Spedition Gutmann Gmbh & Co. Kg

What Spedition Gutmann Gmbh & Co. Kg does

Spedition Gutmann GmbH & Co. KG is a German family-owned heavy and special transport logistics provider founded in 1963 in Karlsruhe by Günther Gutmann and led since 2007 by Marlo Gutmann. The company transports oversized and high-value cargo — wind turbine components (towers, nacelles, and rotor blades up to 100 meters), tunnel boring machines, bridge sections, industrial machinery, melting furnaces, prefabricated concrete elements, hospital modules, and trams — across roughly a dozen European countries including Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Benelux, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Denmark. Operations are anchored at the Kehl-Goldscheuer headquarters (Industriestr. 1, 77694 Kehl-Goldscheuer), which sits on a 100,000 m² industrial site with 15,000 m² of covered storage, supplemented by a transshipment center at the Strasbourg Rhine port (up to 12,000 m²) and branch offices in Paderborn (opened 2021) and Aizenay, France (opened 2020).

The company's core asset base is a purpose-built fleet: 60 tractor units ranging from 4×2 to 8×4 configurations, 70 specialized trailers including 100-axle-line units rated up to 180 tonnes and 16 meters long, 25 BF3 escort vehicles, 25 dolly units, 4 internal loaders, 10 rotor blade telescopic semitrailers, 20 wind tower adapters, and approximately 100 axle lines. Service offerings span the full heavy-haul value chain: transport execution, permit acquisition (including German StVO §29 III and StVZO §70 authorizations), route planning and feasibility testing, BF3/4 escort organization, traffic management coordination with police, multimodal integration via road/rail/water through the Rhine port facility, loading and unloading via the wholly-owned MSG Krandienst GmbH crane subsidiary (founded 1996), and short- to medium-term storage.

Commercial operations are B2B project-based with custom quotes per cargo specification, route, permit, and escort complexity; the company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (TÜV Rheinland, valid 2023–2026), BSK membership, and co-founded the BigMove network of 11 mid-sized European heavy-haul operators in 2004 to extend cross-border capacity. Headcount is approximately 60 (around 20 office and field staff plus 40 drivers and escort drivers), with named leadership including Managing Director Marlo Gutmann, Commercial Manager Vedran Boros, Shipping Manager Paul Schmitt, Sales Manager Udo Erhardt, Technical Director Dieter Moser, and Branch Managers Heiko Balmer (Paderborn) and Franck Moreau (Gutmann France). Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Spedition Gutmann Gmbh & Co. Kg

Legal name

Spedition Gutmann GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://gutmann.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Spedition Gutmann is a German family-owned heavy and special transport logistics provider (founded 1963) transporting oversized cargo — wind turbine components, industrial machinery, bridge sections, and prefabricated modules — across Europe using a purpose-built fleet and integrated permit, route-planning, escort, and storage services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Haulage Logistics

NAICS

Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Trailer & Heavy Transport Equipment Providers (SPMT, Lowboy, Multi-Axle) (TLADAGAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction & Infrastructure Modules (Bridges, Rail, Roads, Tunneling) (TLACAIAD), Engineering, Lift Planning & Method Statements (Rigging/Crane Plans) (TLACAIAL)

Keywords

• Heavy haulage logistics
• Special transport services
• Oversized cargo transport
• Wind turbine logistics
• Industrial machinery shipping

Headquarters

HQ city

Kehl

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heavy and Special Transport Services: Core revenue stream from transporting oversized cargo including wind turbines, prefabricated concrete parts, machines, tunnel drills, bridge parts, and trams across Europe via road, rail, and ship
2. Permit and Authorization Services: Fee-based service for obtaining official permits for exceptional transports in Europe, including special permits under German StVO §29 and StVZO §70 regulations
3. Route Planning and Testing Services: Consulting and engineering services for route analysis, testing bridge heights, widths, curve radii, and parking options for oversized cargo
4. Transport Escort Services: Organization of traffic management and escort services with BF3/4 vehicles across European countries
5. Storage and Handling Services: Logistics platform services with approximately 100,000 m2 of storage space including 15,000 m2 of hall space and transshipment capabilities at Strasbourg Rhine port

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Spedition Gutmann provides full-service heavy and special transport logistics for oversized and exceptional cargo across Europe via road, rail, and ship. The company handles the complete transport chain including permit acquisition, route planning and testing, traffic management, escort vehicles, loading and unloading, and storage at its Kehl-Goldscheuer and Strasbourg Rhine port facilities. Its fleet transports wind turbine components, tunnel boring machines, bridge sections, transformers, prefabricated concrete elements, hospital modules, and other industrial equipment.

