LOTREX

What LOTREX does

LOTREX (legal entity: SARL LOTREX) is a privately held French pallet network operator founded around 2000 and headquartered in Dijon, France. The company coordinates a federated Euronational pallet network that enables transport carriers and freight forwarders to ship small consignments of 1 to 6 pallets across France and Europe, with stated delivery lead times of 24 to 72 hours. Operations are orchestrated through eight platform hubs — Dijon, Avignon, Tours, Toulouse, Servon, and Lyon in France, plus Koblenz and Freiburg in Germany — connected by daily linehauls. The network comprises over 120 Euronational partners spanning at least seven European countries (France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland).

The product portfolio consists of the core Euronational Pallet Network service, a centralized multilingual Track and Trace portal (appli.lotrexate.eu) offering real-time shipment monitoring, groupage and distribution consolidation services that batch pallets by direction to reduce empty runs and carbon footprint, and an extended Multimodal Transport Service covering road, sea, rail, and air freight. Dangerous goods are accepted with documented exclusions (classes I, II, and VII). The technology layer is conventional for the sector: a web-based shipment tracking tool and a partner access portal, hosted on Google Cloud Platform within the EU under GDPR.

Revenue is generated on a per-shipment transaction-fee basis for palletized transport services, with membership providing partners access to the network's routing, tracking, and hub infrastructure. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is partner/membership-based: carriers apply through the website to join (become "adhérents"), gain access to the dashboards and platform collection points, and are billed for individual shipments. In November 2021, LOTREX entered a strategic partnership with OneExpress, Italy's largest pallet network, to extend coverage into southern Europe and combine complementary national footprints. The company operates with a reported direct headcount of approximately five employees and a stated registered social capital of €45,735, reflecting a lean coordination and platform model rather than an asset-heavy carrier.

Name

LOTREX

Legal name

SARL LOTREX

Website

https://lotrex.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LOTREX is a Dijon-headquartered Euronational pallet network operator that coordinates 120+ transport partners and eight platform hubs across France and Germany, serving carriers and freight forwarders shipping 1–6 pallets per consignment with multimodal transport and centralized track-and-trace.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Transportation & Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload (484122), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload (484121)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLACACAB

Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) / Groupage Forwarding

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage/Road Freight Forwarding (Domestic & Cross-Border)

SECONDARYTLADAEAA

National/Regional LTL General Freight Carriers

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Transportation (Air, Maritime, Rail, Trucking)/Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Motor Carriers

Keywords

• Pallet network
• Freight transport
• Logistics services
• European distribution
• Road transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Dijon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pallet Transport Services: Lotrexate generates revenue through transport services for palletized freight, charging for the collection, routing, and delivery of pallets ranging from 1 to 6 per shipment across France and Europe. Services include multimodal transport options (road, air). Membership/adhesion to the network provides access to these services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LOTREX operates a Euronational pallet network that facilitates road transport of 1 to 6 pallets across France and Europe. The network connects more than 120 carrier partners through a hub-and-spoke model, enabling collection, grouping, and distribution of palletized freight for transport companies and freight forwarders. Services include track-and-trace visibility, groupage, multimodal transport, and cross-border distribution.

Product overview

LOTREX operates as a unified Euronational Pallet Network platform providing palletized freight transport services across France and Europe. The core offering consists of the Lotrexate Pallet Network service, supported by a Track and Trace Tool for real-time shipment monitoring, a European Platform Network of collection/delivery hubs, and Groupage/Distribution services for shipment consolidation. Extended capabilities include Multimodal Transport Service (road, sea, rail, air freight). The network facilitates shipments of 1 to 6 pallets with 24-72 hour delivery times, serving carriers and logistics professionals across more than 120 Euronational partner companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LOTREX Euronational Pallet Network Road-transport network service for the collection and distribution of 1 to 6 pallet shipments across France and Europe; designed for road hauliers and freight forwarders needing multi-country coverage of palletized freight.
• Groupage and Distribution Service Consolidation and distribution service that groups small (1-6 pallet) shipments at network hubs for onward distribution; serves transport carriers' small-consignment customers.
• Multimodal Transport Service Multimodal transport offering that combines road with other transport modes for palletized freight across France and Europe; offered to network partners and their customers.
• Track and Trace Tool Shipment visibility tool providing real-time tracking and tracing status for palletized consignments moving through the LOTREX network; used by partner carriers and their customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-72 hour delivery times in France and across Europe
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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.

• OneExpresscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 November 2021Lotrexate and OneExpress formed a strategic partnership combining their respective pallet network strengths. Lotrexate serves as the Euronational network originating from France while OneExpress is Italy's largest pallet network. The partnership enables seamless pallet transport services across France, Italy, and broader Europe by pooling experience, expertise, and resources to serve customers on both sides.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DSV: DSV is a global transport and logistics provider with extensive European road, air, and sea freight capabilities. It competes with LOTREX for cross-border palletized freight spend, especially via its road and solutions divisions.
• STEF: STEF is a French temperature-controlled and conventional logistics specialist operating across Europe with significant palletized distribution capacity. It competes for European pallet volumes as part of a much larger logistics portfolio.
• Dachser: Dachser is a German-headquartered global logistics provider with a strong European palletized freight and groupage network (DACHSER European Logistics). It competes with LOTREX for cross-border small-pallet shipments as part of a much broader service portfolio.
• Geodis: Geodis is a major French-headquartered global logistics provider offering road, air, ocean, and contract logistics. It competes broadly with LOTREX for French and European palletized freight spend as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Heppner: Heppner is a French-headquartered multimodal logistics provider with strong palletized freight and groupage services across France and Europe. Overlaps with LOTREX on small-pallet cross-border shipments but operates as a broader LSP.

Direct peers

• Palletways: Palletways operates one of Europe's largest pallet networks with a similar hub-and-spoke model for 1-6 pallet shipments across multiple countries. It is a direct competitor to LOTREX in the small-pallet, cross-border pallet network category.
• Palletline: Palletline is a UK-headquartered pallet distribution network for small consignments of 1-6 pallets with timed linehauls between regional hubs. Directly comparable to LOTREX in operational model, though primarily UK-focused.
• Fortec Distribution Network: Fortec operates a member-based pallet distribution network in the UK and Ireland for small pallet consignments. It mirrors LOTREX's network-of-carriers structure for the 1-6 pallet segment.
• OneExpress: OneExpress is Italy's largest pallet network and a direct peer in the European pallet network category. It is also a strategic partner to LOTREX (per the November 2021 alliance), competing in adjacent geographies with a comparable member-based small-pallet model.

Regional players

• EuroPool System: EuroPool System operates a pan-European pooled pallet and crate pooling network with a comparable logistics-platform business model focused on reusable transport packaging in Europe. It addresses the same small-pallet supply-chain use cases as LOTREX, with stronger emphasis on pooling.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/lotrexate
• Facebookfacebook.com/LOTREX
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lotrex

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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 →

Frequently asked questions about LOTREX