transmed Transport

What transmed Transport does

transmed Transport GmbH is a Regensburg-headquartered transport management company and 100% subsidiary of PHOENIX Pharmahandel GmbH & Co KG, operating across Germany and Austria with international line connections into Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands, China, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Hungary. The company runs a fleet of approximately 3,000 vehicles across 20-24 German branches, executing around 6,000 daily trips and routing volume through a Central HUB in Hanau that processes approximately 102,000 shipments per night with temperature-controlled (15-25°C) GDP-compliant storage. Its core customers are pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers, hospitals and pharmacies, as well as opticians and ophthalmologists, with a self-described market-leader position in supplying optical products to German opticians via over 10,000 proprietary messenger boxes.

The core product set consists of a Night Delivery Service (delivery by 09:00, Tuesday-Saturday), a Day Delivery Service for urgent shipments, and transmed GDP Solutions — a GDP-compliant pharmaceutical distribution product providing direct delivery from manufacturers to pharmacies, hospitals, and wholesale redistributors. The underlying technology stack is a transport management system with computer-aided route planning, electronic delivery documentation, and a shipment registration system that captures the route goods take throughout delivery; the mytransmed.de portal adds online returns preparation and shipment tracking for opticians. The company is DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 certified (continuously since 1998) and GDP-certified (upgrade completed 2014/2015), and is supervised by BaFin.

The business model is B2B logistics with bespoke, non-publicly-disclosed pricing. Revenue streams include professional services fees for pharmaceutical transport, professional services fees for optical logistics, managed services revenue from the Frachtführerbörse service-partner platform, and transaction/fee revenue from finance leasing offered to commercial vehicle partners. Go-to-market is primarily direct sales from Regensburg to enterprise pharmaceutical and optical accounts, supplemented by a carrier platform (Frachtführerbörse) that recruits qualified logistics partners, tenders delivery routes, and offers commercial vehicle finance leasing to expand the delivery network. Approximately 12,000 pharmacies of the PHOENIX group are served daily as captive demand, and more than 15,000 pharmacies are reached via GDP Solutions with well-known pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Name

transmed Transport

Legal name

transmed Transport GmbH

Website

https://transmed.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

transmed Transport GmbH is a Regensburg-based, PHOENIX-group-owned transport management company operating ~3,000 vehicles across Germany and Austria, providing GDP-compliant pharmaceutical distribution to ~15,000 pharmacies and overnight optical product delivery to over 10,000 opticians through its own fleet, service partner network, and Central HUB in Hanau.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Logistics Services

NAICS

Couriers and Express Delivery Services (4921), Local Messengers and Local Delivery (4922), Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Van (General Freight) TL Carriers (TLADADAA)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical logistics
• GDP-compliant transport
• Overnight delivery services
• Optical product delivery
• Freight exchange platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Regensburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pharmaceutical Transport Services: GDP-compliant pharmaceutical distribution services from manufacturers to pharmacies, hospitals, and wholesale redistributors. Includes night delivery and express delivery to secure lockers.
2. Optical Industry Logistics: Specialized overnight delivery of optical products to opticians and ophthalmologists using proprietary messenger boxes.
3. Service Partner Network: Freight exchange platform connecting carriers with logistics needs. Revenue derived from logistics coordination and management services.
4. Finance Leasing: Finance leasing arrangements for commercial vehicles offered to service partners.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

transmed Transport is a B2B transport management company specializing in time-sensitive and temperature-sensitive goods delivery across Germany and Austria. The company operates a fleet of approximately 3,000 vehicles performing around 6,000 daily trips, with core services including night delivery, day delivery, and GDP-compliant pharmaceutical distribution from manufacturers to pharmacies. Additional offerings include a carrier exchange platform for service partners, finance leasing for commercial vehicles, and a dedicated optical return portal.

Product overview

transmed Transport operates as a transport management company offering a platform of logistics services with its own vehicle fleet and partner network. The core offering consists of Night Delivery Service and Day Delivery Service for time-sensitive goods, supplemented by the specialized transmed GDP Solutions for GDP-compliant pharmaceutical distribution directly from manufacturers to pharmacies. The Carrier Platform (Frachtführerbörse) enables network expansion through qualified service partners who participate in route tenders and access commercial vehicle leasing. A dedicated Return Portal for Opticians (mytransmed.de) provides online return preparation and shipment tracking. The company operates a Central HUB in Hanau with GDP-compliant temperature-controlled infrastructure supporting approximately 102,000 nightly shipments across Germany and international destinations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• transmed GDP Solutions: GDP-compliant transport solution for pharmaceutical products, providing direct distribution from manufacturers to pharmacies, hospitals, and wholesale redistributors.

Products and services

• transmed Night Delivery Service Overnight delivery service that ensures goods are delivered by 09:00 AM at the recipient's night access point, operating Tuesday through Saturday. Includes free night messenger boxes for opticians and pharmacies.
• transmed Day Delivery Service Daytime delivery of urgent shipments Monday through Friday during regular business hours to a defined recipient group.
• transmed GDP Solutions GDP-compliant pharmaceutical transport solution providing direct distribution from pharmaceutical manufacturers to pharmacies, hospitals, and wholesale redistributors. Offers next-day standard service and overnight express delivery via secure lockers, serving more than 15,000 pharmacies.
• Carrier Platform (Frachtführerbörse) Freight exchange network platform connecting transmed with qualified service partners. Partners can register to receive route tenders in their region and access commercial vehicle finance leasing offers.
• Return Portal for Opticians (Retourenportal Optiker) Online portal at mytransmed.de enabling opticians to prepare returns for collection during the next night delivery and track shipment status.
• Commercial Vehicle Finance Leasing Finance leasing arrangements for commercial vehicles provided to service partners to support fleet expansion within the carrier network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 6,000 trips per day throughout Germany
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PHOENIX Pharmahandel GmbH & Co KGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company (100% subsidiary). transmed is the in-house logistics provider for PHOENIX group's pharmaceutical distribution network, serving approximately 12,000 pharmacies daily. PHOENIX group is a major European pharmaceutical wholesaler.
• Pharmaceutical manufacturerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWell-known pharmaceutical manufacturers use transmed GDP Solutions for direct, GDP-compliant distribution to pharmacies. Currently serving more than 15,000 pharmacies through this service.
• Service Partners (Carriers)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFreight carriers participating in the Frachtführerbörse (carrier platform). Service partners deliver goods daily to pharmacies and opticians. Network expanded through recruitment of qualified, reliable partners. transmed offers finance leasing for commercial vehicles.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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