GLS Alerts

Snowfall is paralyzing all of Europe. GLS, like the entire transport sector, is heavily impacted by the situation:

In Belgium and Luxembourg, many deliveries and pickups cannot be made because addresses are not safely accessible to drivers. Staffing levels are also reduced since not all workers have been able to get to work. We are therefore forced to operate at a reduced speed despite all our efforts to maintain our services.

France banned truck access to its roads yesterday until further notice. This means that shipments to France and to countries that require transit through France (Spain, Italy, Portugal) will be significantly delayed. We will do everything we can to make up for this delay as soon as we are authorized to cross the border by truck again.

In the Netherlands, the snow cover is so heavy that vehicles have been unable to leave the depots since yesterday. Therefore, all shipments to the Netherlands are temporarily suspended. We hope to be able to resume our catch-up plan as early as Friday, weather permitting.

Countries north and east of Belgium (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, etc.) are also affected by the cold snap. Longer delivery times should be expected for shipments to these countries.

We are doing everything we can to minimize the impact of the weather on our operations and will do our utmost to catch up as quickly as possible. We encourage you to inform your customers of any delays in the transport network for the coming days.

Thank you for your trust and understanding.