When a line stops, we collect the part from the wholesaler, the manufacturer or your central store and drive it to maintenance without transloading – from a sensor in a box to a gearbox on a pallet.
For a time-critical spare part, a direct run with the correct vehicle class is usually the suitable choice: one courier collects the shipment and drives straight to the destination without a scheduled hub transfer. Maxmove shows the price before booking, provides live tracking and records handover digitally. Submit dimensions, weight, loading support and latest arrival time in full.
| Situation | Suitable option | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Machine downtime | Direct run | No scheduled hub transfer |
| Fixed window today | Express courier | Time-critical dispatch |
| Planned replenishment | Recurring delivery | Repeatable workflow |
Provide pickup address, site entrance, contacts, package dimensions, weight and latest arrival. This prevents an undersized vehicle and avoidable waiting at collection or handover.
Reviewed by Max Valjan, Founder of Maxmove · Last updated:
Spare parts logistics means holding the right part, finding it quickly and getting it to the machine. Stockholding and planning cover the first two steps. The last step is often nobody's job when a breakdown hits: the part sits at a hydraulics wholesaler in Duisburg, the line is down in Siegen, and the parcel network usually delivers the next day, via its hubs.
Anyone who moves urgent parts knows what tends to go wrong: the wrong part number on the delivery note, a variable-speed drive without its ESD bag, a gearbox without a pallet, a gatehouse that is not expecting the driver – and no record of when the part actually reached maintenance. Every transfer between vehicles also adds risk to connectors, bearing seats and sealing faces.
Maxmove moves spare parts as a direct drive: one vehicle collects from the supplier and drives to the agreed handover point with no depot and no other stops. You see the binding instant price and the earliest pickup window before you book, maintenance and purchasing follow the drive live, and every handover comes with a digital proof of delivery carrying a timestamp, signature and photos. If needed, a second drive takes the old part back to the repairer or wholesaler.
From a sensor in a box to a gearbox on a pallet – parts whose absence stops a line, a vehicle or a site.
Three drives that maintenance teams and workshops book every week.
A hydraulic pump fails at a steel plant in Duisburg-Hüttenheim, and the replacement is at a wholesaler in the Duisburg-Rheinhausen logistics area. The pump is boxed and fixed to a Euro pallet. A van collects it and drives straight to the plant gate. The receiving side needs to provide the name of the maintenance contact, a gatehouse registration and the purchase order number as a reference, which then appears on the invoice.
A packaging line in Siegen-Geisweid is down because a variable-speed drive has failed; the manufacturer has a unit in stock at its warehouse in the Rhineland. A car is enough: the drive stays in the manufacturer's ESD packaging and the box is secured in the vehicle so it cannot slide. Maintenance sees the arrival in live tracking and schedules the electrician to match. The handover is recorded with a signature and a photo of the undamaged box.
An independent commercial vehicle workshop in Köln-Porz has a van on the lift, and the exchange gearbox is at a parts wholesaler in Köln-Ossendorf. The gearbox is strapped to a pallet, the wholesaler loads it by forklift and the driver lashes the pallet in the Sprinter. A second order takes the old gearbox back to the wholesaler – the signature and photos in the proof of delivery document the core return.
Packaging, load securing, dangerous goods, damage reporting and liability – and who is responsible for each.
Under Section 412 of the German Commercial Code (HGB), the sender must load, stow and secure the goods so they are safe for carriage unless agreed otherwise; the carrier is responsible for loading that keeps the vehicle safe to operate. For spare parts this means: electronics such as boards, drives and PLC modules stay in the manufacturer's ESD packaging, and heavy parts are fixed to a pallet and secured against tipping. Include the delivery note with the part number and enter weight and dimensions when you book.
Inside the vehicle, the load must be secured so that it cannot slide, tip over or fall even under emergency braking or a sudden evasive manoeuvre, following recognised engineering practice (Section 22 of the German Road Traffic Regulations, StVO). For vans up to 7.5 t gross vehicle mass, guideline VDI 2700 Part 16 describes the methods. Our drivers secure boxes and pallets with lashing straps and anti-slip mats, provided the part is ready to load. More in our glossary entry on load securing.
