DHL Germany launches new service for transportation of heavy goods

DHL Paket Deutschland, the German parcel division of DHL, has launched a new customer service under the name “DHL Maxitransport” for transportation of heavy and cumbrous objects like furniture and household appliances with effect 4 February 2008.

With the new service customers can ship almost everything up to 100 kg that can be carried by two persons. This weight limit does not apply to rollable objects like mopeds or motor-bikes since they do not have to be lifted during pick-up and delivery.

Moreover, the delivery does not end at the recipient’s door. DHL said it will even deliver items such as sofas into the living room on request.

If requested and for an additional charge, DHL also takes charge of packaging when picking up the shipment. The total price varies according to the volume or weight of the shipment as well as additional services. The order can be made via the internet through DHL online stamping in a similar way to parcel orders.

Uwe Brinks, DHL Paket Deutschland managing director, said: “We have to adapt our services continuously to the changing needs of our customers to be successful in the parcel market. With the DHL Maxitransport we are offering a very special service. A sofa can now be shipped as easily as a parcel”.

DHL Paket Deutschland, the German parcel division of DHL, has launched a new customer service under the name “DHL Maxitransport” for transportation of heavy and cumbrous objects like furniture and household appliances with effect 4 February 2008.

With the new service customers can ship almost everything up to 100 kg that can be carried by two persons. This weight limit does not apply to rollable objects like mopeds or motor-bikes since they do not have to be lifted during pick-up and delivery.

Moreover, the delivery does not end at the recipient’s door. DHL said it will even deliver items such as sofas into the living room on request.

If requested and for an additional charge, DHL also takes charge of packaging when picking up the shipment. The total price varies according to the volume or weight of the shipment as well as additional services. The order can be made via the internet through DHL online stamping in a similar way to parcel orders.

Uwe Brinks, DHL Paket Deutschland managing director, said: “We have to adapt our services continuously to the changing needs of our customers to be successful in the parcel market. With the DHL Maxitransport we are offering a very special service. A sofa can now be shipped as easily as a parcel”.