What Andreas Bonifer Spedition und Verkehrsunternehmen does

Andreas Bonifer Spedition und Verkehrsunternehmen (operating as abs bonifer) is a family-owned German hazardous goods logistics company founded in 1939 and headquartered in Offenbach am Main. The company specializes in the transport of petroleum products, cryogenic gases, and hot bitumen using a fleet of 475 specialized tank trucks deployed from 17 locations across seven EU countries: Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and Slovenia. Its core service lines are petrol station supply (including near-complete coverage of the BP service station network in South and South-West Germany), airport supply with Jet A1 and Avgas, cryogenic gas transport for the medical and food industries, and B2B bitumen and heating oil delivery for road construction and roofing. The group employs roughly 1,400 people and operates a portfolio of wholly-owned regional subsidiaries plus joint ventures including TRANSFOR GmbH (a pan-European haulier consortium for ExxonMobil) and GTE GasTransEurope.

The technology layer consists of a web-based route risk assessment system, a web-based HSSE (Health, Safety, Security and Environment) and quality management platform, modern tractor units and trailers with specialized equipment for cryogenic and hot-bitumen loads, and standardized driver training based on ÖAMTC protocols including Defensive Driving. The group holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certifications. ABS Bonifer previously incubated logistics software through the LOMO SOFT GmbH joint venture, which was divested in 2014, refocusing the parent on its core logistics operations.

The business model is B2B contract logistics: quote-based, long-term enterprise agreements with energy majors, airport operators, industrial buyers, and medical/food gas customers, delivered through a directly operated asset-heavy fleet. Revenue is generated per shipment via transaction-fee arrangements rather than subscription or asset-light models. The customer mix is concentrated among a small number of large energy anchors (BP, ExxonMobil, DEA) but diversified across many downstream endpoints and geographies. The company is privately held by the Bonifer family, with Andreas Bonifer and Stefan Bonifer serving as managing directors; it has no external investors or parent entity and no publicly disclosed funding history.

Name

Andreas Bonifer Spedition und Verkehrsunternehmen

Legal name

Andreas Bonifer Spedition und Verkehrsunternehmen GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://www.abs-bonifer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Andreas Bonifer Spedition und Verkehrsunternehmen is a German family-owned hazardous goods logistics company founded in 1939, operating 475 tank trucks across 17 sites in 7 EU countries to deliver fuel, cryogenic gases, and hot bitumen to energy majors, airports, and industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hazardous Goods Logistics Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Truck Transportation of Crude, Refined Products & LPG (Bulk Road Haulage) (EUALADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Gases (Compressed/Cryogenic) Bulk Transport (TLADALAE), Bitumen/Asphalt & Heated Liquid Bulk Transport (TLADALAG)

Keywords

• Hazardous goods transport
• Petrol station supply
• Tank truck logistics
• Cryogenic gas transport
• Bitumen transport services

Headquarters

HQ city

Offenbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hazardous Goods Transportation Services: Core logistics services for dangerous goods including petroleum products, gases, and bitumen. Services include petrol station supply, airport supply, and B2B deliveries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Andreas Bonifer Spedition und Verkehrsunternehmen is a B2B dangerous goods logistics provider that transports petroleum products, gases, and bitumen for enterprise customers. The company operates a fleet of 475 tank trucks from 17 locations across 7 EU countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Slovenia) and serves gas station networks, airports, medical and food industry buyers, and road construction firms. Service scope includes petrol station supply, airport fuel delivery, cryogenic gas transport, and hot bitumen and heating oil delivery, all managed through a web-based HSSE and quality management system.

