Colossus Logistics GmbH & Co. KG

What Colossus Logistics GmbH & Co. KG does

Colossus Logistics GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned, owner-managed heavy-cargo logistics provider headquartered in Wustermark, Brandenburg, with strategic operations in Berlin. The firm was founded around 1995 and currently employs approximately 50 staff, skilled workers, and apprentices. It operates across five integrated service lines: oversized and heavy-cargo road transport; custom logistics concepts including in-house vehicle construction; heavy-cargo warehousing through two facilities totaling 18,000 m² (an 11,000 m² Berlin site with up to 120t portal cranes and a Spree-side heavy-load plate, and a 7,000 m² site at GVZ Wustermark opened in March 2021 with a 25t quad crane); industrial packaging; and a sea container depot offering 20 and 40 ft container rental, sales, CSC inspection, and custom conversions.

Its technology stack is operations-oriented rather than AI-driven: more than 12 heavy-duty trucks equipped with telematics, GPS tracking, distance control, brake assist, and lane-keeping systems, plus proprietary load-optimization software to reduce empty runs. Compliance infrastructure includes AEO certification, AEOS security approval, an EU transport license, ADSp 2017 freight forwarder terms, and a Section 54 KrWG waste-handling authorization (valid 2024-2026). Through its BigMove AG membership the company accesses a pan-European network of standardized heavy-cargo fleets, approved routes, and shared warehouses across Germany, Austria, Poland, and the Czech Republic; it is also a member of LogCoop and serves as managing partner of HavelPort Berlin GmbH (since 2013), a harbor-related multimodal and container management vehicle.

The business model is B2B, project-based, and quote-driven rather than SaaS or platform-based. Revenue is generated from transaction fees across the five service lines, sold through direct sales (phone, email, contact form) to industrial-manufacturing customers needing heavy and oversized transport, as well as shipping/maritime and export/import segments requiring container services and packaging. Customer logos are not publicly disclosed; pricing is per-project with no public rate cards. The firm has no external institutional investors, no public listing, and no funding rounds, operating instead on internally generated cash flow supplemented by a one-off EFRE/NextGenerationEU digital transformation grant.

Name

Colossus Logistics GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

Colossus Logistics GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://colossus-logistics.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Colossus Logistics is a family-owned German heavy-cargo logistics provider operating in Wustermark and Berlin. It serves industrial manufacturers, shipping/maritime, and export/import customers with oversized transport, heavy-cargo warehousing, industrial packaging, container depot services, and custom vehicle construction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Transport Logistics

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230), Warehousing and Storage (493)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Materials & Oversized E-commerce (Residential) Delivery (TLAAAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Plants & Process Equipment (EPC/Turnkey Projects) (TLACAIAA), Cross-Docking & Transload Facilities (Non-Temp Controlled) (TLALAAAE), Project Cargo & Heavy-Lift Transload (TLALAFAL)

Keywords

• Heavy haul transport
• Oversized cargo logistics
• Industrial warehousing services
• Freight forwarding solutions
• Container depot services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wustermark

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Heavy Transport Logistics Services: Core revenue from providing heavy and oversized transport logistics services, including national and international transports with all modes of transport integrated.
2. Container Services: Revenue from CSC inspection, rental, sale, and repair of 20 and 40 ft shipping containers. Also includes custom container modifications.
3. Warehouse and Storage Services: Revenue from heavy cargo warehousing in Berlin and Brandenburg facilities with crane equipment for loading/unloading.
4. Industrial Packaging Services: Custom industrial packaging solutions for high-value goods including development, pickup, crating, lashing, and customs documentation.
5. Logistics Concepts and Vehicle Construction: Development and delivery of special transport fixtures, custom trailers, and specialized vehicles for optimizing internal logistics processes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Colossus Logistics provides heavy and oversized cargo transport using a modern fleet of heavy-duty trucks equipped with telematics and safety systems. Beyond transport, the company operates heavy cargo warehousing (18,000 m² across two facilities with crane capacity up to 120t), industrial packaging for high-value goods, sea container depot with sales/rental/repair/CSC inspection, and custom logistics concept development including in-house vehicle construction.

