What Alfredsson Transport does

Alfredsson Transport is a privately held, family-owned Swedish transportation and logistics provider headquartered in Norrköping, operating across Sweden and eastern Norway. Founded in 1937 by Ingvar Alfredsson, the company is now in its third generation of ownership under brothers Erik Alfredsson (CEO) and Magnus Alfredsson (Co-owner/Sales). The group comprises six entities, including the core transport operation and a wholly owned driving school subsidiary (AI Trafikskola), and generates approximately 137 million SEK in group revenue with 120+ employees.

The company operates a self-owned fleet of approximately 125 vehicle units ranging from small vans to the largest module combinations, including 21 liquid biogas (LBG) trucks that reduce CO2 emissions by 90% versus conventional fuels, 2 fully electric heavy trucks, and refrigerated and construction vehicles. Core services include scheduled freight transport across Sweden (reaching half the population daily) and eastern Norway with own drivers, ad-hoc transport assignments for freight brokers and smaller customers, third-party logistics (3PL) including solar-powered cold storage (500 sqm refrigeration, 100 sqm freezer), and an in-house traffic school offering C/CE licenses, YKB, ADR, and APV training. Notable technology includes vehicle computer systems installed since 2006 for fuel-efficient driving and route/load optimization.

The business model combines transaction-based freight fees (per assignment, based on cargo, distance, timing, and vehicle requirements) with managed logistics services under long-term contracts (e.g., the Norrköping municipality coordinated goods distribution contract, ~300 weekly food deliveries, in place since August 2018) and professional services revenue from the driving school. Go-to-market is direct: customers book via email or by calling transport coordinators, with the co-owners actively managing key account relationships and offering 24/7 accessibility. The company differentiates primarily through environmental leadership (Fossilfritt Sverige participant, targeting fossil-free by 2025), capital intensity (self-owned fleet and 15,000 sqm property), vertical integration (own driving school for driver pipeline), and an 85+ year brand heritage.

Name

Alfredsson Transport

Legal name

Alfredsson Transport AB

Website

https://alfredssontransport.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Alfredsson Transport is a family-owned Swedish freight and logistics company (founded 1937, ~137M SEK revenue, 120+ employees) operating a self-owned fleet of ~125 units across Sweden and Norway, offering scheduled and ad-hoc transport, 3PL/cold storage, and a driving school subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Norrköping

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Transport Services: Core revenue from transporting goods and cargo across Sweden, Norway, and Europe. Fleet of ~125 units ranging from small vans to large module trucks. Operates scheduled route traffic and ad-hoc freight assignments for customers of all sizes.
2. Logistics Solutions and Storage: Third-party logistics (3PL) services including warehousing and storage. Manages Norrköping municipality's coordinated goods distribution since August 2018 with ~300 weekly food deliveries. Solar-powered cold storage facilities.
3. Driving School (AI Trafikskola): Own traffic school offering C and CE licenses, YKB (professional driver) training, truck licenses, and APV courses. Both internal driver training and external student enrollment.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Alfredsson Transport provides freight transport services across Sweden, Norway, and Europe using a fleet of approximately 125 vehicles ranging from small delivery vans to the largest module combinations, including electric, biogas, and refrigerated trucks. The company additionally offers third-party logistics (3PL) services encompassing warehousing, cold storage, and coordinated goods distribution (notably for Norrköping municipality since August 2018), and operates AI Trafikskola, a proprietary driving school for heavy vehicle licenses (C/CE), YKB professional driver training, ADR hazardous goods courses, and APV training.

