The short answer: a professional website for a UK courier, haulage or removals company costs from £800. A focused site with your services, coverage and a quote form sits at the bottom of the range; a larger site with many service and location pages runs £3,000 – £8,000. Anything with logins — tracking portals, dispatch consoles, driver apps — is software rather than a website, and starts from £8,000.
Transport is the sector we've built for more than any other, so here's what each of those budgets actually buys, what's worth paying for, and what to ask before you sign.
What transport firms actually need online
Shippers, procurement teams and one-off customers check the same few things before they pick up the phone:
- What you move and where. Same-day, next-day, pallets, HGV, refrigerated, removals — and the areas you cover.
- Proof you're legitimate. Fleet, accreditations, insurance, how long you've been operating.
- How to get a price. A quote form front and centre — or better, an instant price.
- What happens after booking. Tracking, proof of delivery, who to call.
A site that answers those four questions quickly wins more enquiries than a beautiful one that makes people hunt.
Our price bands for logistics companies
We publish our prices, so you can compare like for like:
| What you're getting | Price | Typical timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Focused site: services, coverage, quote form (1–6 pages) | £800 – £3,000 | 1–3 weeks |
| Larger site with many service and location pages, CMS | £3,000 – £8,000 | 3–6 weeks |
| Tracking portal, customer logins, dispatch or admin console | £8,000 – £20,000 | 6–10 weeks |
| Full platform: web + iOS + Android driver apps + admin | £20,000+ | 8 weeks → ongoing |
Most couriers, man-and-van firms and removals companies need the first or second row. Hauliers bidding for contract work often want the second, because separate pages for each service and region help with both procurement checks and local search.
The features that pay for themselves
An instant quote engine. Instead of "fill in this form and we'll call you back", the customer enters postcodes, vehicle size and service level and gets a price on the spot — built on your own pricing rules, including distance, surcharges and minimum charges. You get a qualified lead with every detail already captured. It's usually the single most valuable addition to a transport website.
Coverage and location pages. A page for each area or route you serve gives Google something specific to rank for "courier in [town]" searches. Nobody can guarantee rankings, but a site without these pages rarely shows up for them.
Booking and payment. For consumer work like removals and van hire, letting people book and pay online removes a round of phone tag.
Tracking and proof of delivery. Once customers can log in and see where their delivery is, "where's my parcel?" calls drop. This is where a site becomes a web app, which is why it starts at £8,000.
Driver apps and dispatch. Job lists, vehicle checks, photos, signatures and live location on the driver's phone, connected to one screen in the office. That's a platform build — worth it when you're coordinating a fleet, overkill for three vans.
What's live in transport already
Every one of these is public and linked from our logistics page:
- Rim Courier — same-day, next-day and van-hire site with a booking-led layout.
- GoMovers — UK removals site with the quote-builder front and centre.
- A&I TransGlobal — express logistics site with a tracking surface and an insurance-quote flow.
- Sprint Transport — service-led marketing site for a logistics provider.
- Victorian Lords — carrier-matching site for UK haulage, built for lead capture.
- HD Mechanics — 24/7 mobile HGV repair site, built for trust and speed.
- Wings Logistics — a courier platform with live tracking, an automatic quote engine and an AI agent that answers customer queries around the clock.
- HaulDirect — a full freight platform: web, native iOS and Android driver apps and an admin console.
- LogistiqAI — an AI operations platform for UK hauliers.
Questions to ask any supplier before you sign
- Who owns the domain, the code and the hosting accounts? It should be you.
- Can the quote engine use my real pricing rules? If it can't handle your surcharges and minimums, customers get wrong prices.
- What happens after launch? Who fixes bugs, and what do changes cost?
- Is the price inclusive of VAT? It's a 20% difference.
- Can I add a portal or app later without rebuilding? A good first build leaves room to grow.
How we price, in plain English
- A fixed written estimate within 48 hours of your brief — scope, milestones and a total, before you commit.
- 50% deposit to start. On projects over £3,000, the other 50% can be split into three monthly instalments at no extra cost.
- Free hosting during the build and a staging link from week one.
- When the final payment clears, the code, domain and accounts are yours.
Full details are on our pricing page.
A website should earn its keep
The useful question isn't "how much does it cost?" but "how many jobs does it need to win to be worth it?" As an example: if an average job is worth £300 to you and the new site brings in three extra bookings a month, a £1,800 site pays for itself within two months — and keeps working after that.
FAQ
How long does a courier or haulage website take? A focused site usually takes 1–3 weeks; a larger multi-page site 3–6 weeks. Your written estimate includes the milestones.
Can I start with a simple site and add an instant quote engine later? Yes. Many firms launch the site first and add the quote engine once enquiries are coming in. We build the first version so that's straightforward.
Do I need a customer portal? Only if you get a lot of "where's my delivery?" calls or have regular business customers who want tracking and proof of delivery. For most smaller firms, a strong website with a good quote form comes first.
Do you work with transport companies outside London? Yes. We're based in London and work with businesses across the UK over video calls, a shared board and weekly demos.
Can AI help a transport business? On the repetitive work, yes: pricing quotes, answering "where's my delivery?" messages and processing paperwork. People stay in charge of decisions; the agent handles the volume. See AI agents.
Ready for a real number? Send us a brief — it takes about 90 seconds and you'll get a written estimate within 48 hours. Or book a free 30-minute call and talk it through first.