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.
Domestic and European Road Freight Products
Get a quick quote for our LTL products. For other products fill out a quote request form.
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
- 1.9 MB
Features
Services and Options
- Daily pick-up service and prioritized handling and loading
- Same day pick-up at defined zip 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 Domestic
Our LTL product for palletized and non-palletized groupage shipments offers highly reliable, cost efficient door-to-door connections. Daily shipments connecting major European and Italian cities.
Defined lead times based on origin/destination
- 2.5 MB
Features
Services and Options
- Collection and delivery on wheels
- Easy booking process via e-booking tools
- Dangerous goods **
DHL Road Freight Direct Domestic
Our door-to-door Part-Truck-Load (PTL) and Full-Truck-Load (FTL) service for point-to-point movement of freight shipments across Europe and within Italy. Service embedded in DHL Freight’s international network, with 208 terminals across Europe.
Defined lead times and bespoke lead times to meet customer requirements
- 2.8 MB
Features
Services and Options
- State-of-the-art, IT-supported dispatching and order processing tools
- Shipment status updates and Information of Delivery (IOD)
- Emissions-reduced transport through fuel savings or sustainable fuel
- Dangerous goods **
DHL Freight EasyPallet
Our new offering for palletized LTL shipments across Europe rewards well-packed pallets with lower rates while ensuring our reliable performance. Additional options for premium services are available.
Save on shipping with well-packed pallets.
- 1.6 MB
Features
Services and Options
- Daily pick-up service
- Information of Delivery (IoD), 24-hour electronic Proof of Delivery (ePoD), dangerous goods
- Premium options upon surcharge: Prioritized handling, Pre-10/Pre-12 delivery, and same-day pick-up (defined zip codes)
* 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
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.
Additional Service
Cargo Insurance
During transportation by DHL Freight, it covers the freight value and transportation cost against physical loss or damage from any external cause.
- Worldwide insurance coverage for values of goods of up to 5 million euros
- Competitive rates with no deductibles
- Freight and insurance billing on a single invoice
- Cover for high risk cargo and worldwide destinations including high risk locations
- Maximum 30 day claim resolution
Customs Clearance
Our broad portfolio of services including:
- Import and Export Declaration Filing
- Security Filing
- Customs management
- Regulatory interpretation and consultation
- Compliance, audit, training and more
C02 Measurement and Offsetting
Our DHL GoGreen portfolio offers you various levels of carbon transparency tools.
- Carbon Emission Online Calculator
- Total Company Carbon Estimator
- Carbon Report
- GoGreen Offsetting
Cargo Insurance
During transportation by DHL Freight, it covers the freight value and transportation cost against physical loss or damage from any external cause.
- Worldwide insurance coverage for values of goods of up to 5 million euros
- Competitive rates with no deductibles
- Freight and insurance billing on a single invoice
- Cover for high risk cargo and worldwide destinations including high risk locations
- Maximum 30 day claim resolution
Customs Clearance
Our broad portfolio of services including:
- Import and Export Declaration Filing
- Security Filing
- Customs management
- Regulatory interpretation and consultation
- Compliance, audit, training and more
C02 Measurement and Offsetting
Our DHL GoGreen portfolio offers you various levels of carbon transparency tools.
- Carbon Emission Online Calculator
- Total Company Carbon Estimator
- Carbon Report
- GoGreen Offsetting
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