Some spare parts are dangerous goods under ADR: airbag modules and seat-belt pretensioners (UN 3268, class 9), lithium-ion batteries (UN 3480, or UN 3481 when in or packed with equipment) and wet starter batteries (UN 2794, which special provision 598 can exempt). Under ADR 1.4.2.1 the consignor must hand over a compliant consignment: correctly classified, in approved packaging and with the information the carrier needs. Name such parts explicitly when you book – we confirm before pickup whether the drive can go ahead in that form.
Visible damage or missing packages must be reported at delivery at the latest; otherwise the law presumes that everything arrived complete and undamaged. Hidden damage must be reported in text form within seven days (Section 438 HGB). The digital proof of delivery records the time, the recipient and photos. Check the box and pallet at handover and report anything unusual straight away, before the part disappears into the maintenance workshop.
Maxmove drives are insured. The statutory carrier liability for loss or damage, however, is capped at 8.33 Special Drawing Rights per kilogram of gross weight (Section 431 HGB). For light, high-value parts such as control boards or servo amplifiers, the value of the goods can be far higher. State the value before booking so we can confirm in advance whether the cover is sufficient or whether your own goods-in-transit insurance should cover the drive.
Sensors, boards and seal kits travel by car. Drives, pumps and boxes up to two Euro pallets fit into the high-roof compact van. Gearboxes, motors and bearing parts on pallets go in the van or the Sprinter; the 3.5-tonne box van takes five to eight Euro pallets and up to 1,200 kg, the 7.5-tonne truck 12 to 15 Euro pallets and up to 3,000 kg. Units over 3,000 kg, crane loading or parts that need an open flatbed are arranged as a [special run](/sonderfahrten) on request.
| Vehicle | Maks. težina | Euro palete | Maks. dimenzije tereta | Price | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarOdgovara npr. Moving boxes, small furniture, classifieds pickups | 100 kg | – | 100 × 70 × 50 cm | from €79.86Base fare €18.90 | Book |
| Small VanOdgovara npr. Washing machine, armchair, moving boxes | 400 kg | 1–2 | 160 × 120 × 120 cm | from €94.05Base fare €29.90 | Book |
| VanOdgovara npr. Sofa, 1–2 room move, moving boxes | 900 kg | 2–3 | 270 × 160 × 130 cm | from €112.95Base fare €44.90 | Book |
| Large VanOdgovara npr. Wardrobe, 2–3 room move, bulky furniture | 1000 kg | 3–4 | 330 × 180 × 170 cm | from €130.05Base fare €54.90 | Book |
| 3.5t Box LorryOdgovara npr. Retail goods, tail lift, large furniture | 1200 kg | 6–8 | 430 × 210 × 210 cm | from €211.24Base fare €129 | Book |
| 7.5t LorryOdgovara npr. Full house move, bulky retail goods, site material | 3000 kg | 12–15 | 610 × 245 × 240 cm | from €366.72Base fare €249 | Book |
Published examples for Köln → Düsseldorf, weekdays at 10:00 (Berlin time). The binding price for your addresses is shown before booking.
Bigger, open-bed or heavier than 3 t? On request as a special run
Enter the supplier pickup address, the handover point at the plant, dimensions, weight and your purchase order number as a reference. You immediately see the instant price, the right vehicle and the earliest pickup window.
The driver checks in at goods-out with your reference, takes over the packages listed on the delivery note and secures them in the vehicle.
The vehicle drives to your plant with no depot and no other consignments. Share the tracking link with the gatehouse and maintenance – no app, no login.
Handover to the named person with signature, timestamp and photos. The proof of delivery is available in the order straight away, and your reference appears on the invoice.
Your part travels on its own from the supplier to your plant: no parcel hub, no multi-drop round, no reloading that puts connectors or bearing seats at risk. The journey time depends only on the distance – and maintenance can see live when the part reaches the gate.
Maintenance and purchasing see the binding instant price and the earliest pickup window before they commit – online around the clock, with no call-backs and no quote requests. Business customers pay by invoice, with their own purchase or work order number on it.
The proof of delivery shows, with signature and photos, when the part was handed to whom. Use it to document downtime, support supplier claims and report transport damage within the legal deadlines.
