Domestic haulage drives growth
The general cargo alliance Cargoline had a successful financial year in 2018. The entity handled 12.48 million outbound shipments (+2.3%) and posted a turnover of EUR 1.42 billion (+2.9%) last year. This growth was mainly driven by domestic transport services (+2.5%).
However, 2018 was impacted by challenges such as massive fluctuations in shipment volumes, and a lack of drivers and truck space for cargo. The alliance overcame these troubles well – thanks, inter alia, to the introduction of a tool to manage surplus cargo.
One of last year’s milestones was the establishment of a subsidiary named Gate 56 Systemverkehre, based in Polch (Germany), and the introduction of new modular IT architecture. Cargoline expects its shipment volume to surge by 2 – 3% this year. (ben)