
ROAD FREIGHT EXPERTS
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 (Part) or FTL (Full-Truck Load) shipments to temperature controlled and highly secured transports.
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 palletized and non-palletized 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). For items that exceed these measurements, please contact Customer Service.
- Liability per CMR
- Defined lead times based on origin/destination
- Daily shipments connecting major European business centers
- Online Track and Trace with event notification and delivery details
- Easy booking process via e-booking tools
- Collection and delivery on wheels
2,500 kg
1,000 kg
DHL Freight Eurapid
Day Definite LTL
Our day-definite, pan-European door-to-door priority service for palletized and non-palletized groupage shipments, including dedicated customer service.
- Shipments up to 2,500 kg
- Maximum weight per item: 1,000 kg
- Maximum dimensions per item: 240 cm (L) x 120 cm (W) x 220 cm (H)
- Dedicated customer service
- Committed daily departure/scheduled arrival dates
- Daily pick-up service/prioritized handling
- Same day pick-up at defined zip codes
- Proactive notification and online Track and Trace
- Same day Information of Delivery (IOD) and 24 hour electronic Proof of Delivery (ePOD)
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 palletized 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 (1)
- 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
- Centralized 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)
24,000 kg
1,500 kg
DHL Freight Highvalue
Extra Secure LTL, FTL & PTL
Our dedicated service for secure, flexible & affordable pan-European transportation, with enhanced visibility and proactivity features.
- Europe-wide network for groupage and direct load services
- Regular departures and fixed lead times for all terminals
- Maximum weight per item 1500kg for groupage shipments and 24,000kg for direct load services
- Maximum dimensions per item for groupage shipments: 400cm (L) x 220cm (W) x 220cm (H)
- Defined lead times based on origin/destination
- Transport security features for direct truck loads: box trailer or anti-slash tarpaulin, truck locking, 24/7 driver contact via mobile phone, selected and trained employees, fixed parking
- 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
- Track & Trace with same day delivery confirmation
- High proactivity for exception management
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 Europe
- Defined 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 program
- Greener transport through fuel savings or sustainable fuels
No limit
No limit
DHL Freight Special Transports
European Oversized, or Heavy Cargo
Our overland, pan-European transportation service for oversized and heavy cargo.
A fully customized service, provided by an experienced and professional logistics partner.
- Individual, customized solutions for oversize and overweight cargo
- Comprehensive solutions including cargo insurance, permits from the relevant authorities, follow cars and police escort
- Wide range of trailer types arranged to your specific needs
- Project shipping (large volumes, fast reaction, organization of transports and their planning)
- Loading, unloading and stevedoring services
- Special safety procedures, e.g. TüV Nord certification
1 GDP (Good Distribution Practices) compliant
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
5 Transit time for DHL Freight EuroLine specified by customer upon booking of shipment
6 For items that exceed these measurements, please contact Customer Service

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