What Pultrans Kft does

Pultrans Vasúti Szállítmányozási Kft. (Pultrans Kft) is a Hungarian private limited company founded on June 1, 1990, and headquartered in Budapest with a maintenance workshop in Hatvan. The company specializes in railway forwarding and wagon leasing services for bulk powdered materials, operating a fleet of 387 compressed-air-discharge railway tank wagons across 14 distinct wagon types ranging from 26 m³ to 84 m³ in capacity. Its core technology centers on proprietary dust-free closed transshipment systems that enable pollution-free rail-to-road transfer of materials including cement, limestone dust, lime hydrate, gypsum, soda-ash, fly-ash, zeolite, bentonite, perlite, and mineral salt.

The company's revenue model combines multiple streams: transaction-fee-based railway forwarding across Central and Eastern Europe (Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia-Montenegro, Croatia, Bulgaria, Austria); subscription-style wagon leasing to producers, users, distributors, and forwarding companies; professional logistics services including scheduling, monitoring, and temporary storage; general forwarding for non-wagon-compatible goods; and tank wagon repair, maintenance, and transformation services. Pultrans maintains EN ISO 9001:2015 certification continuously since 1997, plus ECM 31 and ECM 33 Entity in Charge of Maintenance certifications from the EU Railway Agency, and ECSL logistic enterprise certification. It serves enterprise customers including CRH, Lafarge-Holcim, Mátrai Erőmű, Hydro Aluminium, O-I, Motim, Alumina d.o.o., Petrolsped, and MMV across cement, energy, mining, aluminum, glass, and logistics industries. The company is led by Managing Director Gábor Turi and operates as an independent, founder/management-owned entity with strategic partnerships with MÁV ZRt., Rail Cargo Hungaria, and MÁV Vagon Kft.

Name

Pultrans Kft

Legal name

Pultrans Vasúti Szállítmányozási Kft.

Website

https://pultrans.hu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pultrans Kft is a Hungarian private freight rail logistics company operating 387 compressed-air-discharge tank wagons to transport bulk powdered materials (cement, fly-ash, lime, gypsum) across Central and Eastern Europe, serving industrial enterprises via forwarding, wagon leasing, and multimodal rail-road services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rail Freight Forwarding

NAICS

Line-Haul Railroads (482111)

SIC

Railroads, Line-Haul Operating (4011)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Bulk Rail Freight (Unit Trains) (TLADAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dry Bulk (Hopper/Pneumatic) TL Carriers (TLADADAE)

Keywords

• Rail freight forwarding
• Bulk powder transport
• Railway tank wagon leasing
• Wagon repair maintenance
• Combined rail road transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Budapest

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Railway forwarding of bulk powdered materials: Organizing railway transport and combined (railway + road) transport of powdered materials including cement, limestone dust, lime hydrate, gypsum, soda-ash, sand, fly-ash, zeolite, perlite, bentonite, and other dry powdered materials. Services include domestic, export-import, and transit transport to Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, EU countries, Romania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Serbia-Montenegro, Croatia, and Bulgaria.
2. Railway wagon leasing: Leasing of compressed air discharge railway tank wagons throughout Europe to producers, users, or distributors of powdered materials and other forwarding and leasing mediation companies.
3. Logistic services: Professional support of delivery scheduling, monitoring and transitory storage of stocks in wagons, elaboration of railway delivery organization, wagon tracking information, and free professional assistance for installation and start-up of powder discharging equipment.
4. General forwarding: Railway forwarding of optional goods that cannot be delivered by Pultrans wagon park.
5. Railway tank wagon repair and maintenance: Repair, maintenance, and transformation of wagons owned by Pultrans or third parties. Technical troubleshooting domestically and abroad for tank and discharge device faults. Cooperation with railway repair workshops.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Pultrans Kft is a Hungarian railway forwarding company that organizes rail and combined rail-road transport of bulk powdered materials (cement, limestone dust, lime hydrate, gypsum, soda-ash, fly-ash, zeolite, bentonite, perlite, mineral salt) across Central and Eastern Europe using a fleet of 387 compressed-air-discharge tank wagons. The company also leases its wagons to producers, distributors, and forwarding companies, provides logistics coordination and tracking, and offers tank wagon repair, maintenance, and transformation services. Its proprietary dust-free transshipment technology enables closed, pollution-free transfer between rail wagons and trucks.

