Superintendencia de Transporte

What Superintendencia de Transporte does

The Superintendencia de Transporte is a Colombian government superintendency entity, subordinate to the Ministry of Transportation, charged with inspection, vigilance, and control (IVC) of the national transportation sector across road, air, maritime, and river modes. It is organized around four delegatures — Tránsito y Transporte Automotor, Puertos, Concesiones e Infraestructura, and Protección de Usuarios — and operates from a Bogotá D.C. headquarters (Diagonal 25 G # 95 A - 85) with 172–174 regional offices across 76 municipalities, a national free hotline, and an anti-corruption line. Its mandate covers enabling habilitación of transport operators, enforcing safety and competition standards, investigating transit organisms, sanctioning non-compliant operators, and protecting the rights of transport users, including the 14 million travelers expected during the 2026 mid-year high season.

The entity runs a portfolio of digital platforms consolidated under the 'Supertransporte Digital' microsite: Repositorio Portuario (real-time port operations and cargo data centralization, awarded at #LatamDigital2026 and DANE-certified), SIPOR (port society information system), Sistema Vigía (national transportation supervision system), Horus (airline policy comparison), Calculadora de Derechos (citizen rights guidance), Formulario PQRSDF and IUIT (complaints and infraction reporting), AD-Tarifas (tariff information), Inmovilizaciones (vehicle immobilization tracking), the SuperVico WhatsApp chatbot, and Supereducativo plus a children's portal for sector education. It also operates SARLAFT for sector anti-money-laundering risk management.

The entity does not operate on a commercial revenue model. It is funded through the Colombian national budget and collects a vigilancia contribution (annual regulatory fee) from supervised entities — transportation companies, port societies, automotive diagnostic centers (CDAs), and traffic organisms. Notable 2026 enforcement actions include a $4.2 billion COP sanction against PRECOLTUR S.A.S., a $211.7 million COP sanction and license cancellation against TRANS LOGYTOUR S.A.S., and investigations into 12+ transit organizations covering 75+ million photo-fines. Its head is Superintendente Alfredo Enrique Piñeres Olave, and in 2026 it signed a three-year MOU with ICETEX for education and welfare services to transport-sector employees.

Name

Superintendencia de Transporte

Legal name

Superintendencia de Transporte

Website

https://supertransporte.gov.co

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Colombia's government superintendency responsible for inspection, vigilance, and control of all transportation modes (road, air, maritime, river), supervising transport companies, port entities, and traffic organisms while protecting citizen user rights through digital platforms and regional offices nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Regulatory Services

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs (92612), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation Regulators (Aviation, Maritime, Rail, Road) (BPAIAOAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Safety & Compliance Inspection Facilities (Brake/Tire/Lighting, Level I–V Support) (TLAJAKAF), Enforcement & Back-Office Violations Processing (Citations, Adjudication, Collections) (TLAJAKAI), Commercial Vehicle Credentialing & Permitting Systems (IRP/IFTA, Oversize/Overweight Permits) (TLAJAKAE)

Keywords

• Transportation regulation
• Transport supervision
• Port operations oversight
• Transit inspection
• Transportation compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Vigilance Contribution (Contribución de Vigilancia): Annual fees paid by supervised transportation companies and entities under the entity's regulatory oversight, including port operators, transportation companies, automotive diagnostic centers, and traffic organisms.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Superintendencia de Transporte is Colombia's national transportation regulatory authority that performs inspection, vigilance, and control functions over all transportation sector participants including road, air, maritime, and river transport operators. It enforces regulatory compliance, issues sanctions for violations, protects transportation user rights, and manages habilitación (licensing) for transportation companies. The agency operates digital platforms such as Repositorio Portuario, SIPOR, and Sistema Vigía to monitor and supervise the transportation sector, while also providing citizen-facing services for complaints, rights guidance, and airline policy comparison.

Product overview

Superintendencia de Transporte operates as Colombia's transportation regulatory agency offering a digital platform portfolio that includes the Repositorio Portuario (port operations data platform), SIPOR (port information system), Sistema Vigía (national transport supervision system), and various citizen service applications such as Calculadora de Derechos, Horus (airline comparison), Formulario PQRSDF, and the SuperVico chatbot. The entity also provides administrative services including Inmovilizaciones (vehicle immobilization), AD-Tarifas (tariff information), and educational platforms like Supereducativo and a children's portal. The digital ecosystem is consolidated under the Supertransporte Digital microsite for digital transformation initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Repositorio Portuario: Digital platform that compiles all port information in real time, available for authorities, companies, researchers, and citizens. Won #LatamDigital2026 awards.
• SIPOR
• SuperVico
• Sistema Vigía
• SARLAFT
• Horus
• AD-Tarifas