Product overview

Alfredsson Transport operates as a single unified transport and logistics service provider offering core freight transportation across Europe, third-party logistics (3PL) including storage and coordinated municipal distribution for Norrköping, and a driving school subsidiary (AI Trafikskola) for heavy traffic training. The company owns a fleet of approximately 125 vehicle units including electric trucks, biogas vehicles, refrigerated trucks, and specialized concept trucks developed with Linköping University.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport Services Core transport and freight services offering flexible, environmentally friendly transportation of goods across Sweden, Norway, and Europe using a fleet of approximately 125 units ranging from small delivery vans to the largest module combinations. Includes scheduled liner traffic to Norway and nationwide route coverage in Sweden.
• Logistics Solutions and Storage (3PL) Third-party logistics (3PL) services including warehousing, storage, inventory management, and coordinated goods distribution. Since August 2018, the company is responsible for Norrköping municipality's coordinated goods distribution, delivering approximately 300 weekly food deliveries to municipal units using LBG trucks and solar-powered cold storage facilities.
• AI Trafikskola (Driving School) Proprietary driving school for heavy traffic offering C and CE licenses, YKB 35-hour refresher training, ADR hazardous goods courses (basic and refresher), truck licenses, and APV courses. Serves both internal driver training needs of Alfredsson Transport and external students, providing a driver pipeline for the transport operation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% CO2 reduction with LBG trucks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Norrköpings kommunflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2018Since August 2018, Alfredsson Transport manages Norrköping municipality's coordinated goods distribution. Handles all municipal food purchases with ~300 weekly deliveries. Built a dedicated distribution center with 500 sqm cold storage and 100 sqm freezer powered by solar cells.
• VolvocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on vehicle research and development, including aerodynamic vehicle development projects. Focus on energy-efficient transport solutions and advancing sustainable trucking technology.
• PLS Truck and BodycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative development of aerodynamic vehicles. Joint research initiative focused on more energy-efficient transport solutions.
• Linköping UniversitetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner7 concept cars in development collaboration with the university. Partnership for innovation and development of new transport concepts and technologies.
• Fossilfritt SverigecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlfredsson Transport is part of the Fossil-Free Sweden initiative with a goal to become completely fossil-free by 2025. Industry collaboration for sustainable transport transformation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DHL Freight: Global road freight and contract logistics provider with extensive Swedish and Nordic operations. Directly competes for national and European freight tenders that Alfredsson targets.
• DB Schenker: Global logistics incumbent with land transport, contract logistics, and a strong European road freight network. Competes for the same cross-border Swedish/European freight that Alfredsson handles with its largest module trucks.
• Bring (Norwegian Post Group): Norwegian postal and logistics group with significant trucking and parcel operations across the Nordics. Competes directly with Alfredsson for Sweden-Norway cross-border freight and Nordic contract logistics.
• DSV A/S: One of the largest Nordic and global freight forwarders and trucking operators. Comparable as a benchmark for what scaled Nordic freight looks like and as a competitor for large cross-border contract tenders.
• PostNord AB: State-owned Nordic postal and logistics operator with significant line-haul trucking, parcel, and groupage operations across Sweden. Direct overlap with Alfredsson's domestic Sweden freight and Sweden-Norway line-haul.

Others

• Volvo Trucks: Not a direct competitor but an existing R&D partner of Alfredsson on aerodynamic vehicles and energy-efficient transport. Relevant as an OEM enabler comparable to how fleet technology partnerships shape green-haul economics.

Direct peers

• GreenCargo AB: Swedish rail and intermodal freight operator with strong sustainability positioning. Comparable as a Swedish freight provider competing for low-emission freight contracts, particularly in the segments Alfredsson serves with LBG trucks.
• NTEX AB: Swedish-owned transport and logistics company with national coverage, domestic freight, and European line-haul operations. Closely comparable in scale, Swedish family-business heritage, and full-range freight offering.
• Best Transport: Nordic freight and logistics operator with strong presence in Sweden and Norway. Comparable in cross-border Sweden-Norway line-haul and Nordic general freight, with overlapping target customers.
• Lokal Kraft AB: Swedish trucking company operating varied fleet including sustainability-focused vehicles. Comparable as a domestic Swedish general freight and refrigerated/ADR operator competing for similar Swedish shipper accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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