
ROAD FREIGHT
All Roads Lead to DHL
Our Road Freight Products offer high quality road transportation, from standard services such as LTL (Less-than-Truck Load), PTL (Part) or FTL (Full-Truck Load) shipments to temperature controlled and highly secured transports.
Our Domestic & European Products
All Products Include:
- Tracking
- Defined Lead Times
- Door-to-Door Delivery
- Optional Customs Brokerage
- Optional Cargo Insurance
2,500 kg
1,500 kg
DHL Freight EuroConnect
Reliable & Cost Effective LTL
Our Less-than-Truck-Load (LTL) network product for palletised and non-palletised groupage shipments offers superior quality, highly reliable, cost efficient door-to-door connections across Europe.
- Shipments up to 2,500 kg
- Maximum weight per item: 1,500 kg
- Maximum dimensions per item: 240 cm (L) x 220 cm (W) x 220 cm (H)
- Liability per CMR
- Defined lead times based on origin/destination
- Daily shipments connecting major European business centres
- Online Track and Trace with event notification and delivery details
- Easy booking process via e-booking tools
- Collection and delivery on wheels
22,500 kg
1,500 kg
DHL Freight Coldchain
Temperature Controlled for Life Sciences & Healthcare Products
Our dedicated, fully monitored and temperature controlled service for palletised groupage, part-load and full-load shipments, for Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences & Health Care products.
Temperate controlled services: cooled (+2°C to +8°C) or ambient (+15°C to +25°C).
Efficient, flexible and fully monitored along the entire transport chain.
- Less-than-Truck-Load (LTL) consolidation and Full-Truck-Load (FTL) services
- GDP (Good Distribution Practice) compliant
- Pharma graded Cross Dock Hubs
- Fully temperature controlled and monitored (+2°C to +8°C and +15°C to +25°C)
- Scheduled departures and deliveries to more than 30 European countries, with reliable lead times
- GPS based temperature monitoring and security surveillance
- Temperature data recording and storage
- Centralised booking, Customer Service and administration
- Track and Trace with event notification and delivery details
- Temporary storage capabilities (+2°C to +8°C and +15°C to +25°C)
Country specific/route specific 4
Dependent upon country regulations for trailer axle weight limits 4
DHL Freight EuroLine
Direct Full (FTL) & Part (PTL) Truck Loads
Our door-to-door Part-Truck-Load (PTL) and Full-Truck-Load (FTL) service for point-to-point movement of freight shipments across Europe.
- Direct pick-up and delivery service using one vehicle, dedicated to your shipment
- DHL Freight managed and quality-measured transport fleet
- Service embedded in DHL Freight’s international network, with 208 terminals across EuropeDefined lead times based on origin/destination
- Bespoke lead times to meet customer requirements
- State-of-the-art, IT-supported dispatching and order processing tools
- Support provided via direct contact with local DHL Freight experts
- Shipment status updates and Information of Delivery (IOD)
- Carriers subject to sourcing and management programme
- Greener transport through fuel savings or sustainable fuels
1 Transit time for DHL Freight Euroline specified by customer upon booking of shipment
2 View our dangerous goods and prohibited items page (Available for DHL Freight Highvalue, DHL Freight Coldchain, DHL Freight Euroline and DHL Freight Special Transports upon request)
3 Online tracking (Available for DHL Freight Coldchain, DHL Freight Euroline and DHL Freight Special Transports upon request)
4 See maximum payloads and axle weights by country
Our Africa & Asia Products
All products include:
- International & Domestic Shipments
- Defined lead times
- End-to-end visibility
- Optional Cargo Insurance
- Optional Customs Brokerage
Standard
Asia
Standard
Standard
DHL AsiaConnect
Less-than-Truck-Load (LTL)
A cost-efficient Less-than-Truck-Load (LTL) network product, offering regularly scheduled departures to domestic and international locations.
With confirmed lead times based on origin/destination, this highly reliable door-to-door service provides connections across Asia Pacific.
- LTL road network services with regular scheduled departures
- A continuously expanding network which covers China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as cross-border activities in India and Bangladesh
- Daily frequencies between major business centres across Asia
- Palletised and non-palletised general cargo (excluding dangerous goods)
Standard
Asia
Fast
Standard
DHL AsiaLine
Direct Full (FTL) & Part (PTL) Truck Loads
A Full-Truck-Load (FTL) or Part-Truck-Load (PTL) point-to-point alternative for the movement of shipments.
