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STEFTRANS Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością Spółka Komandytowa
Websiteurl
steftrans.pl
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1990
Descriptiontext

STEFTRANS is a Polish road freight operator specializing in temperature-controlled transport across Europe. Founded in 1990 under the name Transport Stefan Ślubowski and rebranded to STEFTRANS Stefan W. Ślubowski in 2000, the company is legally organized as a Polish limited partnership (spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością spółka komandytowa) headquartered in Czernice Borowe, Poland. The company operates a fleet of 42 Volvo semi-tractors paired with Schmitz refrigerated trailers equipped with Thermo King cooling units, each with 33-euro-pallet capacity, and the entire fleet is monitored via GPS and built to Euro 6 emission standards.

Short descriptiontext

STEFTRANS is a Polish refrigerated road-freight carrier operating 42 Volvo tractor-trailers across seven European countries, primarily serving food and beverage shippers with GPS-monitored, Euro 6-compliant temperature-controlled transport.

Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersCzernice Borowe, Poland
HQ citystring
Czernice Borowe
HQ countrystring
Poland
HQ regionstring
Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
refrigerated road transport, temperature-controlled freight, food cargo logistics, European freight forwarding, cold chain trucking
Industry2 codes
1Refrigerated (Temp-Controlled) TL Carriers
CodeTLADADABPrimaryYes
2Chilled / Fresh Transport (Refrigerated)
CodeTLADAHAGPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance484230
SIC code1 code
  • Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo4731
Product category
Refrigerated Road Freight Transport
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Freight Transportation Services
TypeTransaction Fee
Description

The company generates revenue through transporting goods (primarily food articles) for clients across Europe. Revenue is earned on a per-shipment basis depending on distance, cargo type, and delivery requirements.

steftrans.pl
Marketing channels1 record

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components4 values
Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

STEFTRANS provides cross-border road freight transport services across Europe, specializing in temperature-controlled cargo (primarily food articles). The company operates a fleet of 42 refrigerated 33-pallet trailers (Volvo tractors with Schmitz trailers and Thermo King cooling units) equipped with GPS monitoring and Euro 6-compliant engines, serving routes to Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, England, France, Lithuania, and Spain.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

STEFTRANS operates as a single unified transport service offering, providing road freight logistics across Europe. The company maintains a fleet of 42 refrigerated vehicles with 33-pallet capacity trailers and offers GPS-monitored, Euro 6-compliant transport primarily serving the food industry. Services include routes to Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, England, France, Lithuania, and Spain. The offering is a single service line rather than a modular platform.

Scale indicator3 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Recent move5 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight2 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Raben Group
TypeRegional player
Description

Polish-headquartered logistics group with full truckload operations across Europe including a fresh and refrigerated product line (Raben Fresh). Closest geographic comparable - same Polish origin, overlapping intra-EU lanes.

2Culina Group
TypeDirect peer
Description

UK-headquartered specialist in temperature-controlled food logistics with a fleet of refrigerated vehicles and warehousing. Closest like-for-like peer in terms of food-only cold chain road transport business model.

3Maersk Logistics & Services
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global logistics incumbent integrating inland cold-chain road transport with its ocean reefer network in Europe. Comparable on refrigerated full-load service but embedded in a multimodal platform far broader than STEFTRANS's road-only offering.

4DSV
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global transport and logistics group with substantial refrigerated road services across Europe following its Panalpina and GIL acquisitions. Comparable on reefer truckload service to STEFTRANS, but embedded in a much larger forwarding platform.

5Girteka Logistics
TypeEmerging player
Description

Lithuanian-headquartered truckload operator with one of the largest fleets in Europe (7,000+ trucks), serving Western European lanes including temperature-controlled cargo. Comparable in geography and asset-heavy trucking model, though more diversified by vertical.

6Wincanton
TypeDirect peer
Description

UK logistics provider with a dedicated temperature-controlled division (Chilled & Frozen) operating reefer fleets for grocery and food customers. Direct comparable for STEFTRANS on refrigerated full-load service.

