What Paul Schockemohle Logistics does

Paul Schockemöhle Logistics is a privately held, family-founded German logistics provider headquartered in Mühlen, Lower Saxony, established in 1966 by Paul Schockemöhle with two silo trucks. The company operates an integrated transport and warehousing platform through approximately 998 employees across 16 locations in Germany and Poland, anchored by the operating entity Paul Schockemöhle Logistics GmbH & Co. KG under the PS Logistics Group GmbH holding. Its service portfolio spans road freight transport, contract warehousing, and specialized fleet operations, complemented by four wholly owned subsidiaries covering commercial vehicle trade and rental (PS Fahrzeughandel), truck washing (PS Truck Wash), staffing (PS Personalservice), and commercial vehicle leasing (PS Leasing und Finanzierung).

The fleet comprises approximately 350 tractors and over 400 trailers and semi-trailers, including crane vehicles, refrigerated trucks (range -25°C to +25°C), long trucks (Lang-Lkw up to 25.25m), sliding-floor trailers, tautliners, XXL/heavy-load vehicles, truck-mounted forklifts, and Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks. The company manages 240,000 sqm of warehouse and transshipment space and holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, IFS Logistics, SQAS, and GMP+ certifications, with EcoVadis Silver Medal status achieved in 2023 and maintained in 2024. Telematics technology supports real-time tracking, route planning, and dispatch coordination across the fleet.

The customer base is segmented across ten industry verticals, with primary exposure to automotive (JIT/JIS delivery and parts logistics), building materials/construction, food and beverage (temperature-controlled IFS-compliant transport), and tire and automotive parts, plus secondary exposure to chemicals (ADR-compliant), textile/apparel, consumer-goods promotional campaigns, industrial machinery (XXL transport), feed/agriculture (GMP+), and B2C garden/outdoor products. Revenue is generated through transaction-based freight rates (loading-metre and route pricing), recurring warehousing and contract-logistics fees, hardware sales from the vehicle trade subsidiary, and ancillary professional services from the personnel, truck-wash, and leasing subsidiaries. Go-to-market is sales-led via direct enterprise field sales and branch-level contact personnel across the 16 locations, with quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. Management comprises three Geschäftsführer: Ralph Borgmann, Thomas Heese-Forth, and Katrin Kampers.

Name

Paul Schockemohle Logistics

Legal name

PS Logistics Group GmbH

Website

https://schockemoehle.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Paul Schockemöhle Logistics is a privately held German road-freight and contract-logistics provider founded in 1966, operating approximately 998 employees, 350 tractors, and 240,000 sqm of warehouse space across 16 locations in Germany and Poland for automotive, construction, food, chemical, and industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight & Logistics Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Wholesale-Motor Vehicles & Motor Vehicle Parts & Supplies (5010)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Manufacturing & Heavy Industry (TLAIALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Project Cargo Logistics & Transport Management (TLADAGAB), Project Cargo & Heavy-Lift Transload (TLALAFAL), Bulk Commodities Transload (Grain, Feed, Fertilizer, Aggregates) (TLALAFAG)

Keywords

• Road freight transport
• Contract logistics services
• Warehousing and storage
• Cold chain logistics
• Automotive parts logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Mühlen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Transport Logistics Services: Road freight transport services for all types of cargo across Europe, including specialised transport for automotive, chemicals, refrigerated goods, construction materials, tyres, XXL loads, and standard freight. Revenue is earned through freight rates, transport prices, and loading metre pricing.
2. Warehouse and Contract Logistics Services: Storage, commissioning, kitting, labelling, packaging, and returns management services. Revenue generated through warehousing space utilisation and value-added logistics services.
3. PS Nutzfahrzeughandel (Commercial Vehicle Trade): Sale and rental of commercial vehicles including trucks, trailers, and forklifts across Germany from Hamburg to Dresden.
4. PS Personaldienstleistung (Personnel Services): Temporary staffing and personnel placement services for logistics operations.
5. PS Truck Wash Services: Exterior and interior cleaning services for commercial vehicles at multiple wash facilities.
6. PS Leasing und Finanzierung (Leasing & Financing): Banking-independent leasing and hire-purchase financing solutions for commercial vehicles, serving forwarding agents, logistics service providers, and SMEs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Paul Schockemöhle Logistics provides integrated road freight transport, warehousing, and contract logistics services across Europe from 16 locations in Germany and Poland. Its offering combines a specialised owned fleet (~350 tractors and 400+ trailers including refrigerated, crane, XXL, sliding-floor, tautliner, and electric vehicles) with 240,000 sqm of logistics space to deliver sector-specific logistics solutions for automotive, chemical, food/beverage, construction materials, tire, textile, and industrial customers. The company also operates sub-brands for commercial vehicle trading/rental, personnel staffing, truck washing, and vehicle leasing/financing.

