Minimum Hourly Wage for Cabotage Transport

Drivers must be guaranteed a minimum hourly wage when they are posted and perform cabotage and/or the road part of combined transport in Denmark. According to the regulations, foreign drivers operating in Denmark must be guaranteed a minimum wage equivalent to the minimum wage that Danish employers are required to pay for similar work.

The requirement for Danish-level remuneration applies from the start of the cabotage transport or the road leg of combined transport and ends upon unloading the final cabotage trip or road part of combined transport.

The wage requirement does not apply during loading and unloading periods or rest periods. Furthermore, the wage requirement does not apply to bilateral international transport.

Type of TransportRate from the 1st of July 2025Rate from the 1st of July 2024Rate from the 1st of January 2024
Bus cabotageDKK 200.76DKK 195.15DKK 185.33
Initial or final road part of combined transport where the total permissible weight of the motor vehicle or vehicle combination exceeds 3,500 kgDKK 196.08DKK 190.30DKK 180.47
Cabotage transport where the total permissible weight of the motor vehicle or vehicle combination exceeds 3,500 kgDKK 196.08DKK 190.30DKK 180.47