From Legnica, Lubin and Głogów your load reaches the Czech Republic in 1–2 days – along the S3 expressway south, Prague is about 260 km away and Brno about 300 km.
The copper basin between Legnica and Głogów
North of the Sudetes lies one of Europe's largest copper mining and processing areas. Around the mines and smelters, zones with engineering and automotive production have grown up:
- Legnica and Głogów – copper smelters: cathodes, copper wire rod and other copper semi-finished products.
- Lubin and Polkowice – ore mining and related engineering; engine and car-part production in the Polkowice subzone.
- Legnica economic zone – parts for car plants, metal and plastic components.
- Jawor – passenger-car engines and suppliers around the plant.
- Bolesławiec – hand-painted stoneware, pottery and building ceramics.
What leaves the basin and how to handle it
| Goods | From | What matters |
|---|---|---|
| Copper wire rod coils | Legnica, Głogów | very heavy and compact; spread along the trailer for axle loads, wedges and anti-slip mats, a strap over every coil |
| Copper cathodes in bundles | Głogów, Legnica | low, heavy bundles; payload is used up within a few metres of deck, bundles must not slide under braking |
| Engines and engine parts | Polkowice, Jawor | steel racks, forklift loading, delivery in the plant's window, empty racks back |
| Car parts | Legnica zone | containers on pallets, sensitive parts not overloaded by stacking |
| Stoneware and pottery | Bolesławiec | fragile; cartons with void fill, stretch-wrapped pallets, limited stacking and smooth driving |
With copper a truck is "full" by weight, not by space. So we need the weight of each coil or bundle and how many there are. For overhead crane loading we book a trailer with a sliding roof.
The S3 south: the direct line into Bohemia
From Legnica the S3 expressway runs south via Jawor and Bolków to Kamienna Góra and the Lubawka – Královec crossing. Beyond the border the truck continues via Trutnov to the D11 motorway and on to Hradec Králové and Prague. For Moravia and Brno it is better to go via Świdnica and Kłodzko to the Kudowa-Słone – Náchod crossing. Polish e-TOLL and Czech toll on the D11 and other sections are included in the price we quote. Slovak addresses are served via Moravia.
No customs, but Polish holidays
Copper from Poland is EU goods: no customs declaration and no border checks. When planning we do watch Polish public holidays, when heavy trucks stay off the road, and Czech Sunday afternoons.
What we need to quote from Legnica
- the smelter or plant where we load and how (crane, forklift, dock),
- type of goods, number of pieces and weight per coil, bundle or rack,
- delivery point and time window in the Czech Republic or Slovakia.
You get the price within 30 minutes during office hours, and we usually arrange the vehicle within 24 hours of confirmation. Smaller consignments of pottery or parts go by groupage from 1 pallet.
More pages: Freight from Poland · Wrocław · Wałbrzych and Świdnica · Poznań · Zielona Góra and Lubusz
Buying copper wire rod from Legnica on a regular basis? We agree fixed loading slots at the smelter and the right trailers – regular transport, or contact us.
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