Logistics knowledge
Expert knowledge, clearly explained.
Incoterms, loading metres and consignment notes: the essential information for your shipments.
Incoterms 2020
Who bears the costs and risks?
EXW
Ex works
The seller makes the goods available at their premises. The buyer bears all costs and risks from collection onwards.
Glossary
Logistics from A to Z
- Loading metre (LDM)
- The length of loading space occupied by a shipment. A semi-trailer has 13.6 loading metres. A Euro pallet placed crosswise occupies 0.4 LDM.
- Euro pallet
- A standardised 120 × 80 cm pallet. A semi-trailer accommodates 33 Euro pallets on one level.
- FTL – Full truck load
- A vehicle is used exclusively for one shipment: fast and direct, without transshipment.
- LTL – Less than truck load
- Several shipments share a vehicle. Ideal for smaller quantities from a few pallets.
- CMR consignment note
- An international consignment note for cross-border road transport under the CMR Convention.
- Cross-docking
- Goods are transferred directly from the incoming to the outgoing vehicle without storage.
- Chargeable weight
- The higher of actual and volumetric weight. Road freight charges are often also calculated by loading metres.
- Delivery notification
- Advance notification of a delivery to the recipient, including a time window.
- Load securing
- Legally required securing of cargo against sliding, tipping and falling (Section 22 StVO, VDI 2700).
- Dangerous goods (ADR)
- The European agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road.
- Contract logistics
- Long-term outsourcing of complete logistics processes to a service provider.
- POD
- Proof of delivery: confirmation of completed delivery, provided digitally by us.