What Delko does

Delko (ООО Delko) is a Russian private federal transport company founded in 2000 and headquartered in Naberezhnye Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan. The company specializes in Full Truck Load (FTL) freight transportation, operating one of Russia's largest private trucking fleets with more than 2,500 tractor-trailer combinations, over 1,000 refrigerated semitrailers, and 4,200+ in-house driver-expeditors on official payroll. Its service portfolio encompasses domestic FTL trucking across Russia and CIS, international freight transport from China, commercial vehicle delivery for Chinese OEMs (Foton, JAC, FAW, Sinotruk, Shacman), and a multimodal logistics service launched in May 2026 that combines road, rail, sea, and air transport.

Delko generates revenue primarily through transaction-fee freight transportation contracts with enterprise clients in petrochemical, retail, FMCG, food, and agricultural sectors. Named enterprise customers include SIBUR, Magnit, Lenta, Sportmaster, DNS, Unilever, Makfa, Mondelez, and Miratorg; Magnit alone accounts for approximately 1,100 monthly runs as of 2022 with documented 5x year-over-year volume growth. The company supplements its owned fleet with a carrier partner program that places more than 10,000 monthly orders with third-party carriers and operates a network of Delpoints for carrier document handling. Cargo insurance from 40 million rubles per shipment and customs carrier status (acquired July 2025) are core commercial features supporting enterprise contract negotiation.

Operationally, Delko maintains 51 offices across all seven Russian federal districts, processes over 20,000 monthly load requests, and reports a 99.9% on-time delivery rate with average monthly vehicle mileage of 16,000 km. Its technology stack includes GPS satellite tracking, the ProfitGo driver efficiency platform, a 1C-based fleet management system, a proprietary driver mobile application used by approximately 2,000 drivers daily, and integration with OPTI 24 fuel cards accepted at 7,000+ stations across Russia and CIS. The company is officially recognized as a systemically important enterprise of the Russian economy.

Name

Delko

Legal name

OOO Delko (ООО «Делко»)

Website

https://del-ko.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Delko is a Russian federal trucking company operating one of the country's largest private FTL fleets (2,500+ trucks, 4,200+ in-house drivers) to serve enterprise shippers across petrochemical, retail, FMCG, and food sectors across Russia, CIS, and international routes including China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Transportation / Trucking

NAICS

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230), Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-Border Trucking & Border Transfer (Linehaul, Transloading) (TLACACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cold Chain Cross-Docking, Transloading & Temperature-Controlled Drayage (TLAIAIAM), Intermodal Drayage Coordination & Port/Rail Ramp Transfers (TLACAEAH)

Keywords

• Freight transportation
• Refrigerated trucking
• Multimodal logistics
• Customs carrier services
• Commercial vehicle delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Naberezhnyye Chelny

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices28 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. FTL Freight Transportation: Full Truck Load (FTL) freight transportation services across Russia, CIS countries, and international routes. Core revenue stream from moving fully loaded trucks between points. Services include tent transportation (90m³, 110m³), refrigerated (reefer) transport, and oversized cargo using flatbed/stake trucks. Approximately 20,000+ orders processed monthly.
2. Freight Expedition Services: Transportation expedition services including cargo handling coordination, customs clearance, and documentation management. The company operates as a customs carrier with official status obtained in July 2025.
3. Multimodal Transportation: Integrated logistics combining multiple transport modes: sea + rail, sea + auto, direct rail + auto, and air. Covers China, Turkey, Southeast Asia and other international directions. Services include FCL/LCL sea and rail containers, expedited transit from China without border reloads.
4. Commercial Vehicle Delivery: Delivery of commercial vehicles from factories (primarily China) to Russian warehouses. Includes customs and warehouse services, broker services. Brands include Foton, JAC, FAW, Dongfeng, KAMAZ, Mercedes-Benz, Sinotruk, Shacman.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Delko is a federal Russian transport company providing Full Truck Load (FTL) freight transportation across Russia, CIS countries, and international routes using an owned fleet of 2,500+ trucks and 4,200+ in-house driver-expeditors. Services include tent transportation (90 m³ and 110 m³), refrigerated transport, oversized cargo on flatbed/stake trucks, multimodal logistics combining sea, rail, road, and air, and customs carrier services for cross-border shipments.

