What Nortransport does

Nortransport AS is a privately held Norwegian transport and logistics company headquartered in Stange, founded in 2008, that provides B2B freight, terminal, warehousing, and road maintenance services to enterprise and mid-market customers across Eastern Norway with daily cross-border operations into Sweden. The company operates seven distinct service lines: agricultural transport (with a stated specialization in potato logistics), construction tip and excavation transport, domestic freight with terminal and cold storage at Ljøstadfeltet in Stange, waste and environmental transport, Norway–Sweden import/export (25–35 trucks daily on the largest trailer configurations, including walking floor trailers for bulk waste), customized end-to-end logistics solutions, and government road maintenance (vegdrift) contracts with Statens Vegvesen across Kongsvinger/Eidskog/Sør-Odal/Nord-Odal and Solør. The firm holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications, is GDPR compliant, and has published a 2026 Åpenhetsloven (Transparency Act) statement. The fleet is ADR-certified and supported by equipment suppliers Scania, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, and Volmax, with fuel sourced from Circle K and Shell and insurance from If Forsikring.

The company's technology backbone is the proprietary Opter platform — a fleet management system with a customer-facing portal (available in Norwegian, English, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, and Estonian), an integrated driver app with QR-code authentication, and supplier portals for Norwegian and Swedish operations. A separate K2 training app and a route optimization partnership with Locus extend the stack. No public APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed; integrations are limited to the supplier portal ecosystem.

Nortransport makes money through transaction-based freight pricing (per transport, distance, volume, plus a 4.87% fuel surcharge effective 1 June 2026), contract-based managed services for road maintenance and terminal/warehouse operations, and professional-services engagements for customized logistics chains. Go-to-market is direct B2B via a dedicated sales-and-marketing department with key account managers, supported by the Opter self-service portal; brand presence is anchored on Facebook and on industry association membership (NLF, Statens Vegvesen). Ownership and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed; leadership is led by Daglig leder Per-Jørgen Melnes, with a full operational management team spanning operations, finance, sales, transport, and department-level roles.

Name

Nortransport

Legal name

Nortransport AS

Website

https://nortransport.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nortransport AS is a privately held Norwegian B2B transport and logistics provider in Stange, serving agriculture, construction, recycling, cross-border Norway–Sweden freight, and government road maintenance. It operates an in-house Opter fleet management platform with terminal and cold storage facilities at Ljøstadfeltet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Freight Transport and Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Roadway Structures & Geotechnical Asset Maintenance (Retaining Walls, Slopes, Rockfall) (TLAJAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food & Beverage Cross-Docking (Perishables) (TLALAFAC)

Keywords

• Freight transport services
• Logistics solutions
• Road maintenance services
• Cross-border haulage
• Warehouse and terminal operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Stange

