Transport Partner

What Transport Partner does

Transport Partner is an independent Danish transport and logistics consultancy founded on 1 January 2011 by Torben Franck, headquartered in Viby J (Aarhus) with a second office in Copenhagen. The firm is carrier-agnostic and advises mid-market and enterprise B2B clients on reducing and managing freight spend across container, cargo, and air freight. Its core services are freight cost optimization, warehouse and transport optimization, invoice control, and one-stop transport execution, delivered through a structured 6-step methodology (pre-analysis, analysis, data/RFP, negotiation, implementation, follow-up) with up to 24 months of post-implementation sparring.

The underlying capability is professional expertise rather than proprietary software: the firm leverages insider market knowledge of Danish carriers, benchmarking data accumulated over ~14 years, and negotiation skill. Documented outcomes include 10-42% savings on clients' total freight budgets, with named case outcomes such as Arrow ECS Denmark (~1.6M DKK/yr saved), PN Beslag (~25% on 6-7M DKK annual freight), Danish Bottling (~30% better freight rates), and SAPA (15-17% total savings). The firm does not publish proprietary technology, patents, or AI/ML capabilities; invoice control is described as a system-driven function but not an AI product.

The business model is fixed-fee professional services, deliberately differentiated from the industry-standard 'no cure, no pay' commission model. A free pre-analysis serves as lead generation, after which engagements run as multi-year consulting projects. GTM is sales-led and consultative, relying on the company website, LinkedIn, Børsen earned media, named client testimonials, and direct outreach by a small team. The company is privately held (Transport Partner ApS, CVR 25 35 45 91), entirely owned by founder Torben Franck, with no external investors, subsidiaries, M&A, or partnership activity disclosed. It received the Børsen Gazelle award in 2017 in recognition of prior growth.

Name

Transport Partner

Legal name

Transport Partner ApS

Website

https://transport-partner.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Transport Partner is a privately held Danish transport and logistics consultancy, founded in 2011 and led by Torben Franck, that helps mid-market and enterprise B2B clients cut freight costs through benchmarking, carrier RFPs, and post-implementation follow-up across Denmark.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Viby

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting fees: Transport Partner earns revenue through consulting fees for logistics optimization, benchmarking, and transport advisory services. They operate on a fixed-price model (as opposed to typical 'no cure, no pay' commission models), charging a predetermined fee for their services. This differentiates them from consultants who take a cut of savings, aligning their incentives with selecting the best carrier rather than just the cheapest.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Transport Partner is an independent Danish transport consulting firm that benchmarks and optimizes clients' freight costs, carrier selection, warehouse processes, and invoice controls. Services are delivered through a structured 6-step project process starting with a free pre-analysis, followed by data analysis, RFP, negotiation, implementation, and up to 24 months of follow-up support. Engagements are priced on a fixed-fee basis rather than commission, aligning incentives with quality outcomes for mid-market and enterprise B2B clients in Denmark.

Product overview

Transport Partner is a consulting company offering a unified suite of logistics and transport optimization services. The core portfolio consists of freight cost optimization, warehouse and transport optimization, invoice control, and one-stop transport execution services, all supported by a free pre-analysis and a structured 6-step project methodology. The company provides benchmarking and advisory services rather than a software product, helping businesses achieve documented savings of 10-42% on their total freight budgets through expert consulting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Optimering af fragtomkostninger (Freight Cost Optimization) Freight cost optimization consulting focused on effective transport execution and development of quality standards for Danish B2B companies seeking to reduce total freight spend.
• Lager og transportoptimering (Warehouse and Transport Optimization) Maps and describes the cost structure for insourcing or outsourcing of warehouse functions and associated logistics processes, enabling clients to optimize warehouse and transport together.
• Fakturakontrol (Invoice Control) Invoice control service in which Transport Partner's systems take over the freight invoice verification function to avoid unnecessary resource waste and overcharging by carriers.
• One-Stop transportafvikling (One-Stop Transport Execution) One-stop transport execution service in which Transport Partner takes over all forwarding tasks at fixed prices with carriers and conducts the daily execution on behalf of the client.
• Gratis præanalyse (Free Pre-Analysis) Free pre-analysis service that identifies freight optimization opportunities and forms the basis for the client's decision on whether to proceed with Transport Partner's 6-step project process.
• 6-trins projektforløb (6-Step Project Methodology) Structured 6-step consulting engagement covering pre-analysis, analysis, data/tender, negotiation, implementation, and follow-up, spanning approximately 14 weeks and including up to 24 months of post-implementation sparring partner support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Savings of 10–42% on clients' total freight budgets
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Chainalytics: Supply chain advisory firm providing transportation procurement, carrier benchmarking, and freight cost optimization consulting — a close analogue to Transport Partner's fixed-price, methodology-driven engagement model.
• Transporeon: European transportation management platform that operates a transportation procurement module — running tenders, benchmarking carriers, and supporting shippers' freight negotiations, directly analogous to Transport Partner's 6-step procurement process but delivered as software.
• Cass Information Systems: US-listed freight audit and payment specialist handling invoice verification, carrier rate analysis, and transportation spend management — overlapping with Transport Partner's invoice-control and freight-spend advisory capabilities.
• nVision Global: Global freight audit, payment, and managed transportation services provider, whose invoice-control and carrier-rate-analysis offerings map directly onto Transport Partner's 'Fakturakontrol' and freight benchmarking services.

Broad incumbents

• DSV: Global freight-forwarding giant headquartered in Denmark, offering road, air, sea, and contract logistics including managed transportation and procurement services that overlap with Transport Partner's freight-cost-optimization practice.
• DHL Supply Chain: Global third-party logistics provider offering transportation management, procurement consulting, and freight cost optimization as part of broader contract-logistics engagements with multinational shippers.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders, with a dedicated managed transportation and contract logistics practice that includes carrier procurement, benchmarking, and RFP management analogous to Transport Partner's core offerings.
• Coyote Logistics: Large North American freight broker and managed-transportation provider that combines asset-light brokerage with procurement and carrier-management services comparable to Transport Partner's advisory work.
• Maersk Logistics & Services: Danish-headquartered integrated logistics arm of A.P. Moller-Maersk, providing end-to-end supply chain management, contract logistics, and freight procurement services to enterprise shippers.

Emerging players

• Blue Yonder: Supply chain technology vendor offering a Transportation Management System with embedded procurement, RFP, and carrier-benchmarking modules that increasingly compete with standalone consultancies like Transport Partner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/transport-partner

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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