What Tred Union does

Tred Union is a French groupement (cooperative network) of regional road haulage and logistics companies founded in 2009 and headquartered in Horbourg, France. The organization aggregates 55+ regional transport companies, 4 logistics platforms, and 125+ adherent cargo firms, providing enterprise customers with national coverage of 75%+ of French territory through a web-based transport provider search engine that routes inquiries to specialized member carriers. End customers come from industrial, construction, public works, agri-food, and e-commerce sectors, served through six specialized sub-brands: TRED CARGO (full and partial lot semi-trailer transport), TRED VOLUME (volume transport, >10% of network goods moved), TRED E-LOG (outsourced e-commerce logistics), TRED FRIGO (refrigerated -20 to +20°C), TRED PLATEAU (flatbed/crane/low-bed), and TRED CHARIOT (heavy/bulky parcel last-mile). Aggregate member assets include 800,000+ m² of warehousing space and 2,000+ registered vehicles.

The business is a B2B network intermediary rather than a directly asset-heavy operator: member carriers retain operational independence and bill end customers directly, while the central entity coordinates shared services across the membership. Revenue mechanics rely on membership fees and a purchasing cell that aggregates procurement (fuel, tires, insurance, equipment) to generate collective scale benefits shared with members. Go-to-market is a channel/reseller motion through the 55+ member companies, supported by digital marketing (tredunion.fr search engine, LinkedIn, Facebook, blog/news section), an annual training catalog (2026 edition), the LMTR ("Le Transport Recrute") talent-recruitment initiative, and industry events. The pricing model is not publicly disclosed, reflecting the B2B membership structure where carriers set their own end-customer rates. The organization has 1-10 central employees and no disclosed external funding, investors, or parent entity; it appears to be collectively managed by its member carriers.

Name

Tred Union

Legal name

Tred Union

Website

https://tredunion.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tred Union is a French cooperative network aggregating 55+ regional road haulage and logistics companies covering 75%+ of France. It delivers specialized transport—cargo, refrigerated, flatbed, bulk, and e-commerce logistics—through member firms, monetizing via membership fees and joint purchasing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Freight Transport and Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Van (General Freight) TL Carriers (TLADADAA)

Keywords

• Road freight transport
• Logistics network services
• Refrigerated cargo transport
• Flatbed hauling services
• E-commerce fulfillment logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Horbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Member Network Services: Tred Union acts as a network/organization providing collective services to member transport companies, including purchasing agreements, training, and joint marketing. Revenue is generated through membership fees and collective purchasing power benefits shared among members.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tred Union is a cooperative network of 55+ regional road haulage and logistics companies in France providing full-lot and partial-lot cargo transport, refrigerated, flatbed, bulk, exceptional, and e-commerce fulfillment services. The group centrally coordinates a web-based search engine for connecting shippers with carriers, a shared training program, collective purchasing, and over 800,000 m² of warehousing across four logistics platforms.

Product overview

TRED UNION is a network of regional trucking and logistics companies founded in early 2009, covering over 75% of French territory. The core offering is TRED CARGO (full and partial lot semi-trailer transport), supplemented by specialized sub-brands: TRED VOLUME (innovative volume transport), TRED E-LOG (e-commerce logistics), TRED FRIGO (refrigerated transport from -20 to +20°C), TRED PLATEAU (flatbed/crane transport), and TRED CHARIOT (heavy parcel delivery). The network also provides logistics services with over 800,000 m² of storage, exceptional transport, and bulk transport (Vrac) with a fleet exceeding 2,000 vehicles. A 2026 training catalog is offered to member company employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TRED VOLUME: Innovative solutions for volume transport complementing national logistics
• TRED E-LOG
• TRED FRIGO
• TRED PLATEAU
• TRED CHARIOT

