Emergency logistics begins where regular transport plans fail: a line is down because a supplier part is missing. An aircraft stays grounded because a spare part is not available. A clinic urgently needs a device or implant at short notice. In these situations what counts is not the cheapest rate but the question: how quickly does a vehicle roll – and who takes reliable care of it?
Speed Logistics keeps a 24/7 emergency dispatch team ready for exactly this: personally reachable, multilingual, with sprinter vans and trucks available at short notice. The response time to departure is typically under two hours, and you receive the binding fixed-price offer immediately – at night, on weekends and on public holidays too.
Typical deployment scenarios
- Production stoppage: spare parts and components by immediate sprinter van directly to the line – every hour of line downtime costs a multiple of the transport.
- AOG lane (Aircraft on Ground): prioritised handling for aviation spare parts, on request combined with air freight or on-board courier.
- Clinic emergencies: urgent medical devices, equipment or implants just in time to the clinic, coordinated with goods-in.
- Rescued delivery dates: if a groupage service provider fails, a direct run takes over the remaining distance – before contractual penalties apply.
How an emergency transport runs
You call or write to us – dispatch immediately takes down the collection address, destination, dimensions and time target. Within the shortest time you receive vehicle confirmation and a fixed price; after your release the driver sets off directly. During the journey you receive proactive status updates with a realistic arrival time, and at the destination the handover is signed and documented. Depending on distance and urgency the non-binding guide value is around €499–2,999.
Vehicles and escalation levels
The basis of emergency logistics is sprinter vans up to 3.5 t that can be dispatched at short notice; larger shipments we run with curtainside trucks up to the 40-t articulated truck, and on long routes with a two-driver crew for continuous driving within the driving-time rules. If the road is not enough, we escalate to air freight or an on-board courier – dispatch compares the options and gives you the fastest realistic arrival time.
Why a fixed contact makes the difference
In an emergency you have no time for hotlines and ticket systems. With us one dispatcher looks after your case from enquiry to delivery – multilingual, towards foreign shippers and recipients too. For border crossings into non-EU countries, for example Türkiye, we additionally handle the customs clearance so the time gained is not lost at the border.
Preparation pays off: your emergency profile
The fastest emergency transports are those where, when it matters, no fundamental questions remain open. That is why we offer companies with recurring urgent demand the option of storing an emergency profile in advance: standard addresses of plants and warehouses, contacts with direct dial, typical goods profiles with dimensions and weights, and specifics such as plant passes or delivery rules.
When it matters, a single call with three details then suffices – what, from where, by when – and dispatch can dispatch immediately instead of querying master data. In case of doubt that saves 20 to 30 minutes that are worth hard cash during a line stoppage. Storing the profile is non-binding and free of charge; it commits you to nothing but accelerates every future deployment.