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Practical advice on road freight and forwarding: pallets, LDM, the CMR note, Incoterms, tolls, imports from the EU, machinery transport, chilled goods and more.

The international consignment note for road freight. It confirms that the carrier has taken over the goods and serves as evidence of the contract of carriage.

Loading metre – one metre of deck length at a width of 2.4 m. A euro pallet takes 0.4 LDM, a truck has 13.6 LDM.

FTL is a full truck for one customer, LTL is a part load where the shipment shares the vehicle with others.

1200 × 800 × 144 mm with a load capacity of 1,500 kg. A truck holds 33 to 34 euro pallets.

ICC delivery terms that define who pays for transport and where risk passes. In road transport EXW, FCA, DAP and DDP are the most common.

Yes, tolls for the whole route are included in our quoted price. How tolls work in the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria is explained in our toll article.

No, goods in free circulation in the EU travel without customs. An invoice and a CMR note are enough.

Wrap the goods tightly with film from the pallet base, keep them within the pallet edges, label the pallet and state dimensions and weight in your enquiry.

A van suits up to 5 pallets (a curtain-sided van up to 10); larger shipments go by rigid truck or articulated truck.

With a vehicle with a tail lift, side unloading by forklift or a crane.

A pre-booked time slot in which the warehouse unloads the truck. Most logistics centres require one.

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