Product overview

Andreas Bonifer Spedition und Verkehrsunternehmen (abs bonifer) operates as a dangerous goods logistics company with three interconnected service offerings: Tankstellenversorgung (petrol station supply), Gas Transportation, and B2B Bitumen & Heating Oil delivery. The Gefahrgut-Logistik core service ties these offerings together, providing flexible and efficient logistics solutions, transport handling at highest security levels, scheduling, quantity control, inventory management, and controlling. The company delivers products including gasoline, diesel, JetA1, Avgas, heating oil, technical gases, CO2, and bitumen from 17 locations across 7 EU countries using 475 tank trucks. The fleet includes specially designed vehicles for cryogenic gases and hot bitumen transport.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gefahrgut-Logistik (Dangerous Goods Logistics) The company's primary service offering, encompassing complex and individualized logistics tasks for hazardous materials including petroleum products, gases, and bitumen. Services extend beyond pure transport handling to include comprehensive logistics solutions at the highest safety levels, including scheduling, quantity control, inventory management, and controlling.
• Tankstellenversorgung (Petrol Station Supply) Supply of retail service station networks with fuels including gasoline, diesel, LPG, JET A1, and Avgas. Includes contract logistics services, transport services for gas station operators, and airport supply with kerosene and aviation fuel.
• Gas Transportation Reliable delivery of atmospheric gases via bulk and cylinder transport by road. Supplies the medical sector and food industry with cryogenic gases including carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen, and argon.
• B2B Bitumen & Heating Oil Transport of liquid hot bitumen for road construction and roofing membrane industry, including bitumen emulsion transport with specially provided tank trailers. Also delivers diesel and heating oil with customized delivery concepts and centralized planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• Goal of 0 incidents / 0 accidents through HSSE policy
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• GTE GasTransEuropeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Joint venture between abs bonifer and Schmidt Heilbronn for gas transport services.
• JUNG Energielogistik GmbHminorOthers · 1 January 2014Acquired in Austria as part of expansion strategy.
• TRANSFOR GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1994Joint venture of five medium-sized haulage companies founded to enable successful participation in ExxonMobil's first pan-European tender.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hoyer Group: Hamburg-based, family-owned European road tanker logistics group operating a multi-thousand-unit fleet across chemicals, food, gas, and mineral oil segments. Most directly comparable German peer to ABS Bonifer in scale, customer mix (oil majors/chemicals), and family-owned governance model.
• Talke Group: Germany-based specialist in chemical, gas, and hazardous-goods road logistics with multiple European sites. Comparable to ABS in hazardous-liquid focus, HSSE-driven customer base, and German/European operational footprint.
• De Boer Transport: Netherlands-based bulk liquid transport specialist with strong Benelux/Germany footprint serving fuels, chemicals, and food-grade liquids. Comparable to ABS on liquid bulk tank trucking, though with more Western European geographic concentration.
• Rinnen GmbH & Co. KG: German specialist for bitumen, asphalt, and heated liquid bulk transport serving road construction and roofing industries. Closest direct competitor to ABS's B2B Bitumen & Heating Oil line, with similar heated-tanker equipment specialization.
• Rüdinger Großspedition: German mid-sized road haulier specializing in fuel, gas, and bitumen bulk transport. Comparable to ABS in size, German regional footprint, and hazardous liquid bulk service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• DSV A/S: Global Danish-headquartered freight forwarding and logistics group with a dedicated hazardous goods / special transport division. Overlaps with ABS on enterprise dangerous-goods trucking, but operates at much larger scale across all transport modes.
• DB Schenker: Deutsche Bahn-owned global logistics provider with land, air, and ocean services including hazardous goods. Overlaps with ABS on petroleum/chemical road transport for enterprise customers, but at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• VTG AG: Europe's largest rail freight and tank-container leasing company. Adjacent competitor serving overlapping liquid-bulk customers (oil majors, chemicals) via rail tank wagons and tank containers rather than road tankers.

Others

• Eurotainer: Global tank container leasing company serving chemical, food, and gas logistics operators. Adjacent to ABS rather than directly competing — supplies the ISO tank container assets that complement road tanker operations in intermodal liquid-bulk supply chains.

Emerging players

• Hartmann International: German mid-market freight forwarder and contract logistics provider with growing hazardous-goods capabilities. Smaller and more generalist than ABS but serves overlapping enterprise customers in chemical and energy sectors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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