AFRICA & ASIA ROAD FREIGHT
All Roads Lead to DHL
Our Road Freight Products offer high quality road transportation, from standard services such as LTL (Less-than-Truck Load), PTL (Part) or FTL (Full-Truck Load) shipments to temperature controlled and highly secured transports.
Our Products
All products include:
- International & Domestic Shipments
- Defined lead times
- End-to-end visibility
- Optional Extended Liability Cover
- Optional Customs Brokerage
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DHL AsiaConnect
Less-than-Truck-Load (LTL)
A cost-efficient Less-than-Truck-Load (LTL) network product, offering regularly scheduled departures to domestic and international locations.
With confirmed lead times based on origin/destination, this highly reliable door-to-door service provides connections across Asia Pacific.
- LTL road network services with regular scheduled departures
- A continuously expanding network which covers China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as cross-border activities in India and Bangladesh
- Daily frequencies between major business centers across Asia
- Palletized and non-palletized general cargo (excluding dangerous goods)
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DHL AsiaLine
Direct Full (FTL) & Part (PTL) Truck Loads
A Full-Truck-Load (FTL) or Part-Truck-Load (PTL) point-to-point alternative for the movement of shipments.
It offers an extensive variety of equipment types and capacities on hand, including semi-trailer, 20ft and 40ft containers and is available for domestic and international transportation across Asia Pacific.
- Flexible and cost-efficient transport service for part and full loads
- DHL managed transport fleet
- The same standard product features available in all countries, with extended features offered locally
- A network which covers China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India – and is continuously expanding
- Defined and reliable lead times based on origin/destination
- Tailor made solutions for dangerous goods, temperature controlled and out of gauge transports on request
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DHL AfricaConnect
Less-than-Truck-Load (LTL)
- Less-than-Truck-Load road network services with regular scheduled departures
- Network covers Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- General cargo both palletized and non-palletized
- Customs clearance and additional liability cover on request
- Regular departures between major business centers in Africa
- Defined lead times based on origin/destination
- Online/SMS tracking and POD on request
- Tailored shipment reports for registered customers
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DHL AfricaLine
Direct Full (FTL) & Part (PTL) Truck Loads
- Flexible and cost efficient transport solutions for part and full loads
- Network covers Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Defined lead times based on origin/destination
- Extensive equipment types and capacities such as Tautliner, Closed, Flat Deck / Folding Gooseneck / Air suspension / Tipper +++ , Split Deck Trucks
- Preferred supplier operating model with stringent quality standards
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DHL Same Day Sprintline
Mission Critical Dedicated Ground Vehicle
- Expedited, point-to-point ground transportation
- Door-to-door 24/7/365 service
- Pick-up typically within 60 minutes of order
- One transparent door-to-door price
- End-to-end proactive tracking and monitoring
- Out of gauge, dangerous and temperature-controlled shipment handling
1 Dedicated vehicle, no consolidation for LTL, PTL & FTL
2 Selected countries across the world
3 Pick-up time from order (standard shipments)
4 Available upon request for DHL AsiaLine
5 Available for FTL shipments for DHL AfricaLine
Our Road Freight Solutions
DHL Domestic Freight Forwarding
- Transport solutions for your domestic freight forwarding needs.
We combine our air, ocean, road freight capabilities with a range of specialty services & expertise to support your domestic handling & transportation needs throughout the United States. Our services span to cover cross-border between US-Canada and US-Mexico as well as a choice of multi-modal solutions to fit your needs.
- Flexible domestic solutions throughout the United States, incl. Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Air Freight: our day definite service menu ranges from Next Flight Out to Deferred to support multiple transport & transit time requirements
- Ocean Freight: Alaska Pacific Service offers a combination of ocean & ground freight for full (FCL) & less-than (LCL) container loads
- Road Freight: Full-Truck-Load (FTL) & Less-than-Truck-Load (LTL) point-to-point service incl. day-definite. A number of equipment types & capacities such as semi-trailer, 40ft/53ft trailers & others
A range of specialty services & expertise for US market covering:
- DHL Transborder Connect: a cross border solution combining freight forwarding, transport-related warehousing & customs brokerage
- DHL White Glove: precision delivery service for labor-intensive deliveries that require special care and attention
- Drayage and ground/rail intermodal solutions; Oversize & overweight cargo; Pool distribution; Control Tower
DHL Door-to-More
Direct Distribution Solutions- Intercontinental door-to-door distribution service
- Helps shorten your delivery time to market
- A broad range of value-added services
A seamless intercontinental door-to-door distribution service. Combining intercontinental transportation capabilities with road freight, courier or postal networks, it offers end-to-end transparency and helps shorten your delivery time to market – cutting supply chain costs.
- Direct Door-to-Door delivery, ensuring faster speed-to-market by bypassing distribution centers/warehouses in destination markets
- Efficient consolidation of individual shipments at origin including air, ocean and rail shipments, subsequent distribution via road freight, courier or postal network.
- Streamlined operations, ensuring the right speed of individual shipments to multiple business consignees, reducing costs and CO2 emissions
- Single point of contact and a single offer
- End-to-end transparency of services and delivery performance
- Flexible volumes possible
- Broad range of value-added services: customs clearance, CO2 measurement and offsetting
- Max weight 1,000kg per item & max size of 300x200x155cm
Why Choose Us?
- Flexible and cost efficient transport solutions for part & full loads ensure that you receive the quality service you expect from DHL
- Regular scheduled departures to international locations for Less-than-Truck-Loads. Offering highly reliable door-to-door connections across Asia Pacific and Africa
- Predictable lead times for all your freight consignments allowing you to timetable your business with total confidence
- GPS-equipped trucks ensure stable & safe truck monitoring and complete shipment track and trace visibility
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