Ten years ago Günther Matersstarted with Koeltrans Angeren . Over the last ten , arm in Germany and Romania have been added , their 100th truck has entered the fleet and in Bemmel they are busy reach the Modern building for September . " It has gone incredibly tight " , the possessor of the tape transport caller looks back .
" We started in a bad time in 2010 . We were in the middle of the financial crisis and many multitude were in difficulty . Transporters also complained a lot . However , we started anew and with a novel mechanisation system . That incontrovertible story caught on among client . Then you commence to produce and thing come your way , " say the conveyer .
Koeltrans Angeren rivet on transporting veggie , fruit , flowers and plant to and from Germany , both with stark loads and groupage transportation . In plus , Günther is also managing director of the forward branch Trax , which is located in e - Commerce Department - comparable logistics throughout Europe . " Every day , Trax has trucks drive to Milan , Paris , Madrid , Oslo and Malmö . For Koeltrans Angeren , there are about 120 auto on the route every day , for Trax another 110 . "
LNG and LHVHow did the society develop in this manner ? " We attempt to be at the forefront and are in day-to-day contact with our client how we can do thing better . We are making big strides in terms of sustainability . We have 12 LNG trucks and 6 LHVs in our fleet . I see eco - combinations as the next possibility to put on the map , " suppose the transporter .
The anniversary takes place in a special time because of the Corona crisis . " We are happy that we can continue to work reasonably well . I am also majestic of our heroes in the trucks , in the office and in the storage warehouse , which have insure that the wheels keep on to grow and the customers are wield . We notice the shock in some sectors , for example , we always transport a lot of exhibition materials , but that has now make out to a pure impasse , " says Günther . " Our biggest challenge now is the tax return lading . Of of course you desire that you get the trucks back from Germany full otherwise you may just immediately return the net income at the end of the ride and you have done it all for nothing . "
" In the past , in the Netherlands , we were the go - to transport land . Under pressure from foreign carrier wave , the world has taken a different prospect . And of course we feel the insistency from , for example , a carrier from Lithuania . The pace have in reality already been under pressure from the beginning of the yr . You notice that a bit of overcapacity has arise , which is not good for the market , but that is one reason to seek cooperation and to contend with it intelligently . "
untried drivers in the makingFinding drivers has never really been a problem in the 10 - twelvemonth story of Koeltrans Angeren . " We have the vantage that we are located in Bemmel and are the only one in the region that beat back fruit and veggie to Germany , which would be dissimilar in the Westland , for example . But we still receive many postulation . Many of the guys start around old age fifteen working in the storage warehouse or in the railcar wash , which is how we train young driver . Planners are lot more difficult to ascertain . "
" On the one hired hand I am very gallant of the retiring ten years , on the other it is a extra and uncertain time . But we aim to see the future in a positivistic room . In the preceding point , 25 new truck have been delivered here . It is possible we might double again , I would never have dare to say that ten years ago . It is not an end in itself , but we are not going to stop it . "
For more info : Gunther MatersKoeltrans AngerenT +31 26 3252407[email protected]www.koeltrans.nl
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