An engine is heavy, compact and sensitive all at once: residues of oil and coolant, protruding attachments and a high centre of gravity make shipping more demanding than with ordinary palletised goods. Speed Logistics handles engine shipping as direct transport without transhipment – from the single replacement engine in a mesh box pallet to the industrial engine weighing several tonnes.
You receive a fixed-price offer within a few hours, and the dedicated dispatch team is available around the clock. Collection and delivery are door to door throughout Europe and to non-EU countries – such as Türkiye, North Africa or the Gulf region – including customs clearance from EXW to DDP.
Which engines we transport
- Car engines and replacement engines – on a pallet or in a mesh box pallet, typically 100–300 kg
- Gearboxes and engine-gearbox units for workshops, engine reconditioners and the parts trade
- Industrial engines, electric motors and generator sets up to the tonne range, also as a spare part for down plant
- Marine engines and special engines with individual load securing
Depending on the shipment size, we assign the right vehicle – from the 3.5 t Sprinter for the single replacement engine to the 40 t articulated lorry for a series delivery to an engine plant.
Packaging and load securing for engine shipping
The decisive factor is tight-fit securing: an engine belongs bolted or lashed firmly onto a load-bearing pallet or into a mesh box pallet, and the oil pan and attachments must not bear any load. Our drivers secure the load with lashing straps, anti-slip mats and, where needed, edge protectors. Residual fluids should be drained before shipping or the openings sealed tightly – this avoids contamination and disputes on handover. On receipt, the driver checks packaging and securing; any recognisable defects we clarify before departure, not first at the consignee. Where there is no forklift, we provide a vehicle with a tail lift; for very heavy industrial engines we organise crane loading by agreement.
Process: from enquiry to delivery
You give us the dimensions, weight, type of packaging and the collection and delivery address. Within a few hours you receive a binding fixed price. After release, a firmly assigned vehicle collects the engine at the agreed date and drives it directly and without transhipment to the consignee – on request with a fixed delivery window, for example when a workshop is waiting for the replacement engine or a production line is standing still. The transport runs with a CMR consignment note; higher value insurance we arrange on request. Throughout the journey your dedicated dispatch team stays reachable and informs you proactively about the shipment status – up to signed delivery.
Costs and express options
The cost of engine shipping depends on weight and dimensions, the lane, the required vehicle and deadline pressure. A single car engine within Germany by direct transport is in a different order of magnitude than a 5 t industrial engine to Türkiye – which is why we calculate every enquiry individually and quote you a transparent fixed price without hidden surcharges. In the event of machine standstill, the express engine transport runs as a special journey: collection within a few hours, delivery overnight or at the weekend too. For recurring engine traffic – for example between a reconditioning operation and a workshop network – we agree fixed conditions and collection days so your spare-parts logistics stays plannable.