It offers an extensive variety of equipment types and capacities on hand, including semi-trailer, 20ft and 40ft containers and is available for domestic and international transportation across Asia Pacific.
- Flexible and cost-efficient transport service for part and full loads
- DHL managed transport fleet
- The same standard product features available in all countries, with extended features offered locally
- A network which covers China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India – and is continuously expanding
- Defined and reliable lead times based on origin/destination
- Tailor made solutions for dangerous goods, temperature controlled and out of gauge transports on request
Standard
Africa
Standard
Standard
DHL AfricaConnect
Less-than-Truck-Load (LTL)
- Less-than-Truck-Load road network services with regular scheduled departures
- Network covers Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- General cargo both palletised and non-palletised
- Customs clearance and additional liability cover on request
- Regular departures between major business centres in Africa
- Defined lead times based on origin/destination
- Online/SMS tracking and POD on request
- Tailored shipment reports for registered customers
Standard
Africa
Fast
Standard
DHL AfricaLine
Direct Full (FTL) & Part (PTL) Truck Loads
- Flexible and cost efficient transport solutions for part and full loads
- Network covers Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Defined lead times based on origin/destination
- Extensive equipment types and capacities such as Tautliner, Closed, Flat Deck / Folding Gooseneck / Air suspension / Tipper +++ , Split Deck Trucks
- Preferred supplier operating model with stringent quality standards
Premium 1
Global 2
Expedited
Within 60 minutes 3
DHL Same Day Sprintline
Mission Critical Dedicated Ground Vehicle
- Expedited, point-to-point ground transportation
- Door-to-door 24/7/365 service
- Pick-up typically within 60 minutes of order
- One transparent door-to-door price
- End-to-end proactive tracking and monitoring
- Out of gauge, dangerous and temperature-controlled shipment handling
1 Dedicated vehicle, no consolidation for LTL, PTL & FTL
2 Selected countries across the world
3 Pick-up time from order (standard shipments)
4 Available upon request for DHL AsiaLine
5 Available for FTL shipments for DHL AfricaLine
Our Road Freight Solutions
DHL Domestic Freight Forwarding
- Transport solutions for your domestic freight forwarding needs.
We combine our Air, Ocean, Road and Rail Freight products with a range of specialty services & expertise to support your domestic freight forwarding needs. A choice of modes & service levels allows you to customise handling and delivery of your goods domestically.
- Solution available in BrazilDomestic services, China: Domestic Road and Rail, IndiaDomestic Freight services, Indonesia: Domestic Road and Rail, Malaysia: Domestic Road and Rail, Pakistan: Road and Rail Freight, Russia: Domestic Road and Rail, Singapore: Domestic Road and Rail, US: Domestic Services.
DHL Door-to-More
Direct Distribution Solutions- Intercontinental door-to-door distribution service
- Helps shorten your delivery time to market
- A broad range of value-added services
A seamless intercontinental door-to-door distribution service. Combining intercontinental transportation capabilities with road freight, courier or postal networks, it offers end-to-end transparency and helps shorten your delivery time to market – cutting supply chain costs.
- Direct Door-to-Door delivery, ensuring faster speed-to-market by bypassing distribution centres/warehouses in destination markets
- Efficient consolidation of individual shipments at origin including air, ocean and rail shipments, subsequent distribution via road freight, courier or postal network.
- Streamlined operations, ensuring the right speed of individual shipments to multiple business consignees, reducing costs and CO2 emissions
- Single point of contact and a single offer
- End-to-end transparency of services and delivery performance
- Flexible volumes possible
- Broad range of value-added services: customs clearance, CO2 measurement and offsetting
- Max weight 1,000kg per item & max size of 300x200x155cm
Why Choose Us?

- Flexible and cost efficient transport solutions for part & full loads ensure that you receive the quality service you expect from DHL
- Regular scheduled departures to international locations for Less-than-Truck-Loads. Offering highly reliable door-to-door connections across Asia Pacific and Africa
- Predictable lead times for all your freight consignments allowing you to timetable your business with total confidence
- GPS-equipped trucks ensure stable & safe truck monitoring and complete shipment track and trace visibility