Gendron Transport

What Gendron Transport does

Gendron Transport (legally Transports Gendron) is a French road-transport and logistics operator headquartered in Étrelles, Brittany. Founded in 1920 and operating today as a subsidiary of the family-owned Groupe Pelé conglomerate, the company runs a 35-vehicle fleet and a 60-person team (drivers, logisticians, managers) from a single integrated site that combines a 13,000 m² warehouse platform at Montigné with cross-dock and order-preparation facilities. Its operations focus on the Paris–Brittany–Pays de la Loire corridor, with service reach extended nationally through the Evolutrans independent-carrier network.

The company's product portfolio centers on four transport verticals — industrial freight, temperature-controlled (refrigerated) transport, exceptional Category 1 heavy/voluminous loads, and logistics & warehousing — supplemented by two ancillary lines: vehicle rental with driver and pallet-messagerie (LTL) shipping. The 13,000 m² Montigné warehouse offers racked or bulk storage under video surveillance, fire detection, and intrusion prevention, with modern handling equipment and a dedicated stock/flow management team supporting pallet- and parcel-level order preparation. Customer-facing technology is limited to a basic shipment-tracking portal (PMGP) for real-time visibility; no proprietary AI, routing optimization, or telematics platforms are disclosed.

Gendron generates revenue on a transaction-fee basis for freight services and a managed-services basis for warehousing and order preparation, with pricing handled via custom quote rather than public rate cards. Its customer base is hybrid and B2B: industrial/manufacturing firms needing regular links between Paris, Brittany, and Pays de la Loire; food and agriculture producers requiring cold-chain integrity; and regional Pays de Vitré businesses seeking proximity-based logistics. Disclosed annual revenue is €8.5 million with no public funding, M&A, or external investment activity.

Name

Gendron Transport

Legal name

Transports Gendron

Website

https://transports-gendron.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gendron Transport is a family-owned French road-haulage and logistics operator (founded 1920, Étrelles, Brittany) running a 35-vehicle fleet, a 13,000 m² warehouse, and 60 staff, serving industrial, food, and regional B2B clients across the Paris–Brittany–Pays de la Loire corridor as part of Groupe Pelé.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Freight Transport and Logistics Services

NAICS

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload (484122), General Warehousing and Storage (49311)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

National/Regional LTL General Freight Carriers (TLADAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) / Groupage Forwarding (TLACACAB)

Keywords

• Freight transport services
• Refrigerated transport
• Exceptional cargo transport
• Industrial logistics
• Warehousing and storage

Headquarters

HQ city

Étrelles

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. B2B Freight Transport Services: Transportation services for industrial goods, temperature-controlled products, and exceptional cargo. Revenue generated through transaction-based freight charges based on cargo type, distance, and service requirements.
2. Logistics and Storage Services: Warehousing, stock management, order preparation (pallet and parcel), and logistics flux management at Montigné site in Étrelles.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gendron Transport (Transports Gendron) provides B2B freight transport and logistics services from its Étrelles, Brittany headquarters, operating a 35-vehicle fleet. Core offerings include industrial transport on regular routes between Paris, Brittany, and Pays de la Loire; refrigerated transport for fresh and frozen goods across mainland France; exceptional Category 1 heavy/voluminous cargo transport; and a 13,000 m² integrated warehousing and order preparation facility at the Montigné site.

Product overview

Gendron Transport offers a unified transport and logistics service portfolio under the Groupe Pelé family-owned business. The core offerings include four specialized transport services (industrial, refrigerated, exceptional, and logistics/storage) supplemented by two additional services (vehicle rental with driver and pallet shipping). The company operates from its Étrelles location with a 13,000 m² logistics platform, providing end-to-end solutions from transportation to warehousing and order preparation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Transport (Transport industriel)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ years of continuous transport service operation
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Groupe PelécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGendron Transport is a subsidiary of Groupe Pelé, a family-owned transport and logistics group based in Brittany. Groupe Pelé provides overarching direction and coordinates operations across four subsidiaries: Transports Pelé, Transports Gendron, Transports Guivarc'h, and P2G Services.
• Evolutrans NetworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGendron Transport participates in the Evolutrans network, a collective of independent transport companies enabling broader geographic coverage and shared logistics capabilities across France.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Transports Pelé: Sister subsidiary of Groupe Pelé offering industrial, refrigerated, and exceptional transport across Brittany. Operates the same family-group playbook with overlapping geography, fleet-based service model, and shared customer base, making it the closest internal comparable to Gendron.
• Transports Guivarc'h: Third Groupe Pelé subsidiary providing road freight, refrigerated, and dangerous-materials transport from Bodilis in Finistère. Comparable in scale, family-owned governance, and service mix to Gendron.
• Heppner: French family-owned LTL and logistics group with national coverage across France and Germany. Highly comparable to Gendron on service mix (general freight, refrigerated, logistics), B2B sales motion, and family-owned mid-cap positioning.
• Groupe Mousset: French family-owned transport and logistics group specializing in bulk, industrial, and exceptional transport. Direct peer on exceptional/heavy cargo and regional industrial freight with similar ownership profile.
• Transports Chalavan et Duc: French mid-sized road freight and logistics carrier operating nationally across general freight, refrigerated, and specialized cargo. Comparable to Gendron on customer segments, service mix, and scale band.

Broad incumbents

• STEF: French publicly listed specialist in temperature-controlled transport and logistics for food products. Comparable to Gendron on refrigerated transport and warehousing, but operates at national/European scale with a much larger fleet and footprint.
• Geodis: SNCF-owned global logistics provider with extensive French road freight, contract logistics, and warehousing capabilities. Competes with Gendron for industrial B2B freight in the Paris–western France corridor at substantially larger scale.
• XPO Logistics (France): Major European LTL and truckload operator with significant French presence. Competes with Gendron for industrial and general freight contracts in the Paris and western France corridors at much larger scale.
• Dachser France: German-headquartered global logistics provider with substantial French LTL and contract logistics operations. Overlaps with Gendron on industrial B2B freight and warehousing across France.

Others

• Evolutrans: Network of independent French transport companies in which Gendron participates. Provides shared national coverage and inter-member freight exchange, making it both a partner and a competitive benchmark against other network members.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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