Product overview

Spedition Gutmann GmbH & Co. KG operates as a full-service heavy logistics provider offering specialized international transport services. The core offering consists of heavy and special transports complemented by a comprehensive suite of supporting services including permit acquisition, route planning and testing, transport escorts, traffic management organization, and loading/unloading operations. The company maintains an extensive vehicle fleet comprising 60 tractor units (4×2 to 8×4 configurations), 70 various trailers, 25 BF3 escort vehicles, 25 dolly units, 4 internal loaders, 10 rotor blade telescopic semi-trailers, and 20 tower adapters, along with approximately 100 axle lines. Storage capabilities include nearly 100,000 m² of outdoor storage space and 15,000 m² of hall space at their Kehl-Goldscheuer headquarters, plus a transshipment center in Strasbourg port.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heavy and Special Transports
• Permit Service
• Route Planning and Testing
• Transport Escorts
• Organisation of Traffic Management Measures
• Loading and Unloading
• Storage and Handling

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Friedhelm Schmallenbach GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026BigMove partner company collaborating on special transport projects. Contributed vehicles for the hospital modules transport project in July 2026.
• Wallek & Geser Spezialtransporte GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026BigMove network partner contributing fleet resources for complex special transport projects in Germany and Europe.
• Bloedorn Spedition GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026BigMove partner contributing Traumschiff lowbed trailers for heavy cargo transport projects.
• MMM Münchener Medizin Mechanik GmbHminorOthers · 1 July 2026Customer for whom seven hospital modules were transported from Dorsten to Weiterstadt in July 2026.
• BigMove GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004European network of 11 medium-sized companies for special and heavy cargo logistics founded in 2004 by Horst Wallek and Marlo Gutmann. Enables cross-border project execution across Europe.
• MSG Krandienst GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Crane services company founded in 1996 at Kehl. Provides professional crane solutions for loading and unloading operations in conjunction with transport services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mammoet: Dutch-headquartered global leader in heavy lifting and modular transport. Directly comparable services (specialized trailers, SPMT, axle lines) for wind, oil & gas, and industrial clients, though at substantially larger scale and geographic reach than Gutmann.
• Sarens: Belgian heavy lifting and engineered transport specialist active globally in wind, petrochemical and infrastructure projects. Overlapping service portfolio in heavy transport and modular trailers, with similar specialization in oversized industrial cargo.
• Felbermayr: Austrian mid-to-large heavy haul and crane specialist offering integrated transport, lifting and crane services across Central Europe. Closely comparable to Gutmann in service portfolio (heavy transport, crane work via MSG-equivalent) and customer focus on wind, industrial and infrastructure projects.
• Universal Transport: German heavy haul specialist operating a comparable specialized fleet (low-loaders, axle lines, rotor blade equipment) across Europe. Highly comparable mid-sized peer with overlapping wind, industrial and infrastructure customer base and similar integrated service model.
• Fracht AG: Swiss freight forwarder with a dedicated project cargo and heavy lift division coordinating oversized transports across Europe and globally. Comparable in bundling permits, route planning and multi-modal execution for wind, industrial and infrastructure clients.
• Wagenborg: Dutch heavy transport, lifting and logistics provider with significant specialized fleet and European footprint. Comparable in offering oversized cargo transport for industrial, energy and infrastructure customers across Northwest Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Rhenus Logistics: German-headquartered global logistics group with heavy transport and project cargo capabilities. Comparable European footprint and customer base, but competes as part of a much wider portfolio of forwarding and contract logistics services.
• CEVA Logistics: French-headquartered global logistics provider with project cargo and industrial solutions for energy, infrastructure and manufacturing clients. Adjacent incumbent competing for cross-border oversized cargo contracts across Continental Europe.
• DHL Global Forwarding: Industrial Projects division of DHL Global Forwarding provides project cargo and heavy lift services worldwide. Operates as a broad incumbent in the same space, leveraging global account relationships that may displace smaller specialists on cross-border tenders.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Global logistics giant with a dedicated Project Logistics division handling heavy lift and oversized cargo. Significantly larger and broader than Gutmann, but competes for the same large industrial and wind customer contracts across Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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