Italy is one of Germany's most important trading partners – and one of Speed Logistics' most frequently driven routes. Via the Brenner or Gotthard our direct runs reach Milan, Turin and Bologna in 1 to 2 working days, and Rome and Naples in 2 to 3 working days depending on departure. As EU traffic, everything runs without customs formalities.
Whether urgent spare parts in the sprinter van, a part load or a full load in the 40 t articulated truck: you receive a fixed-price quote within a few hours, our dispatch team is reachable around the clock and tracks every shipment by GPS.
Services for your Italy transport
- Express freight to Milan overnight – with a two-driver crew for northern Italy the next day
- Direct run without transshipment as a full or part load to all regions of Italy
- Groupage and part loads from one pallet for regular traffic
- Temperature-controlled transport for pharma (GDP-compliant) and sensitive goods
- Premium handling for fashion, high-tech and high-value goods to TAPA FSR-oriented security standards, including cargo insurance
Route and transit time: Brenner, Gotthard and block clearance
The standard route runs over the Brenner – around 1,200 kilometres to Milan. In the event of block clearance in Tyrol or high utilisation, our dispatch team switches to the Gotthard or Tauern route so that your delivery date holds. It is precisely this active route management that distinguishes the direct run from network traffic: no transshipments, no consolidation-hub waiting times, but instead a plannable arrival with live tracking and status updates.
Industries: automotive, mechanical engineering, fashion, pharma
For automotive suppliers we run just-in-time and just-in-sequence traffic with fixed time windows to the plants in northern and central Italy. Mechanical engineering uses our direct runs for plant components and urgent service call-outs, the fashion sector for seasonal collections with premium handling, the pharmaceutical industry for temperature-controlled, GDP-compliant shipments. In the opposite direction we pick up goods from Italian suppliers and deliver nationwide.
Vehicles and equipment for Italy traffic
From the sprinter van for urgent spare parts, through 7.5 and 12-tonne trucks, to the articulated truck with 13.6 loading metres, we deploy the right vehicle – as a curtainsider, box body or reefer with documented temperature control. Sensitive fashion and high-tech shipments travel air-sprung and secured, and unloading points without a ramp we serve with a tail lift. For oversized items and machine parts we dispatch suitable trailers including load securing to regulation.
Return loads and procurement from Italy
Procurement transport from Italy we bundle into economical round trips: components from mechanical engineering, furniture or consumer goods we collect from the manufacturer and deliver on schedule to your warehouse or straight into production. On request we combine several suppliers into one collective pickup with a single delivery date – this reduces ramp contacts and simplifies your goods receipt. Short-notice pickups our dispatch team, reachable around the clock, often arranges the same day.
Process: to Italy in four steps
1) Enquiry with pickup location, dimensions, weight and date. 2) Fixed-price quote within a few hours. 3) Pickup at the agreed time window, main leg as a direct run over the Brenner or Gotthard. 4) Delivery with proof of delivery – on request with a tail lift, notification or a fixed unloading time. For recurring Italy traffic we set up fixed departure days with stable rates – including fixed time windows at your ramp and a single point of contact who manages both directions of the route for you. That keeps your Italy logistics reliably plannable even during seasonal peaks.
Specific key figures for the route can be found on our route page Germany–Italy.