--- title: "Road freight guides | RNJ Transport" description: "Plain guides from RNJ Transport on CMR, Incoterms, euro pallets, loading metres, load securing, transit time and how to book a transport partner." url: https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/ language: en --- # Road freight guides The RNJ Transport guides explain how road freight works, in plain words. They cover documents and liability, pallets and loading, and how to book and check a transport partner. Our transport team in Klaipėda writes them from daily work. Each guide explains a rule or a method that does not change from week to week. Transport team, Klaipėda A person in our Klaipėda office answers your call. [Get a price](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/#callback) [ +370 698 38573 ](tel:+37069838573) [WhatsApp](https://wa.me/37069838573) Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00, Lithuanian time ## Getting started - ### [Finding a carrier in Lithuania](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/how-to-find-a-carrier-in-lithuania/) Four ways to get a truck in Lithuania, three freight exchanges by name, the LINAVA and LINEKA member lists, sector numbers and a decision table. - ### [Your first export load](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/first-export-load/) Who does what in a factory for its first export load: the Incoterm, loading metres, the transport order, the CMR note and documents for accounting. - ### [Choosing a freight forwarder](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/how-to-choose-a-freight-forwarder/) What to include in a quote request, what a freight price includes, how to score a test load and keep two or three forwarders. ## Documents and liability - ### [CMR consignment note](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/cmr-consignment-note/) What a CMR consignment note is, when you need one, who completes and signs it, and how the electronic e-CMR works. - ### [CMR liability and cargo insurance](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/cmr-liability-and-cargo-insurance/) What a carrier pays under CMR, why the limit is about 10 EUR per kilogram, and when to buy cargo insurance. - ### [Incoterms for road freight](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/incoterms-for-road-freight/) Which Incoterms 2020 rules fit a truck, who books the transport, where the risk passes and who clears customs. - ### [Customs inside the EU](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/customs-inside-the-eu/) The documents for a load inside the EU, and the cases where customs still applies, for example Norway. ## Pallets and loading - ### [Euro pallet dimensions](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/euro-pallet-dimensions/) Euro pallet size, weight and load capacity from EPAL, the marks on a genuine pallet, ISPM 15, and how many pallets fit on a trailer. - ### [Loading metres](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/loading-metre-calculation/) How to calculate loading metres for any load: the 2.4 formula, pallet values, a table for 1 to 33 pallets, stacking and weight. - ### [Part load or full truck](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/part-load-or-full-truck/) How to choose between a part load and a full truck: trailer sizes, loading metre examples and a decision table by load size. - ### [Load securing](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/load-securing-for-shippers/) What EU rules require for load securing, who does what under CMR and the EU guidelines, and how to prepare pallets for the trip. - ### [High-value goods](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/high-value-goods-by-road/) How to plan a high-value road load: the CMR limit, declared value, a direct truck, certified truck parking and the delivery date. - ### [Reefer transport rules](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/reefer-transport/) How a reefer keeps chilled and frozen goods at temperature, which ATP and EU rules apply, and what to agree before loading. ## Booking and transport partners - ### [Forwarder or carrier](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/freight-forwarder-vs-carrier/) What a freight forwarder and a road carrier each do under CMR and Lithuanian law, who answers for your goods, and which one to book. - ### [Freight exchanges](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/freight-exchange-for-shippers/) How a road freight exchange matches loads and trucks, how companies on it are checked, and when to post a load or book a forwarder. - ### [How to check a forwarder](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/how-to-check-a-freight-forwarder/) Seven checks to run on a freight forwarder before your first load, how to use AI reports and references, and a checklist to keep. - ### [Booking mistakes that raise the price](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/road-freight-booking-mistakes/) How late bookings, wrong cargo data and weak route planning raise road freight costs, and what to send us instead. - ### [Road freight transit time](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/road-freight-transit-time/) How EU driving and rest rules, two-driver crews, loading windows, ferries and driving bans turn road freight distance into days, with a worked example. ## Lithuania and the Baltic states - ### [Freight inside Lithuania](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/road-freight-inside-lithuania/) Road distances and truck driving times between Klaipėda, Kaunas, Vilnius, Šiauliai and Panevėžys, same-day planning, documents, the 2027 road toll and holidays. - ### [Truck ferries from Klaipėda](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/truck-ferries-from-klaipeda/) Freight ferries from Klaipėda to Karlshamn and Kiel: sailings, hours at sea, check-in times, trailers without a driver and dangerous goods. - ### [Road freight in the Baltic states](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/guides/road-freight-baltic-states/) Road freight between Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia: distances, documents, truck road charges, Lithuania’s toll per kilometre from 2027, public holidays that differ, and full or part loads. News about one dated change, such as a new toll, a driving ban or a new customs rule, is in a separate section. [ News ](https://rnjtransport.lt/en/blog/) ## Ask about your load If your question is not in a guide yet, send it in the price form. We call you back during working hours. You can also call us. [ +370 698 38573 ](tel:+37069838573) A person in our Klaipėda office answers your call. Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00, Lithuanian time - [WhatsApp](https://wa.me/37069838573) - [info@rnjtransport.lt](mailto:info@rnjtransport.lt) ### Get a price Send your route and your phone number. We call you back about the price. --- RNJ Transport (UAB "RNJ Transport", company code 305801389), Šilutės pl. 105A, LT-95112 Klaipėda, Lithuania. Phone: +370 698 38573. Email: info@rnjtransport.lt. Company summary for AI assistants: https://rnjtransport.lt/llms.txt. All pages: https://rnjtransport.lt/sitemap.xml.