Haulage and trucking
across Ghana.

Container haulage from Tema and Takoradi

Most of Ghana's imports leave the port on a truck. We move 20ft and 40ft containers, flat racks and loose cargo from the terminals at Tema and Takoradi to warehouses, shops, factories and project sites across the country.

• Tema to Accra and the Tema industrial area. About 25 to 40 km, usually delivered the same day the container is released, traffic permitting.
• Tema to Kumasi. About 270 km, usually a same day or next day delivery.
• Tema to Tamale and the north. About 650 km to Tamale, usually 1 to 2 days on the road, further for Bolgatanga, Wa and the border towns.
• Takoradi to the Western and Ashanti regions. Tarkwa, Prestea, Obuasi and Kumasi for mining and industrial cargo. See clearing at Takoradi.

Because we also clear the cargo, the truck is booked for the day of release rather than after it, so the container does not sit in the port collecting storage. Clearance at Tema is covered on our Tema clearing agent page.

The right truck for the load

• Container trucks for standard 20ft and 40ft boxes.
• Flatbeds for steel, pipe, timber, bagged goods and palletised cargo.
• Low-bed trailers for excavators, generators, transformers and other heavy machinery.
• Side-loaders where the container must be set down at your site, so you can unload at your own pace without keeping the truck waiting.
• Smaller trucks for loose cargo, LCL deliveries and distribution from a warehouse to several customers.

Tell us the weight, dimensions and the access at the delivery point, such as gate width, road surface and whether a forklift is on site, and we will match the vehicle to the job.

Transit trucking to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

Cargo for the Sahel moves north from Tema under a customs transit declaration, sealed and monitored to the exit border. Paga, in the Upper East Region, is the main crossing for Burkina Faso and onward to Niger. Hamile, in the Upper West Region, is an alternative route towards western Burkina Faso and Mali. We handle the transit documents, the trucking and the border handover, and work with your team in English or French.

Axle load limits and abnormal loads

Ghana enforces axle load limits at weighbridges on the main highways. An overloaded truck can be fined, held or made to offload, which costs far more than splitting the load at the start. We plan the weight per axle before loading, not at the weighbridge.

Loads that are over the standard width, height, length or weight need an abnormal load permit from the road authorities, and often a police or pilot escort and travel at set times of day. Route surveys matter for very heavy or tall cargo because of bridges, power lines and tight junctions. We arrange the permits and escort as part of the quote, so the cargo does not wait at the port while paperwork catches up.

Empty container return

The shipping line's clock keeps running after the container leaves the port, until the empty is returned to its depot. Every day a full container waits at your site to be unloaded adds detention charges. We plan delivery with you so unloading starts as soon as the truck arrives, then return the empty and confirm the return date. If you need longer to unload, a side-loader drop or a move to warehousing in Tema is often cheaper than detention. Our demurrage and storage guide explains both clocks.

Tracking and proof of delivery

You can follow each delivery on our tracking page and share the link with your team or your customer. At the delivery point our driver captures the receiver's signature and a photo of the delivered cargo, and the proof of delivery is attached to your shipment straight away. If something is short or damaged, it is recorded at the gate, not argued about a week later.

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