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Anyone working with hazardous substances understands that correct handling is critical. As an experienced logistics partner, Rhenus manages the storage, handling and transport of dangerous goods, ensuring safety and reliability across the entire supply chain.
Transporting dangerous goods is one of the major challenges in the global logistics and transportation industry. These specific materials, which can pose significant risks to people, the environment and property due to their chemical, physical or biological characteristics, require particularly stringent safety measures.
In addition to transportation, we also ensure the proper storage and safe handling of hazardous materials in ports, dedicated hazardous goods warehouses and Rhenus hubs, including locations supporting operations in Türkiye. From highly flammable substances to toxic chemicals, acids and alkalis, the handling, packaging, storage and transshipment of these goods are governed by national and international regulations such as ADR, IMDG and IATA.
Through careful planning and precise execution of these processes, we help prevent accidents and contribute to maintaining public safety.
The safe transport of hazardous goods by road is highly complex and depends on specialized vehicles, qualified personnel and strict adherence to legal requirements. Depending on the type of hazardous material, such as chemicals, alkalis, or batteries, different vehicle types are used, including tanker trucks, silo and bulk vehicles, container trucks and closed-bodied vehicles.
In addition to full ADR transport, our services also cover shipments in accordance with the Limited Quantities (LQ) and Excepted Quantities (EQ) provisions of ADR. The quality of these services is validated through SQAS (Safety & Quality Assessment for Sustainability). Our dedicated Hazardous Goods Officers oversee employee training and ensure compliance with both national and international regulations. To maintain the highest safety standards, our truck drivers hold the required ADR certification.
Combining warehousing and transport offers clear technical benefits. Integrated risk management across both areas improves safety, reliability, speed to market and cost efficiency. Specific packaging and labelling, together with the direct transfer of goods from storage into the transport network, for example via consolidated cargo terminals, enable faster and more seamless processes. The use of LNG trucks on many short-distance routes also helps to lower CO₂ emissions. Overall, a holistic logistics approach creates greater transparency across the supply chain and allows for a more flexible response to unexpected events.
The Rhenus Group continues to invest in modern, innovative warehouses for hazardous materials. All facilities meet stringent safety requirements and are equipped with advanced systems, including fire alarms, specialized gas detection and ventilation technology, foam sprinkler systems and CO₂ extinguishing systems with real-time incident monitoring.
In addition, real-time inventory reporting ensures accurate stock tracking and helps minimize errors.
We design your ADR logistics to be integrated, flexible and precisely tailored to your requirements.
Hazardous goods are substances or items that can pose a risk due to their chemical or physical properties. Because of these potential dangers, they must be handled and transported under specific safety regulations.
Dangerous goods include a wide range of materials such as explosives, gases, flammable and toxic substances. Typical examples are pesticides, petrol, nitrogen and various chemicals. Certain pharmaceutical products can also fall under this classification.
ADR stands for “Accord européen relatif au transport international des marchandises dangereuses par route,” which translates to “European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road.” It is an international framework that sets out the rules for the safe transport of hazardous goods by road across Europe.