Product overview

COLOSSUS Logistics operates as a unified platform of logistics services focused on oversized and heavy cargo transport. The core offering consists of five integrated service areas: Großraum- und Schwertransporte (core transport service with modern fleet), Logistikkonzepte (custom logistics concepts including vehicle construction), Lagerkonzepte (heavy cargo warehousing with two facilities totaling 18,000 m²), Industrieverpackungen (custom industrial packaging), and Seecontainerdepot (container depot with sales, rental, repair and conversion services). The company maintains its own Fuhrpark (fleet) with telematics-equipped vehicles as the operational foundation supporting all transport and logistics services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced CO2 emissions through load optimization and reduced empty runs
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HavelPort Berlin GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Colossus Logistics serves as managing partner (geschäftsführender Gesellschafter) of HavelPort Berlin GmbH since taking over port operations in Wustermark in 2013. Focus areas include multimodal transport services, value-added services for general cargo and container management, and development of modern heavy cargo warehouse logistics.
• BigMove AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBigMove AG is an association of leading heavy cargo logistics providers from Germany, Austria, Poland, and Czech Republic. As a member, Colossus has access to standardized fleet vehicles, an approved route network, and various heavy cargo warehouses. This enables Colossus to operate as part of a European-wide network of heavy cargo logistics providers.
• LogCoopminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLogCoop is a logistics network for medium-sized companies. Colossus is a member, which supports shippers from industry and trade with a seamless infrastructure along the entire supply chain.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Universal Transport GmbH: German heavy and oversized transport specialist offering national and international heavy-haul, crane logistics and project cargo. Directly comparable to Colossus on core heavy transport, project execution and German/European customer base.
• Kübler Spedition / Kübler Schwertransporte: German Mittelstand heavy transport specialist offering heavy haul, oversized loads and project logistics across Germany and Europe. Direct comparable to Colossus on service scope and regional-to-European coverage.
• BigMove AG: European association of leading heavy cargo logistics providers in Germany, Austria, Poland, and Czech Republic. Colossus is itself a member, making BigMove both a partner network and the most direct comparable in heavy/oversized transport coverage.
• Wittmann Transporte: German heavy and special transport provider handling oversized loads, crane work and industrial logistics. Comparable to Colossus on customer segment (industrial manufacturing) and on project-based heavy-haul execution.
• Frachtwerk GmbH: German heavy transport and project logistics provider handling oversized industrial cargo and complex moves within Germany and Europe. Comparable to Colossus on customer base, project-based workflow and fleet-based execution model.
• de Boer Logistics: Dutch heavy transport and lifting specialist with significant operations across Europe. Closely comparable business model focused on oversized industrial cargo, special transports and project logistics in continental Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Sarens: Belgian-rooted global heavy lifting, crane and transport specialist with a wide range of modular trailers and cranes. Competes for the largest industrial and infrastructure projects that touch Colossus's addressable market.
• Mammoet: Global leader in heavy lifting and transport with extensive crane and modular trailer fleet. Operates in the same oversized/industrial cargo niche as Colossus but at vastly greater scale, including on wind energy, oil & gas, and EPC projects.

Others

• HavelPort Berlin GmbH: Port operations and multimodal/container management entity in Wustermark in which Colossus is managing partner. Not a competitor but an adjacent infrastructure partner whose fortunes are tightly linked to Colossus's port and container depot activities.
• LogCoop: Logistics network for medium-sized German logistics providers, of which Colossus is a member. Functions as a referral and capacity-sharing network rather than a direct competitor, but provides a useful comparable for the cooperative model Colossus participates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/aflichtfaenger
• Instagraminstagram.com/af_lichtfaenger
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colossus-logistics-gmbh-co-kg

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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