Products and services

• Repositorio Portuario A digital platform that unifies data on operations and cargo in Colombian ports in real time, providing transparency and centralized access to port sector data for authorities, companies, researchers, and citizens. Recognized internationally as a world-reference innovation for port data centralization.
• SIPOR (Sistema de Información Portuario) Port information system for managing and tracking port society data, used by port operators for regulatory compliance and reporting.
• Sistema Vigía National Supervision System for Transportation that monitors and tracks compliance in the transport sector across all transport modes.
• Calculadora de Derechos Tool designed to guide users regarding their rights in the transport sector, available for citizens.
• Horus Tool designed to facilitate comparison of airline policy information for transportation users.
• Formulario PQRSDF Application for filing Petitions, Complaints, Claims, Suggestions, Denunciations, and Commendations (Peticiones, Quejas, Reclamos, Sugerencias, Denuncias, Felicitaciones) for citizens.
• Formulario de IUIT Form to report alleged infractions to transport sector regulations.
• AD-Tarifas Information service regarding tariff increments applied to current transportation service rates.
• Inmovilizaciones Service for processing and checking the status of requests for immobilized vehicles.
• Circular Única Database of administrative acts over the last 30 years for regulatory reference.
• Modelos de Negocios Especiales Digital application that is part of the Sistema Nacional de Supervisión al Transporte (National Transportation Supervision System).
• SuperVico (Chatbot) Virtual chat service for citizen attention and inquiries via WhatsApp.
• Supereducativo Online courses, training sessions, and educational booklets for the transport sector.
• Portal de niños, niñas y adolescentes Website designed for children and adolescents related to transport education.
• Connecta Institutional application for internal operations of the Superintendencia de Transporte.
• Supertransporte Digital Microsite dedicated to digital transformation initiatives of the entity, consolidating the digital ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14 million travelers served during high season operations with safety oversight
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ICETEXcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2026Three-year memorandum of understanding for joint actions including education orientation, financial wellness, emotional well-being, and capacity building for transportation sector employees and contractors. Implemented through ICETEX's 'Comunidad ICETEX' program which provides support before, during, and after educational trajectories.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA): EU agency providing maritime safety, security, and pollution prevention services. Comparable in maritime transport supervision, vessel inspection protocols, and digital information system development relevant to Repositorio Portuario's domain.
• Ministerio de Transporte de Colombia: The parent ministry overseeing transportation policy in Colombia. Superintendencias in Colombia are hierarchically subordinate to their respective ministries, sharing policy direction but with distinct operational mandates. Comparable as the policy-setting counterpart to Supertransporte's inspection/control role.
• Agencia Nacional de Transportes Terrestres (ANTT) Brazil: Brazilian federal agency regulating surface transportation infrastructure and services. Comparable as a Latin American transportation regulator operating with similar statutory powers, mode-specific delegations, and operator credentialing systems.

Direct peers

• Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia: Colombia's financial sector superintendency, sharing identical institutional form (government superintendencia with inspection, vigilance and control mandate), reporting structure to the executive branch, and operational model of digital oversight + regional presence. Directly comparable as a sibling regulatory agency operating under analogous statutory powers in another sector.
• Superintendencia de Servicios Públicos Domiciliarios: Another Colombian superintendency overseeing public utilities (water, energy, gas). Directly comparable in governance structure, digital service delivery model, sanction enforcement authority, vigilancia contribution revenue, and integrated citizen complaint systems.
• Canadian Transportation Agency: Canadian federal economic regulator of transportation covering air, rail, and marine modes. Comparable in cross-modal regulatory scope, conflict resolution services, and digital service platform approach analogous to Supertransporte Digital microsite.
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA): U.S. federal agency responsible for regulating commercial motor vehicles, similar in mandate to Supertransporte's road and vehicle compliance delegation. Comparable in inspection authority, enforcement power, and focus on safety/credentialing of transportation operators.
• Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA): UK agency responsible for driver testing, vehicle inspection, and operator licensing. Comparable to Supertransporte in delivering vehicle compliance, driver certification, and traffic organism oversight functions with similar enforcement leverage.

Emerging players

• Autoridad Portuaria Nacional (APN) Peru: Peru's national port authority overseeing port operations, comparable specifically to Supertransporte's Puertos delegation. Shares port information system mandate (similar to SIPOR/Repositorio Portuario) and operator supervision responsibilities.

Regional players

• Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia (Aerocivil): Colombian civil aviation authority with overlapping transport regulatory responsibilities in the air transport domain (where Supertransporte has user protection authority). Comparable as a Colombian transport regulatory body with cross-modal operational overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/supertransporte
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC0mcvyJ7WF-Dz884ZiIifHg
• Facebookfacebook.com/Supertransporte
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/supertransporte
• Instagraminstagram.com/supertransporte_oficial

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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