direct to keep product off a multi-stop groupage.
Service
Loaded Sevilla 08:00 Monday, direct overnight haul with single driver handoff at French border, delivered Munich Thursday 07:30. POD signed, no broken seals.
“The distributor insisted on FTL for shelf-life reasons. SAVA didn't push back, didn't try to upsell groupage, just quoted the FTL and ran it.”
Aerospace Logistics Coordinator
Aerospace precision components · Sevilla, ES → Lombardy, IT
FTL · high-value · JIT install window · intra-EU
Quote request
A single crated precision subassembly for an Italian airframe subcontractor in Milan — high value (~€280k), fragile, non-ADR. Required a 48h JIT window aligned to the subcontractor's install schedule, with a crane-offload at destination.
Service
Exclusive-use FTL with a sealed trailer, GPS tracked live to the customer's logistics team. Loaded Sevilla Tuesday 07:00, Milan Thursday 06:30. Customer's rental crane on-site 07:00. Zero damage, zero schedule slip.
“The part was worth a six-figure sum and the install slot was fixed. We needed a carrier that would treat 'JIT' like a contract term, not marketing.”
Retail Distribution Manager
Fashion retailer (multi-store) · Madrid, ES → Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FR
Tail-lift delivery · multi-drop · LTL
Quote request
Consolidated hanging garments and boxed stock from a Madrid DC to 5 retail stores in central Lyon over one delivery day. Each store needed tail-lift (no dock) and a two-person crew. ZFE Crit'Air 2 compliance required.
Service
All 5 drops completed 09:00–15:30 in a single vehicle rotation. Tail-lift equipped, Euro 6 pre-registered for Lyon ZFE. One missing SKU flagged at drop 3 — escalated back to Madrid DC while still in the city.
“Five drops, five dock setups, five sign-offs in one city day. Missed one SKU but we got a photo-verified flag before the next drop — not after.”
Regulatory Logistics Lead
Pharmaceutical manufacturer (ambient) · Madrid, ES → South East, UK
Customs-managed post-Brexit · FTL · ambient pharma (non-cold-chain)
Quote request
FTL of ambient-storage pharmaceutical products (no cold chain required) from a Madrid pharma manufacturer to a UK import agent near Reading. Post-Brexit: EXS + MHRA-aligned documentation, specific product-licensing references needed on the commercial invoice, GB EORI verified on consignee.
Service
Pharma-specific documentation reviewed against MHRA guidance before loading. UK broker briefed with product-licence numbers and batch references. Cleared at Folkestone without pull, delivered Reading 4 days after Madrid pickup.
“Pharma + post-Brexit is a maze. SAVA didn't pretend to be our regulatory department, but they knew which boxes had to match on which forms.”
Supply Chain Planner
Textile retailer DC · Galicia, ES → Bavaria, DE
Multi-stop picking · consolidation · FTL
Quote request
Pickup from 3 textile suppliers in Pontevedra / A Coruña / Santiago de Compostela, consolidate at our Castellar hub, then FTL to a German fast-fashion DC near Nuremberg. Total: 32 pallets of hanging + boxed garments.
Service
Regional Galicia picking completed in 2 days, consolidated Thursday at Castellar, dispatched Friday evening. Delivered Nuremberg DC Monday 06:00 — in time for the week's inbound window. No transhipment damage.
“Galicia to Castellar to Germany — three regions, three scheduling problems. They ran it as one load, not three subcontracted ones.”
Procurement Lead
Automotive Tier-2 supplier · Galicia, ES → Silesia, PL
FTL · automotive · direct routing
Quote request
Metal-pressed body panels (~21 pallets, 14t) from a Galician Tier-2 in Vigo to an automotive plant near Gliwice. Direct FTL, no multi-drop, sealed trailer for supply-chain security.
Service
Loaded Vigo Tuesday, 2-driver team through France and Germany to Poland, delivered Gliwice Saturday 05:45. Seal intact, delivery accepted in 20 minutes at the gate.
“Vigo-to-Gliwice isn't a lane most carriers price competitively. SAVA's rate was clean and the transit was spot-on.”
Head of Inbound Logistics
Automotive OEM Tier-1 (JIT) · Zaragoza, ES → Baden-Württemberg, DE
FTL · JIT · sealed trailer · high-value automotive
Quote request
Pressed-steel subassemblies (~19 pallets, 13t) from the PLAZA logistics zone in Zaragoza to a Stuttgart assembly line with a 36-hour JIT window. Sealed trailer, GPS tracked, with penalty clause for line-stop delay.
Service
2-driver non-stop team, live GPS shared with the customer's logistics control tower, arrived Stuttgart 28 hours after Zaragoza pickup — 8h ahead of window. Delivery window slot held; parts hit the line on schedule.
“Line-stop penalty was six figures per hour. SAVA came in 8 hours under the window and still insisted it was 'just the standard FTL'.”
Inbound DC Manager
Paper and cardboard converter · Zaragoza, ES → South Holland, NL
FTL · high-volume paper · palletized
Quote request
Bulky corrugated-cardboard roll stock (24 pallets, ~21t, volume-heavy) from a Zaragoza paper converter to a Rotterdam packaging warehouse. Volume filled the trailer before weight did — classic volumetric load.
Service
Mega trailer (100m³) dispatched to fit the bulk. Loaded Zaragoza Wednesday, delivered Rotterdam Sunday 08:00 in the receiving window. No paper-roll damage despite bulky handling.
“Volumetric loads are where a standard tautliner fails you. The Mega trailer was the right call without us having to spell it out.”
