Live loads on this route
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Distances
- Rotterdam → Duisburg: about 230 km
- Venlo → Düsseldorf: about 60 km
- Rotterdam → Frankfurt: about 450 km
- Amsterdam → Hanover: about 370 km
Transit time
Rotterdam to the Ruhr is a same-day round trip; southern Germany takes about a day. 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
- Zevenaar – Emmerich: A12 → A3 towards Oberhausen and Cologne
- Venlo: A67 → A40 / A61 into the Ruhr and Rhineland
- Oldenzaal – Bad Bentheim: A1 → A30 towards Osnabrück
Typical freight
- Sea containers from Rotterdam
- Retail and e-commerce distribution freight from Venlo and Tilburg
- Flowers and fresh produce (refrigerated)
- Chemicals
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.
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 and rules
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 collections need terminal slots and the right container chassis — check before accepting.
- Short Ruhr runs leave time for a second load the same day.
Questions
How far is Rotterdam from the Ruhr by truck?
About 230 km from Rotterdam to Duisburg, roughly three hours’ driving.
Carriers and brokers on this route
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