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Affligem · Belgium, Benelux and Europe
Your goods are
Your goods are
insured by weight.
International road carriage falls under the CMR Convention, which pays 8.33 SDR per kilogram regardless of what the goods are worth. A pallet of electronics and a pallet of sand are compensated the same way. We tell shippers before the load moves.
- 2011operating since
- EUlicensed
- CMRinsured
- No ADRby policy
What we carry
Four services, under one licence
We hold the community licence and work under a qualified transport manager. Dangerous goods are refused.
Full loads
Full truckloads within Belgium and across Europe, planned to driving and rest-time limits.
See the programPart loads and groupage
Part loads and groupage consignments, consolidated with other freight.
See the programWarehousing and storage
Storage in our own warehouse, with goods recorded in and out and an insured value agreed.
See the programCover and documents
Advising on CMR limits and ad valorem cover, and checking that consignment documents are right.
See the program
How it works
How we work
Quote with the liability position stated, advise on cover before the load moves, plan to the driving and rest-time rules, and refuse a slot that could only be met by breaking them.
Rate and cover advice
Quoted in writing, with what CMR would actually pay.
Planned to the rules
The earliest slot legal driving time can reach.
Delivered and signed
Consignment note returned, exceptions noted.
Working together
Ways to work with us
Quoted per shipment, or per month for a regular flow. Ad valorem insurance is arranged separately and priced by the insurer.
Single shipment
One load, quoted with the cover position.
- Rate within one business day
- CMR limit stated in writing
- Slot set by rest-time rules
- Signed consignment note
- Exceptions reported
Regular flow
A recurring lane or volume, with storage if needed.
- Volume rate agreed
- Warehousing available
- One point of contact
- Stock recorded in and out
- Reviewed each quarter
What we refuse
Said plainly, because safety and the law require it.
- No dangerous goods: ADR
- No chilled food: no FASFC approval
- No slot that breaks rest times
- No undeclared weight
- No carriage without documents
Every engagement is quoted after a free consultation. No subscription.
How we work
A haulier that explains the liability limit first
DB-M Cargo is a company incorporated under Belgian law, registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises under enterprise number 0840.029.106, based at 4 Schaapschuur in 1790 Affligem and operating since October 2011. Road haulage for hire or reward requires access to the occupation under European rules: a community licence, a designated transport manager holding the certificate of professional competence, good repute and proven financial standing.
The thing worth knowing before you ship anything is how little the law pays out. Under the CMR Convention, which governs international carriage by road, compensation for lost or damaged goods is capped at 8.33 special drawing rights per kilogram of gross weight, whatever the goods were actually worth. A tonne of circuit boards and a tonne of gravel are compensated identically. We put that in writing with every quote and recommend ad valorem cover where it is needed. We also plan to the driving and rest-time rules and will refuse a delivery slot that could only be met by exceeding them, and we do not carry dangerous goods at all.
Frequently asked
The questions we get most
What does CMR actually pay if my goods are lost?
8.33 special drawing rights per kilogram of gross weight short, plus the carriage charges. That is a weight-based figure with no relation to value, so a light high-value consignment is badly under-compensated. If your goods are worth meaningfully more than that, arrange ad valorem or goods-in-transit cover before they move; we will say so in the quote.
Can you collect at four and deliver first thing the next morning?
Only if legal driving and rest times reach it. If they do not, we will tell you the earliest slot that does rather than take the booking and hope. A driver over hours risks a fine and an immobilised vehicle, which turns your urgent load into a much later one.
Can you take a pallet of paint or aerosols?
No. Those fall under the ADR rules for dangerous goods and we do not carry them. If a consignment turns out to contain them undeclared it will be refused at loading, because the exposure is not only ours — it travels with every other consignment on the vehicle.
Can you store our chilled stock?
No. Temperature-controlled food storage requires authorisation from the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain, which we do not hold. Ambient warehousing we can do, with an insured value agreed in writing and stock recorded in and out.
Will you guarantee the delivery time?
No, and nor can anyone honestly. We commit to the collection and to a realistic transit, and we tell you promptly when something moves. Traffic, weather, border formalities, a customs inspection or a consignee with narrow receiving hours will all delay a vehicle, and none of them are within a haulier's control.
Why do you ask for the value if liability is by weight?
Precisely because liability is by weight. Knowing the value is how we work out the gap between what CMR would pay and what you would actually lose, which is the information you need to decide whether to insure. A carrier who never asks is not protecting you from the question.
Got freight to move or store?
A rate within one business day, with the liability position stated in writing.