Transporting pallets by bike
Thanks to our unique Lift&Go technology, courier
operators
deliver pallets into city centers by bicycle.
FlexiModal's versatile solutions enable you to vary your flows for greater efficiency, using the same vehicle.
Lift solutions are combined handling and transport tools. FlexiModal's patented Lift&Go technology enables pallets and other modules to be lifted directly from the ground, and transported effortlessly by bike and by hand to the last mile.
The suitable vehicles
TricyLift cargo bike
Deliver parcels up to 200kg efficiently, comfortably and ergonomically. Also suitable for pallet flow.
BicyLift trailer
The unique trailer with patented lifting technology, ideal for courier services with its easy-to-detach bike hitch.
Add the right module
Fork for pallet
Slide the fork under your pallet and lift it with the BicyLift for pallets up to 195kg.
Lift Flatbed
For transporting half-pallets, the Lift platform is the ideal solution: up to 185kg payload.
Concrete Use Cases
K'livéo works with parcel operators in Angers
In Angers, K'livéo delivers pallets, parcels, shopping and more with FlexiModal solutions. Discover the business model of this profitable cyclologistics company, which employs 18 full-time staff.
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All about pallet delivery
The pallets types
There are disposable and returnable pallets.
Disposable, single-use pallets are another type of pallet known as one-way pallets.
Consigned pallets, on the other hand, are divided into pools that are either open or closed. As they are consigned, companies do not buy these pallets, but rent them from the pallet-pooling manager. Open pools - the best-known of which is EPAL - can be exchanged between operators without necessarily going through the pool manager. Closed pools, on the other hand, such as LPR or SHEP pallets, pass through them between each customer.
Logistic hub
Managing a pallet flow in an urban logistics hub requires a minimum of space. Although pallets are only 1m² in size (on average), handling them with a pallet truck requires an average of 3m² per pallet.
One of the most efficient options is to store pallets high up, which requires the use of a stacker.
As the issue of urban logistics land is becoming more and more important, alternative solutions are being considered: micro-hubs and mobile hubs can be relevant for the management of palletized or containerized flows.
The performance of FlexiModal solutions is particularly evident here, where the BicyLift is both a transport and handling tool, capable of handling a pallet from the first to the last meter. Its lifting technology also enables operators to pick up pallets and containers at the bottom of the carrier's truck, without passing through their ELU and going straight to delivery, thus reducing the impact of load breakage and goods handling.
FlexiModal at the Olympics
When Heppner delivers Paris by receiving goods at the foot of the truck
To optimize your routes for pallets, parcels or various flows, turn to software adapted to cyclologistics.
Using the micro-hub to optimize pallet delivery by bike
The micro-hub is a viable alternative to the shortage of logistics land that many players are experiencing. Equivalent to the size of a parking space, the micro-hub is fixed and uses the public highway with the support of local politicians.
Sogaris, among others, is developing this type of infrastructure with the city of Paris.
As for the mobile-hubs, they are dropped off as close as possible to the heart of the city each morning by the transporters, enabling local operators to pick up their goods by bike, without having to go through their workshop or carry out any additional sorting.
The micro-hub from La Petite Boucle
In Saint Malo, La Petite Boucle set up its micro-hub on a terre plain leased from EDEIS, the Brittany region's manager of the port of Saint Malo.
➡️ 80m² covered storage + 20m² outdoor storage
➡️ from 4km to 500m from the city center: Intra-Muros
➡️ more cost-effective pallet flow: from -10 to +40 positions per day
Discover the complete use case in our report :
Range comparator
See which FlexiModal solution is right for you by consulting our range comparison by flow type.
