DB Schenker Sets Up LTL Network In Romania
Shipments are now handled through a newly established central hub in Brasov
DB Schenker Romtrans has set up an LTL network in Romania based on European industrial standards, and shipments are now handled through the newly established central hub in Brasov.
The company said that the project got off to a good start not least because of the co-operation with the bauMax Group, an Austrian chain of DIY stores. The company signed a multi-annual contract with DB Schenker Romtrans for the distribution of products from Romanian suppliers to the local bauMax outlets. bauMax currently operates seven DIY centers in Romania, and has plans to raise that figure to nine, as a next step.
Elmar Wieland, chairman of Schenker & Co AG, Vienna, and responsible for South-Eastern Europe, said: Since the takeover of Romtrans, we have led the Romanian market in both the LTL and FTL segments. Our newly launched LTL service has substantially improved our land transport product range and rounds off the portfolio ideally.
Our network and the central hub in Brasov generate bundling effects which substantially reduce the number of truck trips per annum. In other words, it is not only the customers who benefit from this development, but also the environment.
Reportedly, the national LTL network operated by DB Schenker Romtrans has also led to changes for the entire transport system in Romania. To date, shipments of this scale were normally transported by booking individual small trucks inside the country, said the company.
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