Cooperativa de Transportes Rodoviários de Passos

What Cooperativa de Transportes Rodoviários de Passos does

Cooperativa de Transportes Rodoviários de Passos (CTRP) is a Brazilian member-owned road freight cooperative founded on July 25, 2002 in Passos, Minas Gerais. The cooperative pools independent truck owners (cooperados) to deliver three core transportation services: dry cargo transport (non-perishable raw materials in bulk or packaged form, using Truck, Romeu e Julieta, Carretas, Vanderléia, and Bi-trem vehicles with capacity of 14-40 tons), live animal transport (specialized livestock haulage with safety and compliance protocols), and raw milk T1 transport (collection from farm tanks to dairy processors, using Toco, Truck, Romeu e Julieta, and Carretas vehicles with capacity of 8-32 thousand liters). The cooperative provides fully insured cargo handling, fuel and parking infrastructure at its Passos headquarters, and administrative support to its members, and operates a branch in Contagem to access the greater Belo Horizonte cargo market.

CTRP's business model is a cooperative transaction-fee arrangement: cooperados (member truck owners) provide transportation services to clients, while the cooperative facilitates the client relationships, provides operational infrastructure, ensures regulatory compliance under Brazil's Marco Regulatório do Transporte Rodoviário de Cargas, and handles insurance and administrative functions. The primary customer segments are agricultural/industrial businesses (Biosoja, Pigmina, Romap, Globomix), dairy operations (Casmil, Itaiquara), bioenergy/agriculture (Bevap), animal nutrition (Guabi), and the cooperative ecosystem itself (OCEMG). All named customers are regional firms operating within Minas Gerais. The company differentiates itself through the cooperative value proposition — enabling individual transport professionals with limited resources to compete collectively against larger market players, outside the formal CLT (Brazilian labor law) employment regime.

The company operates with 11-50 employees, reflecting its role as a coordination entity rather than a direct employer of drivers. The technology stack is conventional road transportation services with no disclosed digital platform, AI/ML components, or proprietary software beyond a basic company website. The headquarters in Passos (Av. Figueira, 147, Serra das Brisas) includes a parking yard for member trucks and fuel pumps for member use, supplemented by the Contagem branch opened in October 2003. No funding rounds, M&A activity, or recent leadership changes are disclosed; the company has operated at apparent scale stability for 20+ years.

Name

Cooperativa de Transportes Rodoviários de Passos

Legal name

Cooperativa de Transportes Rodoviários de Passos

Website

https://ctrp.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CTRP is a member-owned road freight cooperative in Minas Gerais, Brazil, pooling independent truck owners to deliver dry cargo, live animal, and raw milk transport to regional agricultural, dairy, and industrial customers across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Freight Transportation

NAICS

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Distribution & Regional Linehaul Forwarding (TLACACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Equipment Transport (Flatbed, Step-Deck, Lowboy, Car Carrier) (TLAIAMAH), Dedicated / Contract Carriage Brokerage (Shippers’ Managed Capacity) (TLACACAF)

Keywords

• Road freight transportation
• Dry cargo transport
• Live animal transport
• Raw milk logistics
• Transport cooperative

Headquarters

HQ city

Minas Gerais

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Transportation Services: Revenue generated from providing road freight transportation services for dry cargo, live animals, and raw milk. Cooperados (member truck owners) provide transportation services to clients, with the cooperative facilitating relationships and operational support.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Cooperativa de Transportes Rodoviários de Passos (CTRP) is a road transportation cooperative that provides freight services through a member-owned fleet of trucks. It transports dry cargo (non-perishable raw materials), live animals, and raw milk (T1 primary transport) from farms to dairy facilities. Services are delivered by member truck owners (cooperados) who collectively operate the business under a cooperative governance model in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Product overview

CTRP is a road transport cooperative operating for over 20 years, providing freight transportation services. The company offers three distinct transport services: Transporte de Carga Seca (dry cargo transport for non-perishable raw materials), Transporte de Carga Viva (live animal transport), and Transporte de Leite Cru T1 (raw milk primary transport from farms to dairy facilities). All transported cargo is fully insured, following standards required by regulations and clients until delivery units.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transporte de Carga Seca (Dry Cargo Transport)
• Transporte de Carga Viva (Live Animal Transport)
• Transporte de Leite Cru T1 (Raw Milk Primary Transport)

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• BiosojaminorOthersAgricultural products company logo displayed in partners section of CTRP website.
• PigminaminorOthersPig/mining products company logo displayed in partners section of CTRP website.
• RomapminorOthersAgricultural products company logo displayed in partners section of CTRP website.
• ItaiquaraminorOthersFood and beverage company logo displayed in partners section of CTRP website.
• BevapminorOthersBioenergy and agricultural company logo displayed in partners section of CTRP website.
• CasmilminorOthersDairy company logo displayed in partners section of CTRP website.
• GuabiminorOthersAnimal nutrition company logo displayed in partners section of CTRP website.
• OCEMGminorOthersMinas Gerais cooperative confederation logo displayed in partners section of CTRP website.
• GlobomixminorOthersIndustrial products company logo displayed in partners section of CTRP website.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tegma Gestão Logística: Brazilian logistics provider focused on automotive and industrial freight including road transportation; comparable customer profile to CTRP at the industrial end of CTRP's book.
• Localiza S.A. Brazilian vehicle rental and fleet management company with logistics operations; offers managed capacity and dedicated transport services that compete for enterprise freight customers in CTRP's verticals.
• JSL S.A. One of Brazil's largest logistics and road transportation groups, operating across multiple segments including dedicated trucking, logistics, and passenger transport — a much larger incumbent competitor for enterprise freight contracts.
• Rumo S.A. Major Brazilian logistics operator with rail and intermodal capabilities; competes indirectly for agricultural and industrial freight volumes out of Minas Gerais and broader agricultural corridors.

Direct peers

• Sada Transportes: Brazilian asset-based trucking and logistics company with comparable road freight services across multiple verticals; directly competes for the same enterprise freight contracts in agricultural and industrial segments.
• Coopercarga: Brazilian road freight transport cooperative, the closest structural analog to CTRP — same cooperative governance model and asset-based member-owner trucking operations.
• Cooperativa de Transporte de Cargas do Estado de São Paulo: Regional Brazilian road freight cooperative providing comparable asset-based member-driver trucking services; structural and operational analog to CTRP in a neighboring state.
• Tora Transportes: Brazilian trucking carrier operating dedicated and spot freight services for industrial and consumer-goods shippers; comparable in asset-based road freight and customer profile to CTRP.

Regional players

• Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP): Container terminal at the Port of Santos; relevant ecosystem peer as intermodal drayage and port-adjacent trucking is a natural adjacency for CTRP if it expands into intermodal/port freight.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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