With a full truckload – internationally Full Truck Load (FTL) – the entire truck belongs to your shipment: one consignor, one consignee, up to 24 tonnes payload and 34 pallet spaces in the standard articulated truck. Speed Logistics runs FTL traffic at a fixed price in Germany, Europe and to non-EU countries such as Türkiye or North Africa – including complete customs clearance from EXW to DDP, with personal dispatch around the clock.
The decisive advantage over part load and groupage: your goods are loaded once and unloaded once. No reloading, no hub, no foreign shipments in the load space – this considerably shortens the transit time, makes the delivery date plannable and reduces the risk of damage to a minimum. You receive your fixed-price quote within a few hours of enquiring.
When a full truckload pays off
As a rule of thumb, FTL is worthwhile from around 15 loading metres, high shipment weight or when transit time and goods safety take priority. Even with lower utilisation the full truckload can be economical: the exclusive truck sets off directly and predictably, while part loads depend on consolidation opportunities and often wait for suitable round trips. Typical FTL goods are palletised industrial goods, building materials, plant components, FMCG batches and project loads – in short: everything that sensibly fills an articulated truck or must run exclusively.
Equipment: the right trailer for your load
- Curtain-sider (tautliner): the standard for palletised goods – loadable and unloadable from the side, on request also by crane from above
- Mega and jumbo trailers: up to 3 m internal height for voluminous goods such as packaging, foams or automotive containers
- Box body: enclosed body for weather- and access-sensitive goods
- Special equipment on request: for example for over-height or over-weight individual pieces
If one articulated truck is not enough, we dispatch several vehicles in a group – for example for plant relocations or project logistics with clocked deliveries. Simply give us the dimensions, weight and special features of the load – such as crane unloading, side loading or lashing-point requirements – and the dispatch team will propose the most economical equipment for your lane.
Process and tracking
You submit the lane, load data and desired date; we give you the fixed price and a binding loading window. The truck presents itself at your ramp at the agreed time, and the trained driver takes over load securing in accordance with the relevant regulations. Throughout the entire journey you see position and ETA via GPS live tracking; the multilingual dispatch team keeps consignor and consignee proactively informed – from loading through the border crossing to signed delivery.
FTL international: costs and guide prices
In non-EU transport we take over the export accompanying document, transit procedure and import clearance – your full truckload crosses the border without demurrage. The price depends on distance, lane, equipment and lead time; as a non-binding guide, around €699–3,999 per full truckload applies depending on distance, and international lanes we calculate individually. You receive the binding fixed price before the order is placed – with no subsequent surcharges, no diesel-surcharge surprises. For regular FTL lanes, such as the weekly plant supply or fixed customer deliveries, we agree framework terms with guaranteed capacity: you report the demand, and we provide the articulated truck – even in times of scarce load space.