System Freight

Brand new options for DB SCHENKERsystem: Fix Day 10 and 13

Try out our time-definite options for highly predictable delivery on a customer-defined date before 10:00 or 13:00.

Our top time-definite options for DB SCHENKERsystem premium

You want to make your customer happy earlier? Use our time definite options Premium 10 and Premium 13 in addition to DB SCHENKERsystem premium for better planning as well as streamlining of production process on your client’s side. All across Europe!

Rely on Europe’s most extensive land transportation Network.

DB Schenker’s extensive land transport network operates from 720 branches, across 36 European countries, making us the number one choice for your system freight shipping/LTL needs.

You can choose between two easy-to-use products that are standardized across Europe:
DB SCHENKERsystem and DB SCHENKERsystem premium.

DB SCHENKERsystem is the best solution if you want to move your freight fast and with high reliability throughout Europe. If speed is crucial, DB SCHENKERsystem premium is the solution for European companies: You will be able to use the fastest road network and take advantage of industry leading reliability - with performance guarantee!

_{* The Gurantee shall be limited to a Money-Back-Promise: If the shipment is not delivered within the agreed lead time, DB Schenker shall therefore reimburse the net fee without surcharges paid by the customer to DB Schenker for specific shipment. This shall not apply if the sender or receipient is responsible for the late delivery and in case of force majeure.}_{Availability of Premium 10 and Premium 13 might be restricted in some areas. Please check with your nearest DB SCHENKER branch.}

Benefits

Door-to-door shipping: Reliable forwarding of groupage shipments across Europe.
Tightly connected land transport terminals: Daily line-haul departures keep land transport terminals seamlessly connected.
Online tracking and reporting tools: Transparent performance metrics, such as lead-time comparisons and electronic proof of delivery.

Additional Services

As pioneers of innovative logistics solutions, we at DB Schenker are committed to becoming the leading sustainable, green logistics provider.

At DB Schenker, the security of your cargo is of utmost importance to us. We can offer a wide-array of supply-chain security solutions in order to protect your cargo during both warehousing and transport. No matter where your cargo is located or headed; we can offer suitable security solutions on a global level.

Due to the risk posed to people and the environment, dangerous cargo cannot be treated like general cargo. It requires special handling and the workforce involved needs additional qualifications. Dangerous cargo is generally not accepted with DB SCHENKERparcel. It's also subject to general acceptance conditions applicable throughout Europe with DB SCHENKERsystem. Please consider our restrictions for dangerous goods for Groupage (cross border) PDF Download.

However, with DB SCHENKERpart load and DB SCHENKERfull load, there are no general restrictions in place. In any case, whichever of these products they choose, customers may always ask their responsible branch office for special agreements. With this policy, DB Schenker covers 98 percent of the demand for ground forwarding services for dangerous cargo.

eSchenker: It's so easy

eSchenker is our most advanced logistic solution yet. It incorporates all eServices into one portal, giving you maximum support at every stage of your supply chain. From tracking and scheduling to booking and reporting, eSchenker has your logistics covered.

Tracking

The easy-to-use eSchenker tracking tool gives you real-time information about the location and status of your shipment, and its current estimated time of delivery. Allocation of a tracking number means that you can access detailed shipment data online without having to log in.

Our tracking technology has now been upgraded with an even more detailed overview and status information for each of your shipments.

Channel Advisor

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DB Schenker provides its customers with access to over a hundred marketplaces globally by partnering with leading SaaS platform provider, ChannelAdvisor.

Logistics automation at its best

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DB Schenker is now responsible for MediaMarkt Sweden's logistics for online sales and store deliveries from the Arlandastad logistics center near Stockholm.

Learning by gaming: Virtual Reality as a boost for employee training

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Serious Gaming: In collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics DB Schenker has developed an employee training course as a VR digital game.

Animals versus machines

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How dogs speed up customs clearances at DB Schenker.

Exoskeletons

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DB Schenker has extensively investigated the use of exoskeletons at several logistics locations in Germany, in order to relieve warehouse personnel of physically-demanding tasks in the long term.

Supporting the Alpaca Industry in Peru

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Since the Inca Empire and dating back to 5000 B.C., the lives of alpacas have been preserved and extended by using their wool to create clothing and other materials. Found primarily in the Peruvian Andes, over four million alpacas are tended by thousands of Peruvians who are living far away from modern life.

Mobile Malaria Project

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The Mobile Malaria Project team, led by Dr. George Busby from the University of Oxford, has travelled over 7,500km with a modified Land Rover Discovery across Africa to exchange with local experts on the challenges in malaria control and to teach African scientists how to use the latest technology in this field.

Free Logistics Education Program in Egypt

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As part of their corporate social responsibility initiatives, DB Schenker Egypt and El-Sewedy Technical Academy (STA) are working together to offer a free-of-charge logistics program based on the German vocational training model.

GSI

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At DB Schenker we are proud to deliver excellence as a logistics provider, and we are just as proud to support excellence on other fields of expertise. We are therefore more than happy to support cutting-edge international research in an impressive and challenging operation.

Extreme Weather Research Project

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The transportation and logistics industries are facing ever-increasing pressure due to a combination of more-frequently occurring extreme weather patterns and congested roads, tight deadlines and high expectations related to delivery times.