Product overview

Paul Schockemöhle Logistics is a comprehensive logistics company operating as a unified platform combining transport logistics, warehouse logistics, and fleet management services. The core offerings include: (1) Transportlogistik covering road freight across Europe with specialized services for automotive, chemicals, refrigerated goods, tires, construction materials, and oversized cargo; (2) Lagerlogistik providing warehousing with contract logistics, temperature-controlled storage, textile logistics, beverage logistics, and value-added services such as commissioning and packaging; (3) Fuhrpark managing approximately 350 trucks and 380 trailers including electric trucks, refrigerated vehicles, crane vehicles, and XXL transport vehicles. The PS Group extends this core with complementary sub-brands: PS Fahrzeughandel for vehicle trading and rental, PS Personalservice for staffing, PS Truck Wash for vehicle cleaning, and PS Leasing for financing solutions. With 16 locations in Germany and Poland and approximately 998 employees, the company offers integrated logistics solutions from procurement through warehousing to distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PS Fahrzeughandel: Commercial vehicle rental and trading — offers trucks, trailers, forklifts, and other commercial vehicles from locations across Germany.
• PS Truck Wash
• PS Personalservice
• PS Leasing und Finanzierung

Products and services

• Transportlogistik (Road Freight Transport) Core road freight transport service covering standard cargo, temperature-controlled goods, chemicals, tires, construction materials, oversized loads, and B2C garden-product deliveries across Europe, delivered with the company's owned specialised fleet of ~350 tractors and 400+ trailers.
• Lagerlogistik (Warehouse and Storage Logistics) Warehouse and storage services covering 240,000 sqm of logistics space, including contract logistics, automated high-bay warehouses, temperature-controlled storage, textile logistics, beverage logistics, and value-added services such as commissioning, kitting, labelling, packaging, and returns management.
• Kontraktlogistik (Contract Logistics) Customised contract logistics solutions including project management, outsourcing, in-house logistics, production supply and disposal, and value-added services for trade and industry customers with bespoke supply chain requirements.
• E-Lkw (Electric Truck Transport Service) Sustainable road transport service using Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks for zero local-emission routes up to 500km, supporting customer Scope-3 emission reduction and ESG targets.
• PS Fahrzeughandel (Commercial Vehicle Trading and Rental) Commercial vehicle trading and rental service offering trucks, trailers, and forklifts from locations across Germany including Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne, and Dresden, through wholly-owned subsidiary PS Fahrzeughandel GmbH.
• PS Personalservice (Personnel Services for Logistics) Temporary staffing and personnel placement services (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung und Vermittlung) for logistics operations, provided by wholly-owned subsidiary PS Personalservice GmbH in the Oldenburger Münsterland region.
• PS Truck Wash (Commercial Vehicle Washing) Exterior and interior cleaning services for commercial vehicles at multiple wash facilities, using modern wash systems with pre-spray, underbody, high-pressure, and gantry technology combined with manual pre-wash, operated by wholly-owned subsidiary PS Truck Wash GmbH.
• PS Leasing und Finanzierung (Commercial Vehicle Leasing and Financing) Banking-independent leasing and hire-purchase financing solutions for commercial vehicles, serving forwarding agents, logistics service providers, and mid-sized enterprises, offered by wholly-owned subsidiary PS Leasing und Finanzierung.

Quantifiable outcome

• EcoVadis Silver Medal — Top 15% of all industries assessed for sustainability (2024)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles9 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fiege: Fiege is one of Germany's largest family-owned contract logistics and transport providers, operating multi-vertical industrial logistics (automotive, healthcare, FMCG) with own warehousing and fleet. Closest comparable German family-owned mid-market logistics peer.
• Dachser: Dachser is a leading European road freight and contract logistics provider headquartered in Germany, combining long-distance trucking with warehousing. Comparable integrated mid-market logistics model with strong vertical specialisations (automotive, chemicals, food).
• Rhenus Logistics: Rhenus is a European family-owned logistics group offering road freight, warehousing, and multi-vertical contract logistics across automotive, chemicals, and consumer goods. Closely comparable German competitor in integrated road freight + contract logistics.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Hellmann is a German family-owned global logistics provider operating road freight, contract logistics, and warehousing with specialisations in automotive, chemicals, and fashion. Directly comparable in product mix, customer verticals, and family-owned governance.
• Emons Spedition: Emons is a mid-market German road freight and contract logistics provider with own fleet, multi-vertical specialisations, and a similar regional HQ structure. Highly comparable in scale, fleet ownership, and customer-vertical mix.
• Noerpel Group: Noerpel is a family-owned German mid-market logistics provider with road freight, warehousing, and cross-border operations. Closely comparable in ownership structure, fleet scale, and DACH-region focus.
• Honold Logistik Gruppe: Honold is a family-owned German logistics provider combining road freight, air freight, and contract logistics with multi-vertical specialisations. Similar mid-market, integrated transport + warehousing model serving industrial customers.

Broad incumbents

• DB Schenker: DB Schenker is one of Europe's largest integrated logistics providers (Deutsche Bahn subsidiary) operating pan-European road freight, contract logistics, and air/ocean forwarding. Much larger incumbent; competes on the same contract-logistics RFPs as PS Logistics.
• Kuehne + Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is a global 3PL leader with substantial European road freight and contract-logistics operations. Far larger incumbent; a benchmark for international enterprise customers evaluating PS Logistics.
• DSV: DSV is one of the world's largest transport and logistics groups with deep European road freight and contract-logistics capabilities via recent Schenker acquisition. Very large incumbent competing for the same enterprise German contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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