What Transports CAILLOT does

Transports CAILLOT is a privately held, family-owned French logistics group founded in 1964 and headquartered in Bétheny (Reims). It operates three integrated business lines under one corporate entity (S.A.S TRANSPORTS CAILLOT, registered capital €1,000,000, RCS 75 B 136): Transport (980-vehicle fleet including 150 refrigerated semi-trailers, 350 drivers, regional and national distribution, cold-chain, factory-to-warehouse shuttles, dedicated driver rental), Logistique (over 300,000 m² of warehousing across 11 owned regional agencies, of which 84,000 m² at Reims is climate-controlled; contract logistics, order preparation, bulk storage), and Co-packing (200 staff, 50 packaging lines — 9 automated — across Reims, Saint-Yorre and Paris, processing 60M+ products/year with 10,000+ SKUs and 5,000+ orders/year). The group's proprietary technology stack comprises the Magellan WMS, 100% GPS-geolocated fleet tracking, GTB (Gestion Technique du Bâtiment) building automation deployed at Reims, and three client-facing portals: the Renault CAILLOT/DT-BRE extranet for automotive supply chain management, ComNet for transport order tracking, and Chargeur for dock scheduling and queue management.

The company serves enterprise clients across three primary segments: industrial and manufacturing customers (notably Renault, with a dedicated extranet governing supply chain transport plans and platform objectives at Renault assembly plants), food and beverage / FMCG retailers (approved by all major French retail chains, or Grande Distribution, for palletised goods and cold-chain distribution) and consumer goods brands/manufacturers outsourcing co-packing and light assembly. Pricing is per-shipment, per-pallet, or under managed-services contracts and is not publicly disclosed; sales are executed via an enterprise field-sales model through the 11 regional agencies, coordinated from Reims. Operational footprint includes 4.5 million pallet movements/year, 2,000+ deliveries/day, 70 nightly inter-agency shuttles, and 3,900 pallets degrouped nightly, supported by certifications including ISO 9001/14001/22000/45001, IFS Logistics, OEA, Charte Objectif CO2 and the EcoVadis Silver Medal (62/100, top 25% of sector).

Leadership is unchanged since founding: Jean-Pierre CAILLOT as Président Directeur Général and Christian CABUSEL as Directeur Général. Strategic direction in 2023–2025 has emphasized cold-chain capacity expansion (Reims 6,000 m² extension in April 2025), sustainability-driven fleet renewal (OLEO100 vehicles targeting 50% of fleet), building automation (GTB Phase 2 in Reims) and the modernization of automated co-packing lines, without disclosed M&A, external funding rounds or international geographic expansion beyond France.

Name

Transports CAILLOT

Legal name

S.A.S TRANSPORTS CAILLOT

Website

https://transports-caillot.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Family-owned French logistics group founded 1964, operating integrated transport, warehousing, and co-packing services across 11 regional sites in France, serving enterprise industrial (Renault), retail, and consumer-goods clients with a 980-vehicle fleet and 300,000+ m² of warehousing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bétheny

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

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. Transport Services: Regional and national road transport services including collection, distribution, shuttle operations for factory-warehouse routing, and dedicated driver rental. Revenue is generated per shipment, pallet, or contract, with a fleet of 980 vehicles and 350 drivers. Cold-chain transport is a specialized offering.
2. Logistics & Warehousing: Contract logistics services including dedicated and multi-client warehousing, order preparation, and bulk storage. Revenue is derived from storage volume, number of order lines, and pallet movements under managed services contracts.
3. Co-packing & Co-manufacturing: Outsourced packaging, kitting, and light assembly operations. Services range from simple surface rental to full supply chain management. Revenue is based on the volume of products processed, number of SKUs handled, and number of packaging lines operated.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Transports CAILLOT is a French logistics provider offering three integrated services: road freight transport across France with a 980-vehicle fleet (including OLEO100 biofuel trucks), contract logistics including 300,000+ m² of warehousing with 40,000 m² of temperature-controlled capacity, and co-packing / industrial packaging with an automated robotic assembly line. The company serves automotive manufacturers, FMCG producers, and retailers through 11 regional sites in France, generating revenue via service fees.

