About the Austria load board
The Austria load board lists GigFreight loads with a pickup in Austria. Austria is a transit country between Germany and Italy and between Western Europe and Hungary and the Balkans, so much of its road freight is international.
Austrian accounts use the European market and see EU and UK freight.
Main freight hubs
- Vienna
- Linz and Upper Austria
- Graz
- Salzburg
- Innsbruck and the Brenner route
Common lanes
- Austria ↔ Germany
- Austria → Italy via the Brenner
- Austria ↔ Hungary and Slovakia
- Austria ↔ Czech Republic
Rules for trucks in Austria
- Tolls
- Austria charges vehicles over 3.5 t a distance-based motorway toll collected by the GO-Box.
- Night restrictions
- Austria restricts trucks over 7.5 t at night (22:00–05:00) on most roads, with exemptions for certified low-noise vehicles.
- Weekend ban
- Trucks over 7.5 t are banned from Saturday 15:00 to Sunday 22:00 and on public holidays, with exemptions such as perishable food.
Planning in Austria
- Seasons and calendars
- In winter the Brenner corridor can see snow-related closures, and on busy days Tyrol meters northbound trucks at Kufstein (Blockabfertigung).
- Weights
- 40 t gross is the general limit (44 t for combined transport).
Route and hub guides
How the board works
- Brokers and shippers post a load with route, dates, equipment, weight and rate.
- Carriers filter the board by origin, destination, date and vehicle type, and sort by rate or rate per kilometre.
- Members with an active paid subscription see the poster’s contact details and agree the job directly with them.
What it is called locally
- Frachtenbörse (German (Austria))
- freight exchange
- LKW Ladungen (German)
- truck loads
GigFreight’s interface is in English.
Questions about this board
Can trucks drive at night in Austria?
Austria restricts trucks over 7.5 t at night (22:00–05:00) on most roads, with exemptions for certified low-noise vehicles.
Can I browse Austria loads without an account?
Load boards can be browsed without an account. Visitors see the route, dates, equipment and price of each load, but not the poster’s contact details.
How much does the Austria load board cost?
Standard membership for the Europe market costs €79 a month, €199 per quarter or €359 per six months. Elite, which adds Elite loads and priority matching, costs €129 a month. Every plan starts with a 3-day free trial; you can cancel before it ends. Prices are in EUR.
Who can see loads on the Austria board?
Anyone can browse the listings. Accounts registered in the Europe market see loads in Europe and United Kingdom. Posting loads is restricted to active paid subscribers and valid trials: the load is posted from a broker account — shippers and forwarders use the same account type — of a verified company, and is published in that account’s own markets. Carriers and owner-operators use the board to find work.
Are broker contact details included in the free trial?
Broker and shipper contact details on a load are shown only to members with a fully paid, active subscription. A trial gives access to the platform but not to load contact details.