Live loads from Duisburg
There are no live loads picking up in Duisburg on GigFreight right now. Loads appear here as soon as brokers and shippers post them.
Ports and terminals
- duisport: trimodal (water, rail, road) container and logistics terminals
- Rail terminals with long-distance services, including China–Europe trains
- Logistics parks across the Rhine–Ruhr area
Main roads
- A3: north–south (Netherlands – Cologne – Frankfurt)
- A40 and A42: east–west through the Ruhr
- A59: through Duisburg itself
Road distances
- Duisburg → Rotterdam: about 230 km
- Duisburg → Antwerp: about 210 km
- Duisburg → Cologne: about 70 km
- Duisburg → Frankfurt: about 250 km
- Duisburg → Hamburg: about 400 km
Typical freight
- Containers from Rotterdam and Antwerp by barge and rail
- Steel and metal products
- Chemicals (often ADR)
- Consumer goods for Ruhr distribution centres
Rules to know
Tolls and bans
Germany charges a distance-based truck toll (LKW-Maut) on motorways and federal roads for vehicles over 3.5 t, with a CO₂ component. Germany bans trucks over 7.5 t on Sundays and public holidays from 00:00 to 22:00, and on many motorways on Saturdays in July and August from 07:00 to 20:00.
Driving time
Under EU drivers’ hours rules a driver may drive 9 hours a day (10 hours twice a week) with a 45-minute break after 4.5 hours, so one driver covers roughly 700–800 km a day.
Tips for carriers
- Container loads need the terminal release and slot confirmed before collection.
- The dense Ruhr shipper base makes same-day reloads common.
Questions
Why is Duisburg important for trucking?
Its inland port transfers containers between barges, trains and trucks, so many European truck legs start or end there.
Route guides
Carriers and brokers in Duisburg
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