Wind energy projects live on precise logistics: crane standing times are expensive, assembly windows weather-dependent, sites often remote. Speed Logistics organises transports for manufacturers, erectors and service companies of the wind energy industry – from the urgent spare part for a turbine at a standstill to the permit-requiring heavy transport of tower sections, hubs or over-length rotor blades.
Our dispatch team is reachable around the clock, plans every transport to suit the site and gives you a non-binding fixed-price quote usually within a few hours – including all ancillary services such as permits or escort vehicles.
Scope of service for manufacturers, erectors and service
- Spare-parts express for operation and maintenance: gearbox components, converters, pitch and control technology
- Component transports: hubs, generators, nacelle parts, anchor and foundation cages
- Abnormal and heavy transports: tower sections and rotor blades with low-loader and special equipment
- Site logistics: tools, containers and assembly equipment to the wind farm
Whether a newbuild project, service assignment or repowering: we think the transport from the assembly window backwards. In concrete terms that means – plan permit lead times early, clarify access roads in advance, keep reserves for weather windows and inform everyone involved, from the erector to the crane operator, about the same schedule.
Abnormal and heavy transport: permit, route, escort
Over-width, over-length or high individual weights make wind energy transports permit-requiring. We organise the necessary permits and exemptions for the affected federal states and transit states, check the route for bridge loads, roundabouts and clearance heights and dispatch – where prescribed – escort vehicles up to BF4/police escort. Since permit procedures need lead time, you ideally involve us early in the project planning; we then time the transport date to your crane provision. Night-driving windows, which authorities prescribe for many abnormal transports, we also take into account from the start in the scheduling – so there are no surprises with the delivery date later.
For standard components without oversize – converter cabinets, control containers, small-parts pallets for service – no heavy transport is needed: here we dispatch regular vehicles from the van to the articulated truck and, if needed, combine several unloading points in a wind farm into one tour. Getting both worlds from a single source saves project managers interfaces and coordination effort.
The last mile to the wind farm
The real challenge often begins at the motorway exit: unpaved access roads, tight curve radii, gradients and soft ground. We clarify the site access in advance with the erector or operator, approach according to the agreed site-logistics concept and coordinate the arrival to the minute with crane and assembly teams. For service assignments we deliver spare parts by direct transport right to the tower base – at night too, because every hour of standstill costs yield.
International: wind energy components including customs clearance
Wind energy supply chains are European and global: components come from Spain, Denmark or Türkiye, projects also arise in North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Speed Logistics drives these lanes as direct transports and handles the complete customs clearance from EXW to DDP – including transit procedure and export documents. That way project management and purchasing have one contact for transport, permit and customs.
For repowering and dismantling projects we also handle the removal of replaced components – such as gearboxes or generators for refurbishment at the manufacturer. Your non-binding fixed-price quote with a realistic schedule you usually receive within a few hours.