Product overview

Transports CAILLOT operates as an integrated logistics group offering three core business lines: Transport (regional/national distribution, cold chain, assembly line supply), Logistique (warehousing with over 300,000 m² using Magellan WMS), and Co-packing (packaging/conditioning services). The group provides client-facing digital portals including Extranet Renault for automotive suppliers, ComNet for transport tracking, and Chargeur for dock scheduling, forming a full-service logistics ecosystem from transport to storage to final packaging.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport Road freight transport services across France using a fleet of 980 vehicles, including biofuel OLEO100 trucks, serving industrial, automotive, and FMCG clients. Approximately 80% of activity involves food/PGC and 20% general cargo.
• Logistics Contract logistics services including warehousing (300,000+ m²), inventory management, order fulfillment, and temperature-controlled storage (40,000 m²) at 11 regional sites across France, supported by the Magellan WMS, GTB lot tracking, and client portals.
• Co-packing Industrial packaging, preparation, assembly, and display-building services including shrink-wrapping, labelling, and multi-format promotional display assembly, supported by an automated robotic line deployed in 2019.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 25% EcoVadis score (62/100) — ranked among the top quartile of companies in the transport and logistics sector for RSE performance.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RenaultcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTransports CAILLOT operates a dedicated Renault extranet portal (CAILLOT/DT-BRE) to manage automotive supply chain transport operations for Renault. This is a structured, long-term relationship involving dedicated transport plan execution and performance tracking against delivery objectives at Renault's platforms.
• ComNet (Supply Chain Transport Portal)coreTechnology or IntegrationCAILLOT operates the ComNet portal for transport order management, product information, and delivery status management across its supply chain. ComNet appears to be a third-party logistics technology platform adapted for CAILLOT's operations, enabling clients to transmit transport orders and monitor delivery status in real time.
• Chargeur (Dock Scheduling Portal)coreTechnology or IntegrationChargeur is a next-generation dock scheduling and queue management platform used by CAILLOT for supply chain sequencing. It provides complete visibility into transport operation execution and enables control of delivery plans and objectives, functioning as an operational scheduling tool across CAILLOT's sites.
• Major French Retail Chains (Grande Distribution)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCAILLOT is officially referenced and approved by all major French retail chains for palletised goods transport. The company manages daily shuttle operations, cold-chain distribution, and cross-docking services for these retail partners, serving as a key logistics provider in their supply chain network.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GXO Logistics: Global contract logistics pure-play spun out of XPO; comparable in warehousing and co-packing activities but operating at vastly larger scale and serving as a broad incumbent rather than a French mid-market specialist.
• DB Schenker: European land transport, contract logistics, and freight forwarding incumbent; comparable on the European road freight and contract logistics axes but operates as a broad incumbent rather than a regional French specialist.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Global freight forwarder and contract logistics incumbent with significant road, contract logistics, and integrated supply chain offerings; overlaps with CAILLOT on transport arrangement and warehousing but at international, multi-tier scale.

Regional players

• Dachser: German-headquartered road freight and contract logistics group with a similar European mid-market positioning; comparable business model (own fleet + warehousing + value-added services), but primarily competing in Germany and cross-border European lanes rather than France.

Direct peers

• Jacky Perrenot: One of France's largest family-owned road freight carriers, operating a similarly distributed regional agency model with national B2B coverage — directly comparable in transport-only scope to CAILLOT's transport operations.
• Geodis: French-headquartered global logistics group offering road transport, contract logistics, and supply chain solutions — directly comparable three-service model to CAILLOT but at vastly larger national and international scale.
• STEF: Specialist in temperature-controlled food logistics across France and Southern Europe. CAILLOT's cold-chain focus, refrigerated fleet, and IFS Logistics certifications position it as a smaller, regionally focused analogue to STEF.
• Norbert Dentressangle: French road freight heritage brand now operating within XPO's European transport division, comparable as a national road freight and dedicated transport provider serving industrial and retail shippers.
• Heppner: French family-owned transport and logistics group with a regional agency network across France and cross-border European flows — overlapping with CAILLOT's mid-market, multi-site B2B positioning.
• FM Logistic: French-origin contract logistics and co-packing provider serving retail and consumer-goods clients with warehousing, transport, and value-added packaging — closely mirroring CAILLOT's integrated Transport / Logistics / Co-packing offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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