Products and services

• TRED UNION Network (Groupement de transporteurs routiers et logistiques) A cooperative network of 55+ regional trucking and logistics companies covering over 75% of French territory, providing road transport and logistics services for industrial, construction, agri-food, cold chain, volume, parcel, and e-commerce sectors.
• TRED CARGO Full lot and partial lot transport service using semi-trailers, delivered through 125 member companies distributed across the national territory for national and European transport needs.
• TRED VOLUME Volume transport solutions complementing national logistics, accounting for over 10% of transported goods through the network.
• TRED E-LOG E-commerce logistics and transportation outsourcing solutions tailored to the operational needs of online retailers, leveraging the network's national distribution footprint.
• TRED FRIGO Refrigerated transport services maintaining temperatures from -20°C to +20°C, providing a renewed cold chain offering for food and temperature-sensitive goods across France.
• TRED PLATEAU Flatbed transport services including crane-equipped flatbeds, low-loaders, and extendable platforms for safe handling of various cargo types across national routes.
• TRED CHARIOT Heavy and bulky parcel delivery logistics solution enabling autonomous handling and delivery of large, heavy, or cumbersome items to professionals and individuals.
• Palette (Pallet Services) Pallet and parcel delivery service delivered through 55 member companies and 4 logistics platforms nationally distributed, with vehicle fleets adapted for urban and rural deliveries to massify and rationalize goods flows.
• Logistique (Logistics Services) Comprehensive logistics services including warehousing and fulfillment, backed by over 800,000 m² of storage surface across the network's logistics platforms.
• Exceptionnel (Exceptional Transport) Exceptional and conventional transport service for oversized cargo, using low-bed trailers, car carriers, elevators, and crane arms for national and international heavy and oversized shipments.
• Vrac (Bulk Transport) Bulk transport services using a fleet of over 2,000 registered vehicles including tippers, grain tippers, reinforced tippers, moving floor (FMA), and public works tippers serving agricultural, construction, and recycling sectors nationally and internationally.
• Formations TRED UNION (Training Services) Training catalog (2026 edition) providing professional development and skills training to all collaborators of Tred Union member companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 800,000 m2 of logistics storage capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Groupe PoleminorOthers · 1 January 2009Partner organization referenced in the Tred Union member network with logo displayed on the website footer

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DB Schenker: Top-tier European land-transport, contract-logistics, and freight-forwarding operator with extensive operations in France. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering national and European road, multimodal, and warehousing services that overlap with Tred Union's network.
• Geodis: One of France's largest logistics operators and a top-tier European freight forwarder, offering road, contract logistics, express, and supply-chain solutions. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating across the same French and European transport and contract-logistics verticals as Tred Union's network.
• Dachser: German-headquartered global logistics provider with strong European road-haulage and contract-logistics operations, including a substantial presence in France. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same European road-freight and warehousing customers.
• XPO Logistics: Major European and North American road-transport and contract-logistics provider with significant LTL/TL operations across France (including the legacy Norbert Dentressangle business). Comparable as a broad incumbent serving enterprise shippers with national and European road-haulage capacity.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Global freight forwarder and contract-logistics provider with a substantial French and European road-haulage and warehousing footprint. Comparable as a broad incumbent in integrated transport and logistics services that compete with Tred Union's national-coverage value proposition.

Direct peers

• Groupe Mousset: French family-owned transport and logistics network operating a groupement model similar to Tred Union, aggregating regional carriers under a shared brand with collective services. Directly comparable in cooperative structure, member-network economics, and French-domestic road-haulage focus.
• STEF: European leader in temperature-controlled food logistics headquartered in France, with a network of platforms serving retail and food-service customers. Directly comparable through TRED FRIGO's cold-chain offering and the shared French logistics-platform model.
• Eurotranspharma: European temperature-controlled road-transport specialist with a strong French pharmaceutical and healthcare distribution footprint. Comparable through the TRED FRIGO cold-chain offering and the shared focus on regulated, temperature-sensitive freight within France and Europe.
• Heppner: Major French transport and logistics provider offering national and European road, express, and multimodal services through a multi-site network. Comparable as a French-headquartered multi-specialty logistics operator serving enterprise customers across general cargo and specialized verticals.
• Ciblex: French express and palletized freight network operating a hub-and-spoke model for time-sensitive national deliveries. Comparable as a French network-model operator addressing pallet/courier and time-definite shipments — directly overlapping Tred Union's Pallet and Palette service lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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