What Alders Transport does

Alders Transport, operating under the group name Altrea Logistics, is a privately held Belgian industrial logistics company headquartered in Overpelt, Belgium, tracing its origins to 1936. It provides specialized transportation and logistics services for steel, mineral raw materials, dry and liquid bulk chemicals, and industrial waste and recycling materials. The company serves enterprise and mid-market industrial clients across the Benelux and broader Europe through a multi-brand structure that includes Alders Transport (general cargo, steel, and automotive), Trafuco (chemical logistics via tank container and dedicated tanker assets), and complementary brands Depaire, Haesaerts, and Alders Bulk Logistics, together with regional entities Alders Central Europe and Alders Transport Deutschland.

The company's service portfolio combines five integrated offerings: Transport (including international, intermodal, and tank container shipping), Value Added Services, Warehousing (added to the core offering in early 2018), Control Tower (centralized monitoring and coordination), and Onsite Logistics (embedded operations at customer sites). Underlying capabilities center on a multilingual, sector-trained driver workforce, owned specialized vehicles, and a control tower that provides oversight across road, rail, and sea intermodal movements rather than a proprietary software platform. There is no public evidence of proprietary AI/ML systems, APIs, or digital freight platform components.

Revenue is generated primarily from per-shipment transport fees (transactional), supplemented by managed services for warehousing and onsite logistics, plus project-style value-added services with industry-specific requirements. The go-to-market is a direct enterprise field-sales motion focused on consultation-based, customized solutions, supported by customer testimonials featuring named executives from chemical distributors (Caldic, IMCD BENELUX) and industrial materials firms (Promat). Ownership is concentrated, with Roel Smets acting as majority shareholder and General Director, indicating no external institutional investors or public market exposure.

Name

Alders Transport

Legal name

Altrea Logistics

Website

https://alders-transport.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Alders Transport, part of the Belgian Altrea Logistics group founded in 1936, provides specialized transportation and logistics for steel, mineral raw materials, chemicals, and industrial waste, serving enterprise industrial clients in the Benelux and broader Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Logistics Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), General Warehousing and Storage (49311), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Scrap & Recyclables Bulk Transport (Metal/Glass/Paper) (TLADAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Project Cargo & Heavy-Lift Transload (TLALAFAL), Value-Added Warehousing Services (Kitting, Labeling, Repack, Light Assembly) (TLALAAAL), Automotive & Industrial Parts Transload (TLALAFAE), Cross-Docking & Transload Facilities (Non-Temp Controlled) (TLALAAAE)

Keywords

• Industrial freight transport
• Chemical logistics services
• Bulk mineral transport
• Tank container transport
• Steel and scrap logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Overpelt

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transport Services: Transportation and logistics services billed per shipment or contract, with revenue generated from moving steel, minerals, chemicals, and waste/recycling materials across domestic and international routes
2. Warehousing and Distribution: Warehousing, loading/unloading, storage and distribution services since early 2018, providing integrated logistics solutions alongside transportation
3. Value Added Services: Value-added services including specialized handling, quality control, and custom logistics solutions for specific industry requirements
4. Onsite Logistics Management: Embedded logistics operations at customer facilities, providing ongoing managed services with dedicated resources

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Alders Transport (operating as Altrea Logistics) is a Belgium-based industrial logistics company founded in 1936 that transports steel, mineral raw materials, chemical bulk products (dry and liquid), and industrial waste/recycling materials. Since early 2018 it has expanded into warehousing, transshipment, storage, and distribution. The group operates multiple wholly-owned sub-brands (Alders Transport, Trafuco, Depaire, Haesaerts, Alders Bulk Logistics, Alders Central Europe, Alders Transport Deutschland) offering intermodal road/rail/sea transport, tank container transport, control tower oversight, and onsite logistics at customer facilities.