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transport and Logistics Services: Core revenue from freight transport services including domestic goods, import/export, agriculture, construction, and recycling/environmental transport. Services are priced based on transport type, distance, volume, and fuel surcharges.
2. Road Maintenance Services: Contract-based road maintenance (vegdrift) services including snow plowing, salting, and road upkeep for county roads in Kongsvinger/Eidskog/Sør-Odal/Nord-Odal and Solør regions.
3. Warehouse and Terminal Operations: Terminal operations, cold storage, and logistics services at Ljøstadfeltet in Stange, including distribution and storage solutions.
4. Customized Logistics Solutions: Tailored logistics chain optimization services for business customers, including planning, warehouse operation, and inbound/outbound logistics management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nortransport AS provides road freight transport and logistics services for the manufacturing and adjacent sectors in Eastern Norway and across the Norway-Sweden border. Its offerings span agricultural transport (notably potatoes), construction/aggregate haulage, domestic inland freight with terminal and cold storage, cross-border import/export, waste and environmental transport, and government road maintenance (snow clearing, salting, verge cutting). Customized end-to-end logistics chain solutions for business customers are bundled with terminal operations at Ljøstadfeltet in Stange.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landbruk (Agricultural Transport) Specialized agricultural transport services, notably potato haulage, performed with dedicated trucks and experienced carriers for farming operations.
• Tipp og anlegg (Tip and Construction Transport) Construction and excavation logistics including snow removal, mass transport, and asphalt hauling carried out with specially adapted equipment for construction sites.
• Gods innland (Domestic Inland Freight) Inland domestic freight services supported by terminal, cold storage, and large outdoor yard facilities at Ljøstadfeltet in Stange.
• Renovasjon og miljø (Waste and Environmental Transport) Waste management and environmental transport services handling household waste, commercial waste, and special/hazardous waste with responsible handling practices.
• Import/Eksport (Cross-border Norway-Sweden Freight) Cross-border import/export transport between Norway and Sweden with daily shipments of 25-35 trucks, specializing in high-volume cargo transported with walking floor trailers and ADR-certified vehicles.
• Kundespesifikke løsninger (Customized Logistics Solutions) Tailored end-to-end logistics chain solutions for business customers covering planning, operations, warehouse management, and inbound/outbound logistics optimization.
• Vegdrift (Road Maintenance Services) Government road maintenance services including snow plowing, gritting, salting, roadside mowing, and pothole repair for county roads in Kongsvinger/Eidskog/Sør-Odal/Nord-Odal and Solør regions, delivered with 24/7 on-call dispatch.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• If ForsikringminorOthersInsurance provider partnership for fleet and business insurance.
• Circle KminorOthersFuel supplier partnership for truck fleet refueling.
• Shell NorgeminorOthersFuel supplier partnership for truck fleet refueling.
• NLF (Norges Lastebiliernes Forbund)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association membership providing networking, advocacy, and professional development. NLF Lederforum also referenced as a specialized group within the association.
• Statens VegvesencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment road authority partnership for road maintenance contracts and industry standards.
• WürthminorOthersProfessional tools and equipment supplier.
• VianorminorOthersTire service and maintenance provider for truck fleet.
• TelenorminorOthersTelecommunications services provider.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PostNord: PostNord is the Nordic postal and logistics group operating across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. It competes directly with Nortransport in cross-border Nordic freight and parcel distribution, and operates a similar blend of domestic transport and contract logistics.
• Bring (Posten Norge): Bring is the logistics arm of Posten Norge and offers parcel, freight, and supply chain services across Norway with cross-border operations into Sweden. It is the most direct Norwegian peer to Nortransport, competing in domestic trucking, warehousing, and cross-border Norway-Sweden lanes.
• Mesta: Mesta is a Norwegian road construction and maintenance contractor, historically spun out from Statens Vegvesen and active in the same Norwegian county road maintenance (vegdrift) market as Nortransport. It is the most direct peer to Nortransport's road maintenance contracting business and a likely competitor on county tenders.
• Girteka: Girteka is one of the largest road transport companies in Europe, headquartered in Lithuania, operating a fleet of thousands of trucks on cross-border European lanes. It is a direct peer to Nortransport in the model of a regional trucking specialist running cross-border European freight at scale.

Broad incumbents

• DB Schenker: DB Schenker is a major European land, air, and ocean freight forwarder with Nordic road freight and contract logistics operations. It overlaps with Nortransport's domestic trucking, warehousing, and import/export offerings but serves a far broader geography and customer set.
• DACHSER: DACHSER is a German family-owned logistics company with European road freight and warehousing operations including in Scandinavia. It competes with Nortransport in domestic and cross-border European trucking but operates a far denser pan-European network.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is one of the world's largest freight forwarders with significant Nordic road and contract logistics presence. Its road freight and integrated logistics services directly overlap with Nortransport's customized logistics and warehousing offerings, though at global scale.
• DHL Freight: DHL Freight is Deutsche Post DHL's European road freight arm, with extensive Nordic and pan-European trucking and warehousing operations. It competes for the same enterprise cross-border trucking and contract logistics customers as Nortransport, but as part of a global logistics portfolio.
• Toll Group: Toll Group is an Asia-Pacific headquartered global logistics provider offering road, rail, sea, and contract logistics. Its global forwarding and integrated supply chain services overlap with Nortransport's tailored logistics chain optimization offerings, but with a different geographic anchor.
• DSV: DSV is a Danish-headquartered global freight forwarder with one of the densest Nordic road, air, and sea freight networks. It competes with Nortransport for mid-market and enterprise Nordic trucking and contract logistics, but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Nortransport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nortransport-as

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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