7DHL Cold Chain (Life Sciences)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

DHL's temperature-controlled logistics division operates cold-chain road transport across Europe with strict GDP and GDP-like compliance. Comparable service line for STEFTRANS but targeting pharma-adjacent shippers at premium price points.

8STEF
TypeDirect peer
Description

French-headquartered specialist in temperature-controlled food logistics across Europe with a large refrigerated truck fleet. Most direct comparable - same business model, same vertical (food), same Euro coverage - but at materially larger scale.

9Kuehne+Nagel
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global logistics incumbent with a dedicated KN Cold Chain Logistics offering covering reefer road transport in Europe alongside air and ocean. Overlaps STEFTRANS's core service line but as part of a much broader integrated portfolio.

10DB Schenker
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

European land transport incumbent with a dedicated refrigerated product (Schenker EuroFresh) covering temperature-controlled full loads across the continent. Direct overlap on STEFTRANS's reefer full-load service.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat3 records

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Type, Details

Key risks6 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Segment1 record

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile1 record

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature2 records

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Title, Differentiator, Description, Source

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
No data
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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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steftrans

Refrigerated Road Freight Transportsteftrans.pl

STEFTRANS is a Polish refrigerated road-freight carrier operating 42 Volvo tractor-trailers across seven European countries, primarily serving food and beverage shippers with GPS-monitored, Euro 6-compliant temperature-controlled transport.

What steftrans does

STEFTRANS is a Polish road freight operator specializing in temperature-controlled transport across Europe. Founded in 1990 under the name Transport Stefan Ślubowski and rebranded to STEFTRANS Stefan W. Ślubowski in 2000, the company is legally organized as a Polish limited partnership (spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością spółka komandytowa) headquartered in Czernice Borowe, Poland. The company operates a fleet of 42 Volvo semi-tractors paired with Schmitz refrigerated trailers equipped with Thermo King cooling units, each with 33-euro-pallet capacity, and the entire fleet is monitored via GPS and built to Euro 6 emission standards.

steftrans firmographics

Firmographics
Name
steftrans
Legal name
STEFTRANS Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością Spółka Komandytowa
Website
https://steftrans.pl
Company type
Private
Founded year
1990
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
STEFTRANS is a Polish refrigerated road-freight carrier operating 42 Volvo tractor-trailers across seven European countries, primarily serving food and beverage shippers with GPS-monitored, Euro 6-compliant temperature-controlled transport.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

steftrans industry classification

Industry
Product category
Refrigerated Road Freight Transport
NAICS
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230)
SIC
Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)
akta.pro primary industry
Refrigerated (Temp-Controlled) TL Carriers (TLADADAB)
akta.pro secondary industry
Chilled / Fresh Transport (Refrigerated) (TLADAHAG)

Keywords

  • Refrigerated road transport
  • Temperature-controlled freight
  • Food cargo logistics
  • European freight forwarding
  • Cold chain trucking

Where steftrans is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Czernice Borowe
HQ country
Poland
HQ region
Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

steftrans business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Freight Transportation Services: The company generates revenue through transporting goods (primarily food articles) for clients across Europe. Revenue is earned on a per-shipment basis depending on distance, cargo type, and delivery requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

steftrans product offering

Product offering

Core offering

STEFTRANS provides cross-border road freight transport services across Europe, specializing in temperature-controlled cargo (primarily food articles). The company operates a fleet of 42 refrigerated 33-pallet trailers (Volvo tractors with Schmitz trailers and Thermo King cooling units) equipped with GPS monitoring and Euro 6-compliant engines, serving routes to Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, England, France, Lithuania, and Spain.

