TRANSPORTS BLIN

What TRANSPORTS BLIN does

Transports Blin (legally Blin SAS) is a privately-held, family-founded French road transport and logistics company established in 1923 and headquartered at 5 rue Vallée, Bogny-sur-Meuse, in the Ardennes department. The firm operates four interrelated service lines: road transport of general merchandise across France, Germany, and Europe (from half-pallet to full loads); sale and delivery of combustibles (fioul, turbo fioul, GNR) using volucompteur-equipped trucks with 8,000-14,000 liter capacity backed by 180 m³ of on-site storage; industrial scrap metal recovery, purchase, and commercialization using mobile bins ranging from 7 to 40 m³; and warehouse storage services spanning 3,000 m² for palletized, racked, bulk, and long-product goods on short, medium, or long-term contracts. Its physical asset base also includes a fleet of specialized trucks and a 3,000 m² warehouse facility in Ardennes, while a wholly-owned subsidiary, TFR, is based in Rive de Gier (Loire department, between Lyon and Saint-Étienne) and runs daily transport flows between Ardennes and the Rhône-Alpes region.

The business is a member of the ASTRE transport groupement since 1992, which provides access to the Palet System pallet mutualization platform for cross-border European distribution. Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-fee pricing for transport, fuel, and scrap metal services, supplemented by managed-service fees for storage; all pricing is contact-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution combines an owned specialized fleet with channel partnerships via ASTRE and TFR, and the go-to-market is direct sales (phone and email) targeting professional B2B clients, with marketing channels limited to a basic website, the ASTRE network listing, social share buttons, and a PagesJaunes directory entry. The company operates with a lean structure of approximately 5 employees.

There is no evidence of AI/ML capability, API or SDK, mobile app, patent portfolio, funding rounds, external investors, M&A activity, or recent leadership changes. Operating geographies are restricted to France, Germany, and the broader European market reached through the ASTRE network. The company is actively operating, privately held under the Blin family, and presents as a stable, low-velocity regional transport and logistics operator whose strategic footprint is anchored by long-standing ASTRE membership and the TFR subsidiary corridor.

Name

TRANSPORTS BLIN

Legal name

Blin SAS

Website

https://transportsblin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Transports Blin (Blin SAS) is a family-founded French road transport and logistics operator established in 1923, offering general merchandise transport, fuel/combustibles delivery, scrap metal trading, and 3,000 m² of warehouse storage across France and Europe via the ASTRE network and TFR subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road freight transport and logistics services

NAICS

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), General Freight Trucking (4841)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Van (General Freight) TL Carriers (TLADADAA)

Keywords

• Road freight transport
• Fuel delivery services
• Scrap metal trading
• Warehouse storage
• Logistics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogny-sur-Meuse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Road transport services: Daily road transport of general merchandise across France and Europe, from half-pallet to full loads
2. Combustibles sales: Sale and delivery of fuel (fioul), turbo fioul, and GNR with trucks up to 14 m³ capacity
3. Scrap metal trading: Recovery, purchase, commercialization and removal of industrial scrap metal with mobile bin service
4. Storage and logistics: Warehouse storage services for palletized goods, racked storage, bulk storage, and long steel products with 3000 m² facility

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Transports Blin (Blin SAS) is a road transport and logistics operator based in Bogny-sur-Meuse, Ardennes, providing daily road haulage of general merchandise (half-pallet to full loads) across France and Europe via the ASTRE network. The company also sells and delivers heating fuels (fioul, turbo fioul, GNR) with volucompteur-equipped trucks, trades in industrial scrap metal with mobile bins, and operates a 3,000 m² warehouse for palletized, racked, bulk, and long-product storage.

Product overview

TRANSPORTS BLIN is a road transport and logistics company operating a multi-service portfolio centered on four core offerings: road transport of general merchandise, fuel trading and delivery, scrap metal trading, and warehouse storage. The main transport operation in Bogny-sur-Meuse (Ardennes) serves France and Germany, while the TFR subsidiary in Rive de Gier (Loire) manages daily flows to the Rhône-Alpes region. Through the ASTRE network and Palet System mutualization platform, the company offers flexible shipping from half-pallet to full truckload across Europe. All four services—transport, fuel, scrap metal, and storage—are presented as distinct but complementary offerings for professional clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Palet System: Mutualization platform operated by ASTRE groupement, located in Paris, enabling pallet distribution across Europe. Not a distinct sub-brand of Blin but a platform they participate in.

Products and services

• Transport Routier (Road Transport)
• Négoce de Combustibles (Fuel Trading and Delivery)
• Négoce de Ferrailles (Scrap Metal Trading)
• Stockage (Warehouse Storage and Logistics)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ASTREcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1992Transport groupement partnership since 1992 enabling transport pooling and mutualization. Access to Palet System platform for pallet distribution across entire Europe. Allows handling shipments from half-pallet to full loads through shared logistics network.
• TFRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary company located in Rive de Gier, Loire department. Enables daily transport flows between the Ardennes headquarters and Rhône-Alpes region. Provides regional coverage complementing the main transport operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• STEF: French specialist in temperature-controlled transport and logistics; adjacent to Blin's general-freight/wet/cold exposure and shares the regional French carrier profile.
• Groupe Mousset: French family-owned transport group offering specialized road freight, including bulk liquids and industrial logistics — comparable niche specialism and family-business structure to Blin.

Direct peers

• Charles André (Groupe Charles André): French family-owned road-transport group with bulk and general freight plus industrial logistics; matches Blin's private, multi-generational profile and B2B industrial customer focus.
• Heppner: Family-rooted French transport and logistics group with road-freight, forwarding, and warehousing — closely comparable to Blin's multi-line regional model and B2B customer base.
• Deret Transporteur: Mid-sized French road transporter and logistics provider offering general freight, warehousing, and value-added services; similar regional/national positioning to Blin.

Broad incumbents

• XPO Logistics: European road-freight and LTL incumbent (including Norbert Dentressangle legacy) competing directly with ASTRE-network members for general-merchandise haulage across France and Germany.
• DB Schenker: Global logistics incumbent with extensive European road-freight, pallet network, and contract logistics; competes for the same B2B shippers Blin serves.
• Geodis: Major French road-freight and contract-logistics operator with national and European coverage; comparable to Blin in core road-transport activity but operates at vastly larger scale and full-stack logistics.
• Dachser: European road-freight and contract-logistics leader with deep German and French networks, pallet distribution, and warehousing — directly comparable to Blin's ASTRE/Palet System offering at enterprise scale.
• Kuehne+Nagel: World-leading freight forwarder with substantial European road-freight and contract-logistics capability; comparable in offering to Blin at vastly larger, integrated scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/transports-blin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 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 →

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