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Road freight for companies in Joniškis, on the road to Riga

Local companies in Joniškis, 14 km from the Latvian border on the A12 road to Riga, can ship full truckloads with RNJ Transport. Food and feed plants lead the town’s industry. Klaipėda is about 220 km away. Loads to Latvia and Estonia travel with checked partner carriers, and our own trucks serve Lithuanian and Swedish routes.

  • From Joniškis on the A12 it is 14 km to the Meitene crossing to Latvia and about 90 km from Riga.
  • The freight rail border station Joniškis–Meitene is on the Šiauliai–Joniškis–Latvia line, part of the EU extended core network.
  • Firms in Joniškis make bread and pastry, meat products, animal feed, pet and fishing products and cat litter.
  • Farmland covers 72.8% of Joniškis district.
A truck with a curtainsider trailer on a motorway between fields of yellow rapeseed
Local facts
Region Aukštaitija
Road distance to Klaipėda About 220 km
Driving time About 3 h 40 min with one driver
To the Polish border About 295 km, Kalvarija and Budzisko crossing
Main roads A12 to Meitene and Riga in the north, Šiauliai in the south; roads to Žagarė, Linkuva and Žeimelis
Industry Bread and pastry, meat products, animal feed, pet products and cat litter, peat processing, dolomite stone
Industrial and logistics areas Joniškis railway station and the Joniškis–Meitene freight border station
Trucks Our own trucks and checked partner carriers
Your contact One contact person for your load. +370 698 38573. We speak Lithuanian, English and Russian.

Distances: the road route in OpenStreetMap (OSRM), from city centre to city centre, checked on 24 October 2026. Routes from Poland and further west enter Lithuania at the Budzisko and Kalvarija crossing. Driving time: 60 km/h on average with the breaks the EU rules require, without loading, queues or ferries. It is not a delivery promise.

Joniškis industry: food, feed and pet products

Food processing is the main industry of Joniškis. Bakeries make bread and pastry, and a meat plant makes meat products. A feed maker also sells pet and fishing products and cat litter. Farmland covers 72.8% of the district, peat is processed at Jankūnai and dolomite is quarried at Skaistgiris.

Feed, pet products and cat litter ship in bags on pallets, which suits a curtainsider trailer. Dolomite stone and loose peat are bulk loads for tipper trucks, so we do not carry them.

The A12, the railway and the road to Riga

The A12 passes Joniškis and reaches Meitene on the Latvian border 14 km north of the town. From Meitene the road continues to Jelgava and Riga, about 90 km from Joniškis. The railway from Šiauliai to Latvia also runs through Joniškis, and its freight border station lies 15.5 km from the town station.

Šiauliai International Airport is about 47 km away and Riga airport about 91 km. Klaipėda port lies to the west. The road south to Poland ends at Kalvarija, about 295 km away. Swedish loads from Joniškis cross from Klaipėda to Karlshamn, in our own trucks when we have one free.

Joniškis loads and whether we carry them
LoadDo we carry it?
Animal feed, pet products and cat litter in bagsYes, as palletised full loads
Meat productsYes, in a reefer trailer from a checked partner
Bread and pastry in cratesYes, as full loads inside Lithuania and to Latvia
Loose dolomite stone or peatNo, these need tipper trucks

How a load runs from Joniškis

We plan the load and book the truck: our own truck on Lithuanian and Swedish routes when one is free, a checked partner carrier on every other route. From the first call to delivery you deal with one contact person and get one invoice from RNJ Transport.

  1. You send the load details

    Give the collection and delivery addresses, the date, the pallets or loading metres and the weight in the request form.

  2. We plan the truck

    We choose our own truck or check a partner carrier for your dates.

  3. You get a fixed price

    We confirm the price and the planned collection and delivery days.

  4. You get the truck details

    Before loading you get the truck and trailer numbers and the driver’s phone number.

  5. Loading and the trip

    The driver collects the load with the consignment note, a CMR note on international loads. If anything changes, we call you.

  6. Delivery and one invoice

    After delivery you get the signed consignment note and one invoice from RNJ Transport.

Frequently asked questions

  1. Do you carry loads from Joniškis to Riga and Estonia?

    Yes. Riga is about 90 km from Joniškis, across the border at Meitene, and Estonia lies further north beyond Riga. Checked partner carriers drive these loads. You send one request, and one person at RNJ Transport plans the whole route.

  2. Can you carry feed and pet products from Joniškis to Western Europe?

    Yes. Bagged feed, pet products and cat litter on pallets make full curtainsider loads. We deliver them to Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Scandinavia with checked partner carriers, or to Sweden on our own trucks. Tell us how many pallets and how heavy the load is.

  3. Do you carry dolomite stone or loose bulk from Joniškis?

    No. Crushed dolomite and loose peat travel in tipper trucks, and our trailers are curtainsiders for pallets and packed goods. If the stone or peat is packed in big bags on pallets, ask us, and we check whether the weight fits a standard trailer.

  4. Is Joniškis closer to Riga port or to Klaipėda?

    Closer to Riga. Riga port is about 90 km away, and Klaipėda about 220 km by road. We deliver to both, and Klaipėda has the truck ferries to Karlshamn and Kiel. Tell us which port your goods must reach, and we plan the truck for it.

Sources (4)
  1. VLE encyclopaedia: Joniškis
  2. VLE encyclopaedia: Joniškis district municipality
  3. LTG Infra: rail network statement 2026–2027
  4. EKGT: map of Lithuania’s ethnographic regions (2025)

We checked these sources on 24 October 2026.

Plan a load from Joniškis with our team

Send the route, the date and the load size in the request form. We call you back. You can also call us during working hours.

+370 698 38573

A person in our Klaipėda office answers your call.

Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00, Lithuanian time

Transport request

Send us an email. Please include these details:

  1. Loading and unloading place
  2. Cargo: type, pallets or loading metres, weight
  3. Loading date
  4. Company name
  5. Your phone number
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Transport request

Send us an email. Please include these details:

  1. Loading and unloading place
  2. Cargo: type, pallets or loading metres, weight
  3. Loading date
  4. Company name
  5. Your phone number
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