Operations Manager
Woodworking machinery maker · Lleida, ES → Veneto, IT
FTL · high-volume machinery · tail-lift install
Quote request
A single industrial woodworking machine (4.8 × 2.4 × 2.5m, 4.5 tonnes — within standard trailer envelope) from a Lleida manufacturer to a furniture factory near Treviso. Required tail-lift delivery because the receiving bay had no dock; install crew ready on receiving side.
Service
Loaded Lleida with a reinforced tautliner + tail-lift spec'd at 3t minimum. Delivered Treviso 3 days later, tail-lift handled the machine to floor level, receiving crew rolled it to its install bay in 30 min.
“A 4.5-tonne machine, no dock, no crane budget at receiving. The tail-lift truck solved the problem without a separate rental.”
Shipping Coordinator
Paper products manufacturer · Lleida, ES → Hauts-de-France, FR
FTL · palletized paper · intra-EU
Quote request
33 pallets of printing-grade paper to a French packaging printer near Lille. Weight within FTL norms (~22t), no ADR, but pallets stacked at variable heights requiring trailer-internal stabilization.
Service
Loaded Lleida Tuesday PM, delivered Lille Friday 07:30. Pallet stabilization straps pre-positioned; no load shift despite the mixed stack heights.
“Most carriers would have refused the load geometry or charged oversize for a standard trailer. SAVA briefed the loader before pickup.”
Export Lead
Tomato processing cooperative · Miajadas (Extremadura), ES → Bavaria, DE
FTL · ambient food-grade · intra-EU
Quote request
1,040 kg drums of tomato paste (24 drums, total ~25t) from a Miajadas processing plant to a German food-ingredients distributor in Nuremberg. Ambient transport, no cold-chain; load rated for food-grade trailer cleanliness.
Service
Food-grade cleaning certificate issued for the trailer pre-loading. Loaded Miajadas Monday, delivered Nuremberg Thursday AM. Customer audit accepted the cleaning documentation without a resample.
“Miajadas is an out-of-the-way pickup for most hauliers. SAVA priced it like a scheduled stop and included the trailer-cleaning certificate without us asking.”
Export Manager
Preserved agricultural goods · Miajadas (Extremadura), ES → South East, UK
Customs-managed · FTL · post-Brexit
Quote request
Palletized canned and jarred preserved agricultural products (processed, shelf-stable, non-refrigerated) from Miajadas to a UK food-import agent in Kent. Post-Brexit: EXS, UK import declaration, rules-of-origin, no SPS check (products are processed).
Service
Miajadas pickup Tuesday, documentation prepared and sent to UK broker while en route. Folkestone clearance under an hour, delivered Kent 5 days after loading.
“Miajadas → UK sounds like a punishment for the dispatcher. SAVA didn't treat it that way; the documentation arrived at UK customs before the truck did.”
Logistics Director
Solar PV manufacturer · Granada, ES → Piedmont, IT
FTL · high-volume · crated solar equipment
Quote request
Crated photovoltaic panels (36 pallets, 17t) from a Granada assembly plant to an agricultural solar-installer near Turin. Volume-heavy but within trailer envelope; time-sensitive for a spring-install season.
Service
Loaded Granada Friday 07:00, delivered Turin Tuesday 06:30. No glass breakage despite the volumetric fill; receiving crew unloaded in 2 hours.
“Granada is a Friday pickup nobody wants. SAVA scheduled it without a surcharge and delivered on Tuesday as promised.”
Procurement Manager
Industrial pump manufacturer · Granada, ES → Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR
FTL · industrial equipment · intra-EU
Quote request
Industrial pump assemblies (~19 pallets of steel pump units + spare parts, total ~18t) from a Granada industrial site to a water-treatment plant contractor in Marseille.
Service
Loaded Granada Monday, delivered Marseille Wednesday 08:00 — intra-EU, no customs, CMR only. No handling damage on the crated pumps.
“Granada to Marseille isn't a flagship lane, but they quoted it at a fair rate and delivered without fuss.”
Logistics Manager
Steel coil distributor · Oviedo (Asturias), ES → North Rhine-Westphalia, DE
FTL · heavy-weight steel · secured load
Quote request
3 cold-rolled steel coils (total ~21t, compact volume, within payload limits) from an Asturias steelworks to a German automotive press shop near Düsseldorf. Load secured with coil wells and chain restraints; no over-weight permit needed (axle distribution within spec).
Service
Loaded Oviedo with coil wells in place, 2-driver team, delivered Düsseldorf 3.5 days after pickup. Axle weights compliant at every scale check. Customer's receiving department audited the chain pattern — passed first time.
“Steel coils are weight-distribution problems, not 'cargo'. SAVA's driver knew the axle math without us having to explain it.”
Export Director
Industrial valve manufacturer · Oviedo (Asturias), ES → Antwerp region, BE
FTL · high-volume industrial · intra-EU
Quote request
A consolidated load of industrial valves and manifold assemblies (~18 pallets, 17t, varying shapes up to 3.5 × 2.0 × 2.4m, 4.8t heaviest unit — all within trailer envelope) from an Asturias valve plant to a chemical-plant contractor in Antwerp.
Service
Loaded Oviedo Tuesday PM, 2-driver team via France, delivered Antwerp Friday 07:00. Heaviest units positioned over the drive axle for weight balance; no load shift across ~1,700 km.
“Eighteen pallets, every one a different shape. Normal carriers either refuse or oversize the quote. SAVA did the load planning and came in on a clean FTL rate.”