Product overview

Delko is a federal Russian trucking company operating a large owned fleet of over 2,500 tractor-trailer combinations with more than 4,200 driver-expeditors. Its core offering is FTL (Full Truck Load) trucking across Russia, the CIS, and international routes, with a newer strategic addition of multimodal logistics. The main product line consists of FTL domestic trucking (Russia), international freight transport from China, commercial vehicle delivery, and multimodal delivery — a recently launched service combining sea, rail, road, and air modes for complex international shipments. These services are underpinned by 24/7 GPS cargo tracking, and Delko's fleet is supplemented by its own driver mobile application for driver support and performance management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FTL Trucking Across Russia (Перевозки по РФ) Full Truck Load (FTL) freight trucking across Russia using owned fleet of trucks and professional driver-expeditors. Covers 90 m³ and 110 m³ curtain-sided trailers, livestock (koniki), and refrigerated semi-trailers, serving both food and non-food cargo for enterprise shippers.
• Freight Transport from China (Перевозки из Китая) International trucking services from China with tent trailers (90 m³ and 110 m³), koniki, and refrigerated units. Capacity up to 30-40 euro pallets, 20 tonnes FTL, 90-100 m³ volume. Offers both border-area and inland China origin with route optimization.
• Commercial Vehicle Delivery (Доставка коммерческой техники)
• Multimodal Delivery (Мультимодальная доставка) Complex logistics solutions combining multiple transport modes: sea + rail, sea + road, direct rail + road, and air freight. Covers shipments from China, Turkey, Southeast Asia, and other international origins. Includes FCL/LCL ocean and rail containers, FTL/LTL with GPS tracking, accelerated transit from China without border transloading, and door-to-door project cargo.
• Customs Carrier Services (Таможенный перевозчик) Official customs carrier services with simplified transit procedures: no customs escort required for goods in transit, free movement across EAEU countries with a single transit document, ability to transport goods between temporary storage warehouses, and transport without bank guarantees or financial deposits.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% on-time delivery rate across all shipments
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• PAO SK Rosgosstrakh (Rosgosstrakh Insurance)minorOthers · 28 July 2025Leading Russian insurance company providing accident insurance coverage for Delko driver-expeditors starting 2025. Drivers with 6+ months tenure are eligible. Part of Delko's social protection and employee welfare program.
• NSTU named after R.E. Alekseyev (Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 June 2025Scientific partnership for fleet efficiency research including fuel consumption benchmarking, vehicle age vs. fuel usage analysis, and development of planned maintenance methodologies. University to develop custom methodologies based on Delko fleet characteristics and share expertise in optimizing repair and fuel costs.
• ОПТИ 24 (Gazprom Neft Digital Platform)coreTechnology or Integration · 28 May 2025Gazprom Neft's digital platform for commercial transport providing fuel cards accepted at 7,000+ gas stations in Russia and CIS plus 500 service partner locations. Delko participated in a 5,000 km Russia-to-China international auto tour organized by Gazprom Neft to demonstrate OPTI 24 capabilities. The platform streamlines Delko's fuel procurement and tracking on cross-border routes.
• St. Petersburg International Commodity Exchange (SPB Exchange)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2025Russia's largest commodity exchange created by initiative of President Putin and Government of RF. Delko included in the Exchange's list of reliable carriers enabling participation in exchange-organized logistics for commodity transactions. Active participant in the Exchange's Logistics Expert Council developing digital logistics tools.
• National Union of Experts in Transport and Logistics (SEL)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 October 2023Industry association that jointly with Russia's Ministry of Transport publishes the annual 'Reliable Carrier of Russia' rating. Delko is a member and award recipient.
• Sinotruk (China National Heavy Duty Truck Group)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 3 February 2023China's largest truck manufacturer (brands: Sitrak, Howo, Steyr, Huanghe). Delko negotiated procurement and pilot testing of Chinese trucks in Russian climate conditions, providing feedback to adapt vehicles for the Russian market. Also discusses service network development for Chinese trucks in Russia. Partnered with distributor OOO BVG.
