Vos Transport

What Vos Transport does

Vos Transport Group is a family-owned Dutch road transport and logistics company founded in 1947 in Apeldoorn and now headquartered in Deventer, Netherlands. The company operates a fleet of approximately 480 trucks and 600 trailers plus roughly 50,000 m2 of warehousing (35,000+ pallet places, 45,000 m2 of cross-docking) across the Netherlands, with operations support offices in Cluj (Romania) and Kaunas (Lithuania). It runs FTL, LTL, and groupage services to 35+ European countries with around 150 daily departures, covering Scandinavia, Benelux, Germany, the UK, France, and Southern/Eastern Europe in transit times of 24-120 hours depending on destination.

The technology stack centers on owned-asset fleet management, a diversified sustainability platform (HVO100 biodiesel, eight new Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks, Zepp.solutions Europa hydrogen-electric tractor units developed with Toyota Motor Europe and VDL Special Vehicles in the Dutch DreamH2aul consortium), intermodal road-rail-shortsea integration, and the VosPortal customer platform for 24/7 shipment tracking plus ISO 14083 verified CO2 reporting. The company holds ISO 9001, SKAL, BRC, TAPA, and GDPR certifications and has earned three Lean & Green Star awards for sustainability.

Vos generates revenue primarily through quote-based transaction fees on freight transport (FTL, LTL, groupage), with recurring warehousing revenue per pallet position or square metre and bundled value-added services (labelling, repacking, customs clearance). It serves enterprise and mid-market customers in food, retail, chemicals, automotive, and FMCG via direct enterprise sales with fixed contact persons, supplemented by a selective partner-carrier network. The company has operated independently for 75+ years under family leadership (Jules Menheere as Managing Director, Jerome Vos as Operations Director) and became part of Ewals Cargo Care in June 2026, continuing as a dedicated business unit within the Part Loads division.

Name

Vos Transport

Legal name

Vos Holding B.V.

Website

https://vostransportgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Vos Transport Group is a family-owned Dutch road-transport and logistics company founded in 1947, operating an owned fleet of 480 trucks and 600 trailers plus 35,000+ pallet storage positions to deliver FTL, LTL, and groupage services across 35+ European countries, primarily serving enterprise and mid-market customers in food, retail, chemicals, and automotive.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Freight Transport and Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Transportation and Warehousing (48-49), Support Activities for Road Transportation (4884)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Van (General Freight) TL Carriers (TLADADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

National/Regional LTL General Freight Carriers (TLADAEAA), Regional Next-Day LTL Carriers (TLADAEAB)

Keywords

• European freight transport
• Sustainable logistics solutions
• Warehousing and storage
• Intermodal transport services
• Supply chain management

Headquarters

HQ city

Deventer

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Transport services: Vos Transport Group earns revenue primarily through charging clients for freight transport services across Europe. Services include international FTL (full truck load), LTL (less-than-truckload), groupage, and national transport. Pricing is quote-based per shipment, influenced by distance, weight, type of goods, and route. The company uses its own fleet of trucks and trailers, and also outsources to charter carriers when needed.
2. Warehousing and storage: Revenue is generated from providing warehouse storage services, including inbound and outbound logistics, cross-docking, dry storage, food storage, and customs warehousing. Storage is charged per pallet place or square metre, with value-added services such as labelling, repacking, and weighing billed additionally.
3. Value added logistics services: Additional services including labelling, stickering, sealing, weighing, packaging, container stripping, serial/batch number registration, and customs clearance. These services are bundled with transport or warehousing contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vos Transport Group is a Dutch family-owned logistics company providing international and national freight transport services (FTL, LTL, groupage) across 35+ European countries using an owned fleet of approximately 480 trucks and 600 trailers with 150 daily departures. The company complements its transport services with 35,000+ pallet positions of warehousing, value-added services such as labelling and repacking, customs clearance, and a sustainability-focused offering that includes HVO100, hydrogen-electric, and electric trucks, along with intermodal road-rail-shortsea solutions.

Product overview

Vos Transport Group operates as a family-owned Dutch transport and logistics company offering an integrated portfolio of services. The core offering consists of International Transport (FTL, LTL, and groupage throughout Europe), National Transport (Dutch domestic distribution), and Sustainable Transport (HVO100, hydrogen, and intermodal solutions). These transport services are supported by Warehousing capabilities including storage, value-added services, and customs warehouse facilities. The VosPortal platform provides customers with 24/7 shipment tracking and visibility. The company has expanded its electric fleet with Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 trucks and operates hydrogen fuel cell trucks as part of sustainability initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VosPortal: Customer web portal for tracking shipments and managing transport orders, providing 24/7 insight into transport status
• DreamH2aul

