What Vallée Group does

Vallée Group (Groupe Vallée Transports) is a French family-owned road transport and logistics company founded in 1972 and headquartered in La Madeleine-de-Nonancourt, Normandy. The company operates a 600-truck fleet including semi-trailers, carriers, tautliners, flatbeds, cereal hoppers, and container carriers, supported by 100,000 m² of storage surface, a 10,000 m² cross-dock platform with 18 loading docks, and a 3+ hectare maritime container yard at the Port of Le Havre. It serves industrial and commercial companies, the Normandy agricultural sector, the glass and building materials industry (notably through a joint venture with RIOU Glass via STV), and import/export maritime logistics clients through subsidiaries including Sematransinter, Vallée Logistique, JCH Maritime, Transports PERRET, Transports Delaunay, STV, NTCL, and Hirsch Transports.

The company's service portfolio spans national and international road transport with 24-48h delivery for 1-33 pallet loads, specialized transport for cereal grains and glass products, cross-dock and pallet groupage operations, vehicle rental with drivers, embedded forklift delivery for delicate and bulky cargo, and port container handling at Le Havre. Operational technology is anchored by integrated in-house mechanical workshops for fleet maintenance, an eActros 600 electric heavy-duty truck for decarbonized transport, and the Easy Chargeur client portal for account management. The group holds CO2 Label, Charte CO2 (8% emissions reduction target by end-2024), Ecovadis, and Feed Chain Alliance certifications, signaling commitment to sustainability-driven qualification in regulated supply chains.

Vallée Group operates a B2B transaction-fee model with custom quote-based pricing negotiated against cargo volume, distance, service type, and contract duration, typically structured as multi-year contracts with dedicated account management. Distribution is delivered directly through the company's own fleet and eight operational sites across Normandy and Le Havre, with regional operations teams serving mid-market and enterprise clients. Thierry Vallée has served as President and sole shareholder since 2018, and family succession is signaled by the inclusion of Estelle Plat (Administrative Director) and Hugo Vallée in leadership positions. The group has pursued a programmatic external growth strategy, executing at least six acquisitions or joint ventures between 2019 and 2024 to consolidate Northwest France.

Name

Vallée Group

Legal name

Groupe Vallée Transports

Website

https://groupevallee-transports.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Vallée Group is a family-owned French transport and logistics company operating 600 trucks and 100,000 m² of storage across Normandy and Le Havre port. It provides road haulage, specialized freight (cereal, glass, containers), cross-dock, and logistics services to industrial, agricultural, and commercial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Freight Transport and Logistics

NAICS

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), Marine Cargo Handling (48832), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Trucking (No Local) (4213), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Terminal Maintenance Facilities For Motor Freight Transport (4231)

akta.pro primary industry

Terminal Cargo Handling & Yard Operations (Receiving, Staging, Delivery) (TLAHALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Off-Dock Container Yards (Near-Port Overflow Yards) (TLALAJAK), Truck & Trailer Parking/Storage Yards (TLALAKAB)

Keywords

• Road freight transport
• Logistics warehousing services
• Cross-dock operations
• Specialized cargo transport
• Container handling services

Headquarters

HQ city

La Madeleine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Road transport services (national/international): Truckload and groupage transport services across France and internationally, serving industrial, agricultural, and commercial clients with 24-48h delivery capabilities.
2. Specialized transport services: Specialized transport including cereal grain hoppers, glass transport, and maritime containers, with dedicated fleet and operational expertise.
3. Logistics and storage: Warehouse storage, cross-dock, pallet grouping, and inventory management services with 100,000 m² of storage capacity.
4. Vehicle rental with driver: Flexible rental of trucks and transport equipment with professional drivers, including vehicle customization options for clients.
5. Container storage and handling at Le Havre: Maritime container storage, port handling, depotage, and port traction services at Le Havre port.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Vallée Group operates a fleet of 600 trucks providing national and international road freight transport, specialized transport for cereals, glass, and maritime containers, alongside 100,000 m² of warehousing, 10,000 m² of cross-dock operations, vehicle rental with driver, and container storage and handling services at Le Havre port.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sematransinter: Transport routier de marchandises en camion bâché, par porteur ou semi-remorque, groupage et cross-dock
• Vallée Logistique
• JCH Maritime
• Transports PERRET
• Transports Delaunay
• STV (Société de Transports Verriers)
• NTCL
• Hirsch Transports