Product overview

Pultrans Kft operates a fleet of 387 compressed-air-discharge railway tank wagons ranging from 26 m³ to 84 m³ (twin configuration). The company provides an integrated service portfolio comprising railway forwarding of bulk powdered materials (cement, limestone dust, lime hydrate, gypsum, soda-ash, fly-ash, zeolite, bentonite, perlite, mineral salt), wagon leasing for European operators, combined railway-road transport with proprietary dust-free transloading technology, professional logistics services (scheduling, monitoring, storage), and railway tank wagon repair/maintenance. The product portfolio includes 14 distinct wagon types across multiple capacity points (26, 35, 47, 48, 50, 52, 60, 61, 62, 63, 84 m³), with variants including twin configurations and Austrian/Slovak leased wagons. Services are delivered through a Budapest headquarters and Hatvan workshop facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Railway forwarding of bulk powdered materials Railway transportation of bulk powdered materials (cement, limestone dust, lime hydrate, gypsum, soda-ash, sand, fly-ash, zeolite, perlite, bentonite, granulates, mineral salt) across domestic, export-import, and transit routes in Central and Eastern Europe.
• Wagon leasing Leasing of compressed-air-discharge railway tank wagons for transporting powdered materials throughout Europe, available to producers, users, distributors, and forwarding/leasing intermediary companies.
• Combined (railway-road) transport Multimodal transport solution combining railway delivery with road truck delivery, enabling flexible, dust-free transloading at railway stations or industrial rails using proprietary closed transshipment technology.
• Logistics services Professional support for delivery scheduling, stock monitoring, temporary wagon storage, complex railway delivery organization, wagon position tracking, and free technical assistance for powder discharge equipment installation.
• Railway tank wagon repair and maintenance Repair, maintenance, cleaning, and transformation of tank wagons, including technical troubleshooting domestically and abroad for tanks and discharge devices, with cooperation with railway repair workshops for underframes, bogies, and wheel pairs.
• General forwarding of optional goods Railway forwarding of optional goods that cannot be delivered by the Pultrans wagon park, providing broader transport options through partner relationships.
• 63 m³ Railway Tank Wagon (N43) 63 cubic meter compressed-air-discharge railway tank wagon (Uacs N43 type) ideal for lighter materials; 500mm loading holes at 4278mm height; discharge time 50-100 minutes; equipped with butterfly valves.

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MÁV ZRt.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHungarian State Railways (MÁV) is a key cooperating partner providing railway infrastructure access and operational support for Pultrans rail transport services throughout Hungary and international connections.
• Rail Cargo HungariacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRail Cargo Hungaria is a major railway freight operator in Hungary and a cooperating partner enabling Pultrans rail transport services.
• MÁV Vagon Kft.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMÁV Vagon is a railway vehicle maintenance and repair company located at the Hatvan facility where Pultrans maintains its workshop operations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE): MRCE is one of Europe's largest locomotive and rolling stock leasing companies, providing rail freight capacity across the continent. It is comparable to Pultrans in serving European rail freight markets, though MRCE focuses on locomotives while Pultrans focuses on specialized tank wagons.
• GATX Corporation: GATX is a global railcar leasing company with major European operations through GATX Rail Austria and related entities. It is comparable to Pultrans as a major tank and bulk wagon lessor, though operating at vastly larger scale and geographic breadth.
• Ermewa (a CRH company): Ermewa is a major European rail freight wagon leasing company owned by CRH—one of Pultrans' own customers. It is comparable as a broad incumbent in the European wagon leasing market, providing tank and bulk wagons to industrial shippers across the continent.

Direct peers

• VTG Aktiengesellschaft: VTG is Europe's largest rail freight wagon lessor and logistics provider, directly comparable to Pultrans in providing specialized wagon leasing and rail freight forwarding services. Both serve industrial bulk cargo shippers across European markets.
• Wascosa: Wascosa is a Swiss-headquartered rail freight wagon leasing and logistics company operating across Europe, comparable to Pultrans in providing specialized tank wagon leasing and rail freight services to industrial customers.
• Metrans: Metrans is a Hamburg-based rail freight operator and intermodal terminal company with strong Central and Eastern European operations, directly comparable to Pultrans in providing rail-based bulk and container logistics to industrial shippers in CEE markets.

Others

• The Greenbrier Companies: Greenbrier is a leading global manufacturer and lessor of railroad equipment including tank wagons. It is comparable to Pultrans as an adjacent participant in the European rail freight ecosystem, though primarily a manufacturer and fleet lessor rather than an active forwarder.

Regional players

• PKP Cargo: PKP Cargo is Poland's national rail freight operator and one of the largest EU rail freight carriers. It is comparable to Pultrans in serving bulk industrial freight in Central and Eastern Europe, though PKP Cargo operates its own infrastructure at national scale.
• ČD Cargo: ČD Cargo is the major Czech rail freight operator with extensive CEE operations. It is comparable to Pultrans in serving bulk industrial rail freight markets in Central Europe, though as a national incumbent rather than a specialized private forwarder.
• Rail Cargo Hungaria: Rail Cargo Hungaria is the major Hungarian rail freight operator and a key cooperating partner of Pultrans. It is comparable as a regional rail freight operator in Hungary and CEE, though operating its own locomotives and broader cargo mix rather than specialized tank wagons.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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