Products and services

• International Transport Flexible customized road freight transport throughout Europe covering Scandinavia, the UK, Benelux, Germany, France, and Southern and Eastern Europe, offered as Full Truck Load (FTL), Less-than-Truck Load (LTL), and groupage, supported by composed daily routes and dedicated cross-border expertise.
• National Transport (Netherlands) Domestic transport within the Netherlands with daily service, full wagon loads, part loads, and groupage options, with typical 24-48 hour transit times.
• Sustainable Transport Low- and zero-emission transport solutions using HVO100 biodiesel, hydrogen-electric trucks, and battery-electric trucks, combined with intermodal road-rail-shortsea routing to minimise empty kilometres and carbon footprint, accompanied by ISO 14083 verified CO2 reporting for customers.
• Warehousing Full inbound and outbound warehousing across Deventer, Ittervoort, and Alblasserdam with approximately 50,000 m2 of space, 35,000+ pallet positions, and 45,000 m2 of cross-docking capacity, including temperature-controlled and customs-licensed storage.
• Storage (dry, food, and customs warehouse)
• Transport to Scandinavia Daily groupage, LTL, and FTL services to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, including double-manned trucks, heated transport for cold climates, and 2-3 day transit times, serving retail, automotive, and FMCG customers.
• Transport to Norway Specialised daily groupage, LTL, and FTL transport services to Norway with 2-3 day transit times, double-manned trucks, and heated transport options for temperature-sensitive goods.
• Value-Added Logistics Services Additional logistics services including weighing, packaging, container stripping, quality checks, repacking, labelling, stickering, and sealing, bundled with transport or warehousing contracts.
• VosPortal 24/7 online customer portal providing real-time tracking, status updates, and visibility into shipments, enabling customers to monitor transport orders and access track-and-trace functionality.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 90% CO2 savings achieved with HVO100 biodiesel compared to conventional diesel
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Ewals Cargo CareflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026In 2026, Vos Transport Group became part of Ewals Cargo Care through a merger. The two family businesses combined their networks, expertise, and infrastructure to build a stronger pan-European logistics organisation. Vos continues to operate as a dedicated business unit within Ewals Cargo Care as part of the Part Loads division. The merger accelerates Vos's strategic ambitions for LTL network expansion, sustainability leadership, and FTL growth across Europe.
• Wensink TruckscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Wensink Trucks, as Mercedes-Benz dealer, ceremoniously delivered eight Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks to Vos Transport Group. The partnership is characterised by shared focus on quality, reliability, and long-term partnerships. Wensink Trucks supplies the electric vehicles enabling Vos's fleet sustainability transition.
• Toyota Motor Europe (TME)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Toyota Motor Europe supplies fuel cell technology for Vos's hydrogen truck, deployed in the DreamH2aul project and separately for Toyota Parts Centre Europe logistics in Diest, Belgium. Vos uses Toyota fuel cell systems to decarbonise its heavy-duty transport operations, supporting TME's goal of full carbon neutrality by 2040. The partnership includes VDL Special Vehicles as the truck builder integrating Toyota's fuel cell technology.
• VDL Special VehiclescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023VDL Special Vehicles partnered with Vos to build a zero-emission heavy-duty hydrogen truck for the European market. VDL integrated Toyota fuel cell technology into a truck suitable for long-distance logistics. The first demo truck was built in summer 2023, followed by Vos's truck tested on Toyota Motor Europe logistics routes in autumn 2023. The partnership aims to accelerate hydrogen truck deployment and improve TCO to make H2 vehicles competitive.
• Zepp.solutionscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Zepp.solutions, a Dutch fuel cell system manufacturer, developed the Europa hydrogen-powered truck for Vos Transport Group as part of the DreamH2aul consortium. Europa features a high-density hydrogen fuel cell with a range of over 700 km (350-bar) and over 1000 km (700-bar), compatible with standard ISO trailers. This is Europe's first hydrogen-powered, emission-free tractor unit with sleeper cab.
• TotalEnergies Marketing NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022TotalEnergies added a hydrogen refuelling option to its filling station at the A1 Deventer business park as part of the DreamH2aul project. The station provides exclusively green (renewable) hydrogen. This infrastructure is essential for operating the hydrogen-electric trucks deployed by Vos and BCTN. TotalEnergies is expanding its multi-fuel station network to include hydrogen as part of its sustainability mission in the Netherlands.
• DreamH2aul ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Dutch consortium including Vos Transport Group, BCTN Group, Zepp.solutions, TotalEnergies, and TNO, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. The project developed and tested two 44-ton hydrogen-electric trucks and a public hydrogen dispenser at Deventer. Both trucks were expected to be operational in mid-2023. TNO compares the trucks' performance against diesel and battery-electric alternatives.
• BCTN Group of Inland TerminalsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022BCTN Group co-partners with Vos in the DreamH2aul project, each intending to deploy a hydrogen-electric truck in day-to-day operations. Both companies are active in the European Lean & Green CO2-reduction programme and are on track to receive the fourth Lean & Green Star.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DHL Freight: Deutsche Post DHL's European road freight network offering domestic and cross-border FTL/LTL. Sets the competitive benchmark on service quality and sustainability investment in European road transport.
• DSV: Global freight forwarder and road transport incumbent with dominant European road freight and Solutions division. Competes with Vos for mid-market and enterprise transport contracts at larger scale.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Global logistics incumbent with large European road freight and contract logistics business. Competes for the same enterprise B2B transport and warehousing RFPs that Vos targets.

Direct peers

• Rotra: Dutch/European road transport and logistics provider specializing in groupage, LTL and FTL with own hubs. Directly comparable in network design and customer segments.
• Ewals Cargo Care: Dutch family-owned multimodal logistics group and now Vos's parent. Offers intermodal road, rail and shortsea services across Europe with a heavy LTL/part-load focus — directly comparable network, customer base and sustainability positioning.
• Jan de Rijk Logistics: Dutch international road transport and warehousing group serving Western and Southern Europe. Comparable in size, fleet ownership and pan-European LTL/groupage positioning.
• Simon Loos: Large Dutch road transport and logistics provider with own fleet, warehousing and Benelux/Northern Europe coverage. Closest mid-market Dutch trucking peer with comparable own-fleet strategy and customer mix.
• H.Essers: Belgian family-owned logistics group offering road transport, warehousing and value-added services across Europe. Similar scale, family-business DNA and chemicals/automotive customer overlap.
• De Rooy Transport: Dutch family-owned transport and logistics company with own fleet, Benelux and Southern Europe coverage, and warehousing services. Direct mid-market road-freight peer.
• GVT Transport & Logistics: Dutch mid-market transport and logistics operator with groupage, FTL and warehousing services. Comparable own-fleet model and Northern/Western European lanes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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