Product overview

STEFTRANS operates as a single unified transport service offering, providing road freight logistics across Europe. The company maintains a fleet of 42 refrigerated vehicles with 33-pallet capacity trailers and offers GPS-monitored, Euro 6-compliant transport primarily serving the food industry. Services include routes to Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, England, France, Lithuania, and Spain. The offering is a single service line rather than a modular platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Companies that use steftrans

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

steftrans technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

steftrans partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

steftrans competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Regional players

  • Raben Group: Polish-headquartered logistics group with full truckload operations across Europe including a fresh and refrigerated product line (Raben Fresh). Closest geographic comparable - same Polish origin, overlapping intra-EU lanes.

Direct peers

  • Culina Group: UK-headquartered specialist in temperature-controlled food logistics with a fleet of refrigerated vehicles and warehousing. Closest like-for-like peer in terms of food-only cold chain road transport business model.
  • Wincanton: UK logistics provider with a dedicated temperature-controlled division (Chilled & Frozen) operating reefer fleets for grocery and food customers. Direct comparable for STEFTRANS on refrigerated full-load service.
  • STEF: French-headquartered specialist in temperature-controlled food logistics across Europe with a large refrigerated truck fleet. Most direct comparable - same business model, same vertical (food), same Euro coverage - but at materially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

  • Maersk Logistics & Services: Global logistics incumbent integrating inland cold-chain road transport with its ocean reefer network in Europe. Comparable on refrigerated full-load service but embedded in a multimodal platform far broader than STEFTRANS's road-only offering.
  • DSV: Global transport and logistics group with substantial refrigerated road services across Europe following its Panalpina and GIL acquisitions. Comparable on reefer truckload service to STEFTRANS, but embedded in a much larger forwarding platform.
  • DHL Cold Chain (Life Sciences): DHL's temperature-controlled logistics division operates cold-chain road transport across Europe with strict GDP and GDP-like compliance. Comparable service line for STEFTRANS but targeting pharma-adjacent shippers at premium price points.
  • Kuehne+Nagel: Global logistics incumbent with a dedicated KN Cold Chain Logistics offering covering reefer road transport in Europe alongside air and ocean. Overlaps STEFTRANS's core service line but as part of a much broader integrated portfolio.
  • DB Schenker: European land transport incumbent with a dedicated refrigerated product (Schenker EuroFresh) covering temperature-controlled full loads across the continent. Direct overlap on STEFTRANS's reefer full-load service.

Emerging players

  • Girteka Logistics: Lithuanian-headquartered truckload operator with one of the largest fleets in Europe (7,000+ trucks), serving Western European lanes including temperature-controlled cargo. Comparable in geography and asset-heavy trucking model, though more diversified by vertical.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

steftrans social profiles

Digital presence

steftrans financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

steftrans leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

steftrans funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

steftrans M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about steftrans

What does steftrans do?

STEFTRANS provides cross-border road freight transport services across Europe, specializing in temperature-controlled cargo (primarily food articles). The company operates a fleet of 42 refrigerated 33-pallet trailers (Volvo tractors with Schmitz trailers and Thermo King cooling units) equipped with GPS monitoring and Euro 6-compliant engines, serving routes to Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, England, France, Lithuania, and Spain.

Is steftrans a public or private company?

steftrans is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.

When was steftrans founded?

steftrans was founded in 1990. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is steftrans based?

steftrans is headquartered in Czernice Borowe, Poland, in the Europe region.

How does steftrans make money?

One revenue line is on record: freight Transportation Services.

Who are steftrans's main competitors?

Raben Group is listed as a regional player. Direct peers are Culina Group, Wincanton and STEF. Broad incumbents are Maersk Logistics & Services, DSV, DHL Cold Chain (Life Sciences), Kuehne+Nagel and DB Schenker. Girteka Logistics is listed as an emerging player.

Does steftrans have an API?

No public API is recorded for steftrans.

What industry is steftrans in?

steftrans's product category is Refrigerated Road Freight Transport. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLADADAB, Refrigerated (Temp-Controlled) TL Carriers, with a secondary code of TLADAHAG, Chilled / Fresh Transport (Refrigerated). Its NAICS code is 484230 and its SIC code is 4731.

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