DHL expands secure road transportation
DHL Freight is offering shippers of high-value high-tech products or other valuable goods a new transportation solution for Europe-wide road transportation of freight, the company has announced. In future, the new DHL High Value service will expand the current high-value transportation service offerings by extending the required security standards to less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as major corporate clients now have the option of theft-proof overland transport for high-value shipments weighing up to 2,500 kg.
According to the European Union, businesses incur damages in the order of EUR 8bn every year due to theft of their shipments.
Thomas George, CEO, DHL Freight, explains why the company is expanding its high-value services: “We expect that the demands for the transport of high-value products in terms of security, transparency and pro-active information management will continue to increase.” DHL High Value has been available in countries such as Germany, Hungary or the Netherlands for some time.
Up to now, however, it only comprised FTL or LTL shipments for specific clients. In the next few months, it will become a standard service offering for LTL shipments and will be made available across Europe in a step-by-step approach. The first step will cover a total of 10 countries. In addition to Germany, Hungary and the Netherlands, it will include Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland and the UK, with full coverage of all European countries envisaged for 2012.
