Road Freight
Giving you the reliability you need
Our road freight products offer high quality road transportation, from standard services such as LTL (Less-than-Truck Load), PTL (Partial-Truck Load) or FTL (Full-Truck Load) shipments to temperature controlled and highly secured transports.
Standard European Road Freight Products
DHL Road Freight Priority
Our LTL priority groupage network connects Europe's main economic areas within 24 or 48 hours, providing the highest priority to your time-critical shipments whilst offering a money-back-guarantee*.
*Premium mark-up upon customer claim for delayed shipments in reference period valid for signed contracts as of 15 April 2026
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Features
Services and Options
- Daily pick-up service and prioritized handling and loading
- Same day pick-up at defined post codes and Information of Delivery (IOD)
- 24 hour electronic Proof of Delivery (ePOD)
- Pre-10 am & Pre-12 am Delivery Options
- Optional GoGreen Plus emission reduction Well-to-Wheel through insetting
- Dangerous Goods **
DHL Road Freight Standard
Our LTL network delivers high‑quality, reliable and cost‑efficient door‑to‑door service for palletized and non‑palletized groupage across Europe. With pan‑European coverage, harmonized transit times, daily business‑hub connections and easy e‑booking, shipping becomes seamless and consistent.
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Features
Services and Options
- Collection and delivery on wheels
- Fixed delivery day
- Easy booking process via e-booking tools
- Optional GoGreen Plus emission reduction Well-to-Wheel through insetting
- Dangerous goods **
DHL Road Freight Direct
Our door-to-door Partial-Truck Load (PTL) and Full-Truck Load (FTL) service for point-to-point movement of freight shipments across Europe. Service embedded in DHL Freight’s international network, with 180 terminals across Europe.
Defined lead times and bespoke lead times to meet customer requirements.
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Features
Services and Options
- State-of-the-art, IT-supported dispatching and order processing tools
- Shipment status updates and Information of Delivery (IOD)
- More sustainable transport through fuel savings or sustainable fuel
- Dangerous Goods **
DHL Freight Euronet
Our dedicated transport network for Partial-Truck-Loads (PTL) and Full-Truck-Loads (FTL) caters for complex domestic and international transportation needs within Europe. We design a holistic, individual model for organising your specifications, from on-site transportation management to the complete design, optimization and management of inbound and outbound flows.
Direct pick-up and delivery service with dedicated vehicles and control tower operations
Features
Services and Options
- Daily pick-up service/prioritised handling
- Same day pick-up at defined post codes and Information of Delivery (IOD)
- 24 hour electronic Proof of Delivery (ePOD)
- Dangerous goods **
* For items that exceed these measurements, please contact Customer Service
** View our dangerous goods and prohibited items policy
*** Review our maximum payloads and axle weights by country
European Road Freight Specialties
DHL Freight Coldchain
Our dedicated, fully monitored and temperature controlled service for palletised groupage, part-load and full-load shipments, for Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences, and Health Care products. Temperature controlled services: cooled (+2°C to +8°C) or ambient (+15°C to +25°C).
Scheduled departures and deliveries to more than 30 European countries
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Features
Services and Options
- Temperature data recording and storage
- Centralised booking, customer service and administration
- Temporary storage capabilities (+2°C to +8°C and +15°C to +25°C)
- Dangerous goods
DHL Freight Highvalue
Our dedicated service for secure, flexible and affordable pan-European transportation, with enhanced visibility and proactivity features.
Regular departures and fixed lead times for all terminals and defined lead times based on origin/destination
Features
Services and Options
- Additional features for direct truck loads: two drivers, GPS and cargo insurance
- Terminal security features for shipments within terminal network, including security cages, secured access control and video surveillance at cross dock HUBs
- Next day electronic proof of delivery
- Dangerous goods
North American, Asian and African Road Freight
DHL’s Global Forwarding division handles LTL, FCL, PTL and temperature-controlled road freight in other areas of the world.
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