A printer is not ordinary parcel goods: multifunction systems, large-format printers and production machines are heavy, shock-sensitive and may usually only be transported upright. Anyone who wants to ship a printer – from the dealer to the customer, between company locations or for repair to the manufacturer's plant – therefore needs a transport designed for sensitive technology.
Speed Logistics handles printer shipping as direct transport without transloading: the device is loaded once and runs through to the consignee. You receive a fixed-price quote within a few hours, and the dispatch team is reachable in person around the clock – Germany-wide, Europe-wide and, on request, including customs clearance to non-EU countries.
Which printers we transport
- Office printers and multifunction systems (MFC/MFP), individually or as a rollout of several devices
- Large-format and plotter printers for CAD, sign-making and graphics
- Production and industrial printers, such as digital printing systems for print shops
- Accessories such as finishers, paper cassettes and spare parts as an add-on load to the main shipment
Handling and load securing
Decisive in printer transport are upright loading, protection from knocks and clean load securing. Speed Logistics uses vehicles with a tail lift when there is no ramp at the pickup or delivery point, and secures the devices with lashing straps and edge protectors. Sensitive systems travel on a pallet or in a transport frame; on request we take on the packing with padding material. In premium handling we document the handover and condition at pickup and delivery.
Process: from quote to delivery at the consignee
You give us the device type, dimensions and weight, pickup and delivery address as well as the desired date. Within a few hours you receive a fixed price. After release the driver picks up the device at the agreed time window – even at short notice when a failed device needs quick replacement. Delivery takes place by slot or appointment, if needed to the point of use in the building, provided the local conditions allow it. For the enquiry, a few details are enough: manufacturer and model or dimensions and weight, plus the question of whether original packaging is available and whether there is a ramp at both addresses. The more complete this data, the faster the fixed price is set.
What does printer shipping cost?
Costs depend on the dimensions and weight of the device, the distance, the vehicle requirement (Sprinter to truck with tail lift) and the deadline pressure – an overnight direct run costs more than a flexible time window. Instead of surcharge lists, you receive from Speed Logistics a transparent fixed price. For international deliveries, such as production printers to Türkiye or North Africa, we calculate the customs clearance straight in.
Typical use cases in printer transport
In practice we keep encountering the same situations in printer shipping: a system house delivers a new multifunction device to the customer and needs the delivery to match the technician's installation date. A lessor collects devices after contract end from several locations back to the central warehouse. A print shop receives a production system from the manufacturer's plant and has to coordinate the delivery with the installation team. Or a large-format printer is to go to a trade fair and back again afterwards.
Common to all cases: the device is too heavy and too sensitive for the parcel service, and the deadline is fixed. The direct run with tail lift, coordinated time window and documented handover is the right transport form for this – plannable in process and price.