What Trans-Sped does

Trans-Sped is a 100% Hungarian-owned, privately held logistics platform headquartered in Debrecen, founded in 1990, operating across 23 locations with approximately 800 employees, 250 owned plus 175 subcontractor vehicles, and more than 200,000 m² of warehouse space. The company delivers eight integrated service lines: road freight forwarding, warehouse logistics, production logistics, air/sea/rail international freight forwarding (as the Hungarian representative of the ATLAS Network), customs clearance (12,900+ clearances annually across 7 offices), industrial park and warehouse operations (a 28-hectare Debrecen facility), industrial technology and maintenance (MRO with 30+ engineers), and e-commerce fulfillment with 50 robots at the Nagytarcsa center. Underlying technology includes a proprietary WMS with automated interface connections, RF warehouse systems, GPS tracking, fleet telematics, and a driver behavior analysis platform.

The business operates on a B2B enterprise go-to-market with quote-based, multi-year contract pricing across diverse verticals — pharmaceutical (TEVA), automotive (Schaeffler, CATL, FAG, Vitesco, Bramcke), postal (Magyar Posta), energy/refinery (MOL, TIGÁZ), and manufacturing (LEGO). Revenue streams mix transaction fees (transport, customs) with managed services (warehousing, production logistics, e-commerce fulfillment, MRO). Certifications (AEO F, GDP, IFS Logistics, TAPA TSR, ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001) and an EcoVadis Silver sustainability rating (top 15%) serve as procurement-grade credentials in regulated verticals. The company is debt-financed through the NKP 2030/I bond on the Budapest Stock Exchange XBond system rather than equity-backed, with capital allocation supporting bolt-on M&A (MEMOFIT, EURO-LOG, Trans-Sped-Papirusz, Logicon Solutions) and capacity expansion across Hungary, Slovakia, and Borsod region.

Name

Trans-Sped

Legal name

Trans-Sped Logisztikai Szolgáltató Központ Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság

Website

https://trans-sped.hu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230), Support Activities for Transportation (488), Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking (No Local) (4213), Railroad Switching & Terminal Establishments (4013)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Automotive & Industrial Parts Transload (TLALAFAE), Oversize/Heavy Express & White-Glove Time-Definite (TLAAABAJ)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding
• Warehouse logistics
• Customs clearance
• Production logistics
• E-commerce fulfillment

Headquarters

HQ city

Debrecen

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Road Freight and Transport Services: Core road freight and forwarding services across Hungary and Europe. Own fleet of 250 vehicles plus 175 subcontractor vehicles. Services include domestic and international transport, refrigerated transport, ADR dangerous goods, oversized cargo, and road train operations.
2. Warehouse Logistics: Storage and warehouse management services across 200,000+ m² of warehouse space. Includes value-added services such as packaging, labeling, quality control, and return handling. Revenue from both dedicated and modular contract arrangements.
3. Air, Sea, and Rail Freight: International freight forwarding via air, sea, and rail. As Hungarian representative of ATLAS Network, provides global coverage. Handles over 600 air shipments and 1,000+ containers annually.
4. Customs Services: Full-service customs agency across 7 offices nationwide. Services include import/export clearance, customs warehousing, guaranteed payment, and customs consulting. Over 12,900 customs clearances annually.
5. Production Logistics: Outsourced production logistics including material handling, packaging, assembly, quality control, and JIT delivery to production lines. Operated since 2006 as a standalone business unit.
6. Industrial Park and Real Estate: Industrial park management and warehouse construction/operation services. Debreceni Logisztikai Központ és Ipari Park spans 28 hectares with 50,000 m² of warehouse space and additional free development areas.
7. Industrial Technology and Maintenance (MRO): Industrial maintenance services including predictive and preventive maintenance, electrical systems, pneumatic systems, PLC programming, and complete production line maintenance.
8. E-commerce Fulfillment: End-to-end fulfillment services for e-commerce businesses handling over 3,000 parcels/month, including storage, picking, packing, labeling, and last-mile delivery. Features robotic automation.
9. Container and Packaging Management: Göngyöleg- és ládatisztítás (container and crate cleaning) service covering collection, sorting, automotive-standard cleaning, and return delivery to production lines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Trans-Sped is a Hungarian-owned logistics company providing end-to-end supply chain services including road, air, sea, and rail freight forwarding, warehouse logistics across 200,000+ m², production logistics, customs clearance, industrial park operations, industrial maintenance (MRO), and e-commerce fulfillment. It operates a fleet of 250 owned vehicles plus 175 subcontractor vehicles and serves manufacturing, automotive, pharmaceutical, and e-commerce clients across Hungary and Europe.

