Live loads on this route
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Distances
- Dortmund → Rotterdam: about 270 km
- Duisburg → Venlo: about 70 km
- Cologne → Eindhoven: about 180 km
- Hamburg → Amsterdam: about 470 km
Transit time
Most Ruhr–Netherlands runs are same-day, often with time for a second load. 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.
Main border crossings
- Emmerich – Zevenaar: A3 → A12 towards Arnhem and Utrecht
- Venlo: A40/A61 → A67 towards Eindhoven and Antwerp
- Aachen – Heerlen: A4 → A76 towards Limburg
- Bad Bentheim – Oldenzaal: A30 → A1 from Lower Saxony
Typical freight
- Export freight for Rotterdam and Amsterdam seaports
- Chemicals from the Rhine–Ruhr region (often ADR)
- Consumer goods for Dutch distribution centres
- Automotive parts
Tolls, bans and documents
Tolls
Germany charges a distance-based truck toll (LKW-Maut) on motorways and federal roads for vehicles over 3.5 t, with a CO₂ component. Since 1 July 2026 the Netherlands charges a per-kilometre truck toll (vrachtwagenheffing) for trucks over 3.5 t on motorways and some regional roads; each truck needs an on-board unit, and the Dutch Eurovignet ended on the same day.
Driving bans
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.
Documents
CMR consignment note and EU Community licence. Cabotage (domestic loads by a foreign EU carrier) is limited to three operations within seven days after an international delivery, followed by a four-day cooling-off period in that country.
Tips for carriers
- Port deliveries need a terminal slot — confirm it before accepting.
- Short runs make two loads a day possible; search for the next pickup near your Dutch delivery.
Questions
Is Germany to the Netherlands a same-day run?
From the Ruhr and the Rhineland, yes — Dortmund to Rotterdam is about 270 km. From Hamburg or southern Germany it is a full day.
Carriers and brokers on this route
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