• Truck SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2022Driver training school partner for Delko's 'Safe Driver' safety training program. Jointly developed online safety curriculum for driver-expeditors covering real-world scenarios, daily operations, PDR rules, coupling/uncoupling, and tent operations. Truck School conducted research finding that standard driving school training does not meet business needs.
• ПФКО Экспресс (First Federal Container Operator Express)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 July 2022Leading Russian intermodal/conTAINER operator specializing in combined rail-road freight transport. Partnered with Delko to launch Russia's first single-carrier container train (30 trailers) from Moscow (Silikatnaya station) to Novosibirsk, reducing truck wear and cutting CO2 emissions by ~200 tons per trip. Operates 66 container platforms. Partners on pilot rail-truck intermodal services.
• Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo (Gazprom Gas Motor Fuel)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 March 2022Partnership for supply and development of natural gas (methane) fuel infrastructure for Delko's fleet. Delko is the only Russian transport company actively developing an ESG strategy and expanding its fleet of gas-powered trucks. Gazprom provides methane supply infrastructure supporting the company's green fleet transformation.
• Thermo KingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 20 August 2021Leading manufacturer of refrigerated transport equipment. Delko received its 1,000th Thermo King refrigerated semitrailer in August 2021, marking a major milestone in building Russia's largest private reefer fleet.
• ООО «БВГ» (BVG)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 20 August 2021Official distributor of Sinotruk vehicles in Russia. Participated in negotiations between Delko and Sinotruk for vehicle supply and service network development.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• C.H. Robinson: Global freight broker and 3PL providing truckload and multimodal services. Not a direct competitor in Russia, but serves as a useful broad-incumbent reference for Delko's ambition to scale international freight orchestration beyond owned-asset hauling.
• TransContainer (FESCO Group): Russia's largest intermodal container operator, providing rail and truck container services across Russia, CIS, and China. Comparable to Delko's multimodal launch and PFKO intermodal partnership ambitions; an established incumbent with terminal and fleet assets.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Major North American intermodal and dedicated trucking provider with owned fleet, driver base, and intermodal partnerships. Useful comparable for Delko's strategic combination of owned FTL fleet plus intermodal (rail+road) expansion such as the PFKO Express partnership.
• RZD Logistics (RZD Logistics JSC): Subsidiary of Russian Railways providing rail-based freight and multimodal services across Russia, CIS, and international corridors including China. A natural competitor and potential partner for Delko's new multimodal China routes, but with the rail-asset incumbency Delko lacks.
• FESCO (Far Eastern Shipping Company): Russia's largest intermodal container and logistics group, with rail, port, and shipping assets primarily serving China-Russia and Far East trade. Comparable to Delko's new multimodal service for international freight flows, though at much larger scale and with different asset profile.

Direct peers

• PEKO (Pervaya Ekspeditsionnaya Kompaniya / First Expedition Company): Russia's largest FTL trucking and freight expedition company with nationwide terminal network and owned fleet. Directly competes with Delko in domestic FTL, cross-border trucking, and expedition services, with similar enterprise customer profile.
• ALSI Group: Major Russian transport and logistics company providing FTL trucking, container, and expedition services across Russia and CIS. Directly comparable in FTL and multimodal services, particularly for enterprise shippers in retail and industrial verticals.
• Globaltruck: One of Russia's largest publicly listed FTL trucking companies, operating a comparable owned and partner fleet across domestic and CIS routes. Directly comparable business model to Delko's FTL core, with similar target customers in retail, FMCG, and industrial verticals.
• Sovfracht (Sovfracht Group): Major Russian freight forwarding and trucking group operating FTL, multimodal, and international logistics across Russia, CIS, and overseas markets. Comparable in cross-border trucking, customs-related logistics, and enterprise freight services.

Regional players

• TransRussia / ITV Group carriers: Russian regional FTL trucking operators such as GTK and similar Volga/Ural-region carriers that compete with Delko on domestic enterprise routes but lack Delko's national scale and customs carrier status.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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