Shipping oversized cargo by truck trains from Sweden to Germany

One of the easiest and most convenient ways to find transport services in Europe is to use the Com-Stil freight exchange. The service is designed for cargo owners looking for carriers and owners of freight transport in need of clients. Here, you can create a request yourself and view requests from other clients, including large transport and logistics companies and private carriers.

The site features offers for the delivery of various cargoes, from food products to flammable liquids and other hazardous gases. A sought-after service is the transportation of oversized cargo by truck train. We will explain how to find it more easily and quickly if you are delivering cargo from Sweden to Germany.

What is a truck train, and what cargo can it transport?

A truck train is also called a combination – it consists of trucks with curtainsider trailers, with a total volume of 120 m³. This type of transport is designed for transporting various large-volume but lightweight cargoes. For example, it is possible to deliver timber by truck train, but industrial equipment such as combines cannot be transported due to insufficient load capacity.

Curtainsider trucks are not only used for transporting timber. They are often ordered by suppliers of the following goods:

• building materials (foam, glass wool, mineral wool, drywall, and others);
• paper and cellulose products;
• fabrics and clothing;
• household chemicals;
• plumbing;
• furniture and decorative items;
• household goods;
• automobile tires.

Unlike tractors with high load capacity used for transporting oversized cargo (construction, agricultural, industrial machinery, and others), truck trains can move freely on public roads. Companies delivering cargo with this type of transport do not need to obtain special permits. The load capacity of a truck train depends on the model, with a maximum of 22 tons.

What factors affect the cost of shipping by truck train from Sweden to Germany?

The price of transport services is usually calculated by the carrier for each client individually. The cost of shipping from Sweden to Germany or other European countries depends on several factors:

• load capacity of the vehicle;
• weight and volume of the cargo;
• route, distance between loading and unloading points;
• delivery times;
• need for additional packaging of the cargo;
• other services of the company (for example, insurance or customs clearance, temporary storage of cargo in a warehouse).

For example, if you need to deliver timber from Stockholm to Munich. To find out the cost of such services, choose a company on the logistics exchange that delivers oversized cargo from Sweden to Germany, contact the carrier, and consult.

How to find a carrier willing to quickly and cheaply deliver cargo by curtainsider truck?

If there are offers on the exchange that meet your requirements, you can find them in just a few minutes. After logging in, select the "Transport" section from the menu. In the new window, enter the names of the countries and cities, and select "Curtainsider truck train with trailer" from the list of transport options.

Based on your request, you will see announcements from companies that deliver cargo to Germany from Sweden using this type of transport. You just need to choose a suitable carrier, review the service description, and contact them to discuss cooperation.

How to add oversized cargo to the exchange?

If you create an announcement with your cargo, carriers willing to perform such delivery will contact you by the provided number to offer their services. In the "Cargo" section, you need to add a request, selecting the type of cargo (truck). When filling out the request, you should specify the route, shipping date, cargo parameters (volume, weight, name), type of vehicle, and contact information. After posting on the site, this announcement will be visible to all companies engaged in cargo transportation from Sweden to Germany that own the curtainsider trucks necessary for delivering oversized but lightweight cargo. If necessary, you can leave several requests; there is no limit to their number.