Product overview

Trans-Sped is a Hungarian-owned logistics company offering a comprehensive suite of logistics services organized as a platform of interconnected service lines. The core portfolio includes 8 main service divisions: (1) Közúti szállítmányozás és fuvarozás (Road Transport) with 250 owned vehicles and 175 subcontractor trucks; (2) Raktárlogisztika (Warehouse Logistics) with 200,000+ m² storage capacity across 14+ locations; (3) Termelési logisztika (Production Logistics) serving manufacturing clients since 2006; (4) Légi, tengeri- és vasúti szállítmányozás (Air/Sea/Rail Freight) as ATLAS Network's Hungarian representative; (5) Vámügyintézés (Customs Clearance) with 7 offices and 12,900+ annual clearances; (6) Ipari park, raktárépítés, üzemeltetés (Industrial Park/Construction) including the 28-hectare Debrecen facility; (7) Ipari Technológia és karbantartás/MRO (Industrial Maintenance) with 30+ specialists; and (8) E-kereskedelmi logisztika (E-commerce Fulfillment) at the Nagytarcsa center. Supporting these, TS ZERO provides packaging-free delivery for e-commerce, and Göngyöleg- és ládatisztítás offers crate/packaging cleaning. The company employs approximately 800 people across 23 locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TS ZERO: Packaging-free delivery service for e-commerce customers launched in 2021
• TRANS-SPED LOGISTIC SRL
• Trans-Sped-Papirusz Kft.
• MEMOFIT Kft.
• EURO-LOG Kft.
• Logicon Solutions Kft.