Products and services

• National and International Road Transport Truckload and groupage road freight transport across France and internationally with 24-48h delivery windows for 1-33 pallet direct deliveries. Targeted at industrial, agricultural, and commercial companies requiring reliable time-sensitive transport.
• Cereal Grain Transport Bulk transport of cereals and agricultural products using specialized hoppers across Normandy and other French regions. Serves the agricultural sector with FCA-certified quality and food safety compliance for animal feed transport.
• Glass Transport Specialized glass transport using chariots and horse trailers for fragile, high-value glass products including design glass, high-security technical glass, and high-performance insulating glass for building, transport, and industrial sectors.
• Logistics and Storage Warehouse storage and inventory management services with 100,000 m² of total storage capacity across the group's sites, supporting industrial and commercial clients with pallet grouping and storage needs.
• Cross-Dock Operations Cross-dock facility with 10,000 m² of space and 18 loading docks enabling goods flow crossing without storage, improving reactivity and delivery timelines for clients.
• Pallet Groupage Pallet grouping service consolidating multiple smaller shipments into optimized full loads for cost-efficient transport across the French market.
• Maritime Container Transport and Storage at Le Havre Maritime container transport, storage, depotage, and port traction services at the Port of Le Havre, operating across 3+ hectares of container yard at the port entrance with dedicated container handling capabilities.
• Vehicle Rental with Driver Flexible rental of trucks and transport equipment with professional drivers, including vehicle customization options, operated by subsidiary Vallée Logistique with a 30-vehicle fleet.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-48h delivery across entire French market for 1-33 pallet direct deliveries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RIOU GlassflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2020Joint venture agreement signed December 1, 2020 with French glass manufacturer RIOU Glass. Groupe Vallée acquired majority stake in STV (Société de Transports Verriers), the transport subsidiary of RIOU Glass. The partnership combines two family-owned Norman companies with shared values, with Groupe Vallée providing operational governance for glass transport services including design glass, high-security technical glass, and high-performance insulating glass for building, transport, and industrial sectors.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DB Schenker: German-owned European road, contract logistics, and global forwarding provider (Deutsche Bahn subsidiary, with announced divestment / partial sale interest). Comparable to Vallée in European road and warehousing positioning but with significantly greater scale and an extensive land-transport network across France.
• Geodis: French-headquartered global logistics leader (SNCF-owned) providing road transport, contract logistics, freight forwarding, and supply-chain optimization across Europe. Operates an overlapping road-and-warehouse portfolio with Vallée but at vastly greater scale and international reach.
• DSV A/S: Danish global transport and logistics group with deep road, air, and sea capabilities across Europe. Acquired DSV's pan-European road network including former Norbert Dentressangle activities; competes directly with Vallée for mid-market French road-transport customers and offers a public-traded benchmark on European logistics roll-up valuations.
• Bolloré Logistics: French-headquartered global logistics subsidiary of Bolloré Group providing multimodal transport, contract logistics, and forwarding. Operates a comparable multi-modal French footprint to Vallée, including strong Le Havre-area presence for maritime logistics — directly relevant to Vallée's port-side container business.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Swiss global logistics leader with strong road, contract logistics, and forwarding franchises across Europe. Operates an adjacent contract logistics and road offering to Vallée in the French market, providing a public reference point for European transport-and-warehouse valuations.
• Dachser: German family-owned logistics provider offering European road transport, contract logistics, and air/ocean forwarding. Comparable to Vallée in mid-market, family-governed road-plus-warehouse positioning, but with pan-European density and significantly larger scale.
• XPO Logistics: US-headquartered global less-than-truckload and transport provider with substantial European road operations following prior acquisitions. Competes with Vallée for mid-market French road-transport and contract-logistics customers and provides a global benchmark on trucking multiples.
• STEF Group: French listed specialist in temperature-controlled transport and logistics for agri-food across Europe. Overlaps with Vallée's cold-chain, cereal, and food-safety (FCA-certified) capabilities, but operates a much larger and more geographically diversified network.

Regional players

• GLS France: French parcel and package delivery arm of the GLS Group, focused on B2B and B2C shipments within France. Adjacent rather than directly competitive with Vallée's industrial 1-33 pallet B2B offering, but overlaps in distribution and pallet-network capabilities and competes for incremental French transport volume.

Direct peers

• Heppner: Family-owned French transport and logistics group offering national and international road transport, multimodal solutions, warehousing, and customs brokerage. Closely mirrors Vallée's multi-vertical transport-plus-logistics model and family-governance profile, and similarly pursues bolt-on M&A in regional French markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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