Product overview

Altrea Logistics operates as a logistics service platform offering a unified portfolio of transport and logistics services. The core services include Transport (with international transport, intermodal solutions, and tank container transport), Value Added Services, Warehousing, Control Tower, and Onsite Logistics. Since early 2018, the company expanded to include transshipment, storage, and distribution capabilities. The company operates multiple sub-brands including Alders Transport (the founding company established in 1936), Trafuco (specializing in chemical logistics), Depaire, Haesaerts, Alders Bulk Logistics, Alders Central Europe, and Alders Transport Deutschland. Altrea Logistics specializes in transporting steel, mineral raw materials, chemical logistics for dry and liquid bulk products, and industrial waste and recycling materials. The company also focuses on sustainability and ESG practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alders Transport: Core transport brand for general cargo, steel and automotive
• Trafuco
• Depaire
• Haesaerts
• Alders Bulk Logistics
• Alders Central Europe
• Alders Transport Deutschland

Products and services

• Transport Services Core freight transport service delivering cargo quickly, safely, and correctly across domestic and international routes for industrial enterprise and mid-market clients; includes international transport, intermodal solutions combining road/rail/sea, and intermodal tank container transport for liquid and dry bulk chemicals.
• Value Added Services Additional logistics services that complement core transport, providing specialized handling, quality control, and custom logistics solutions tailored to specific industry requirements for enterprise and mid-market industrial customers.
• Warehousing Storage, transshipment, handling, and distribution services providing industrial customers with integrated logistics support in addition to transport operations, including loading/unloading and short- and longer-term storage.
• Control Tower Centralized logistics monitoring and coordination service providing oversight and coordination of transport operations across the group's multi-modal network, supporting enterprise customers with end-to-end supply chain visibility.
• Onsite Logistics Embedded logistics operations delivered directly at customer facilities, with dedicated personnel streamlining material handling, reducing transit times, and supporting industrial customers' on-site logistics workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Commitment to delivering within agreed deadlines as standard practice
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cluster TweedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAltrea Logistics participated in Cluster Tweed's Hydrogen event, showcasing their involvement in hydrogen technology initiatives for sustainable logistics. This indicates early exploration of alternative fuel technologies for transport operations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vos Logistics: Benelux-headquartered intermodal and container logistics provider with European road, rail, and barge operations. Comparable on intermodal solutions and integrated transport-plus-warehousing positioning.
• H.Essers: Belgian-headquartered logistics specialist (transport, warehousing, distribution) with deep focus on chemicals, industrial materials, and pharmaceuticals across Benelux/Central Europe. Most structurally comparable peer to Altrea/Alders in scale, geography, and vertical mix.
• De Rijke Group: Netherlands-based multimodal logistics provider combining road, intermodal, container, and warehousing across Europe. Closely comparable on intermodal tank/container capability and Benelux industrial customer base.
• Rotra Logistics: Benelux/European intermodal and forwarding specialist with container, road, and cross-dock operations. Comparable on multimodal industrial shipping and continental European network footprint.
• Royal Den Hartogh Logistics: Dutch-origin European chemical bulk logistics provider (liquid and dry bulk tank containers, warehousing, intermodal) serving similar chemical-industry customer base. Direct overlap with Trafuco's specialty chemical offering.

Broad incumbents

• DSV A/S: Global freight forwarder and transport provider (Road, Air & Sea, Solutions) with significant chemicals and industrial verticals. Larger, broader portfolio; competes for the same enterprise industrial tenders at the upper end of the market.
• CEVA Logistics: Global contract logistics and freight management provider (CMA CGM-owned) with strong European industrial and chemicals footprint. Competes for integrated managed services contracts in the same verticals.
• Girteka Logistics: One of Europe's largest asset-heavy road transport operators with a wide industrial customer base. Sets the competitive benchmark on fleet scale, cross-border road pricing, and capacity guarantees.
• Kuehne + Nagel: Global logistics major with road, contract logistics, and intermodal offerings serving chemicals and industrial manufacturers. Serves the same upstream enterprise customers but at materially larger scale.

Emerging players

• Suttons Group: UK/Europe-based chemical and bulk logistics specialist (tank containers, drumming, warehousing). Comparable niche specialization in regulated chemical haulage, though smaller and UK-anchored.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AldersTransport

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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