Products and services

• Road Transport and Freight Forwarding Domestic and international road freight forwarding with 250 owned vehicles and 175 subcontractor vehicles, including refrigerated transport, ADR dangerous goods, oversized cargo, and road train operations across Europe and CIS countries. Targets manufacturing and industrial clients.
• Warehouse Logistics Warehouse logistics services across 200,000+ m² of storage capacity at 14 locations nationwide, including short- and long-term storage, barcoding, inventory management, value-added services such as labeling, packaging, and quality control. Serves manufacturing, retail, and e-commerce clients.
• Production Logistics Production logistics services including product unpacking, packaging, storage, material handling, and sales order fulfillment for manufacturing companies, with specialized expertise in chemical, pharmaceutical, and automotive industries. Operates as a standalone business unit since 2006.
• Air, Sea and Rail Freight International freight forwarding via air, sea, and rail with 600+ air shipments and 500+ tonnes annually, 1000+ full containers, 800 LCL shipments. As Hungarian representative of ATLAS Network, provides global coverage. Includes express cargo, temperature-controlled goods, oversized cargo, and railway transport from China.
• Customs Clearance Full-service customs agency performing 12,900+ customs clearances annually across 7 offices nationwide. Services include export/import procedures, customs warehousing, guaranteed payment, customs consulting, and AEO F authorized economic operator status.
• Industrial Park and Warehouse Operations Industrial park management and warehouse construction services. The Debreceni Logisztikai Központ és Ipari Park spans 28 hectares with 50,000 m² warehouse space and 30,000 m² developable area. Offers Intermodális Logisztikai Park and Regionális Logisztikai Park certifications.
• Industrial Technology and Maintenance (MRO) Industrial maintenance (MRO) services with 30+ professionals including engineers, technicians, electricians, and mechanics. Covers logistics equipment, production machinery, packaging machines, tank farms. Includes predictive/preventive maintenance, automation, electrical and pneumatic systems, PLC programming.
• E-commerce Fulfillment End-to-end fulfillment services at the Nagytarcsa logistics center (20,000+ m²) targeting companies with 3,000+ packages per month. Includes storage, handling, packaging, labeling, and last-mile delivery with robotic automation. Handles 3,000+ parcels/month per client.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fleet average vehicle age of 1.5 years
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Magyar Logisztikai Szolgáltató Központok SzövetségecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2026Partnership through the Tatai Regionális Ellátási Lánc Platform (TRELP), collaborating on regional supply chain development and industry networking in the Tata area.
• Edutus EgyetemminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2026University partnership as part of the TRELP (Tatai Regionális Ellátási Lánc Platform) initiative, focusing on educational collaboration and talent development in the Tata region.
• Jungheinrich Hungária Kft.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 June 2025Strategic partner for forklift competitions and material handling equipment. Jungheinrich provides professional support for warehouse equipment and forklift operator training events organized by Trans-Sped.
• MLBKT (Magyar Logisztikai, Beszerzési és Készletezési Társaság)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2024Professional society partnership for organizing the Debreceni Regionális Ellátási Lánc Platform (DRELP) and other professional events. Collaborates on logistics education, industry conferences, and supply chain knowledge sharing.
• ATLAS NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrans-Sped serves as the Hungarian representative of ATLAS Network, granting access to contracted partner offices at all major global sea and air ports worldwide. This enables comprehensive international freight forwarding services across air, sea, and multimodal transport.
• Magyar Vöröskereszt Hajdú-Bihar Vármegyei SzervezeteminorOthersCharitable partnership for corporate blood donation events and community welfare programs, including annual blood donation day celebrations.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves22 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Waberer's International Nyrt. Hungary's most prominent publicly-listed road transport and logistics company with similar full-truckload, contract logistics, and freight forwarding capabilities. Most directly comparable peer in same geography with overlapping truck and warehouse services.
• Gebrüder Weiss: Family-owned European logistics provider offering road freight, air/sea forwarding, warehousing, and customs services across CEE/DACH region. Closely comparable in size, service portfolio, and family-governance model.
• Raben Group: Mid-sized European contract logistics and road transport group operating across CEE with similar service mix of warehousing, road freight, and forwarding. Comparable scale and family ownership governance to Trans-Sped.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Mid-sized German-headquartered global forwarder with strong road freight forwarding, contract logistics, and air/ocean forwarding operations across CEE. Comparable multi-modal freight forwarding service portfolio.
• FM Logistic: France-headquartered contract logistics specialist with CEE operations focused on warehousing, co-packing, and transport for FMCG/retail/manufacturing clients. Comparable warehousing-led service model with similar client verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Kuehne + Nagel: Global top-3 freight forwarder with major Hungarian and CEE presence covering road, air, sea forwarding plus contract logistics. Overlaps in every service line Trans-Sped operates but at much larger scale.
• DB Schenker: European land transport and contract logistics incumbent with extensive Hungarian and CEE road freight and forwarding operations. Directly competes for industrial and automotive logistics contracts.
• GLS (General Logistics Systems): European parcel and logistics network subsidiary of Royal Mail / IDS Group with strong Hungarian parcel/last-mile operations. Adjacent peer competing for e-commerce parcel volumes in Hungary.
• DSV A/S: Global freight forwarding and logistics giant with strong Central European road and contract logistics franchise. Competes for the same enterprise Hungarian customers and has been an aggressive CEE consolidator.

Emerging players

• Logisticar (LKW Walter + Hungarian peers): Austrian-headquartered European cross-border road freight operator with significant CEE and Hungarian network. Comparable cross-border road freight forwarding and trailer-pool operational model to Trans-Sped's international road business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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