What Maier Spedition Gmbh does

Maier Spedition GmbH is a family-owned logistics and forwarding company founded in 1927 by Hermann Maier and headquartered in Singen, Germany, with operational sites in Ramsen (Switzerland) and Pfullendorf. The company offers an integrated suite of European land transport (road and rail), customs clearance, and warehouse logistics services, with a clear specialization in Germany-Switzerland cross-border freight. Its proprietary infrastructure is modest but differentiated: it operates a 50-truck fleet, manages over 50,000 m² of warehouse space (including a recently constructed 38,000 m² logistics center at the Singen rail transshipment terminal), and is connected to the HUPAC intermodal terminal enabling 60% rail utilization on cross-border lanes. The company supplements this physical footprint with a web-based customer portal providing 24/7 order entry and shipment tracking, and its customs franchise is anchored by physical offices on both sides of the German-Swiss border plus Authorized Consignor/Consignee (ZV/ZE) status.

The business model is built on three transaction-based revenue streams. European land transport generates fee-based revenue through owned trucks and cooperation networks (VTL, CTL, 24plus for general cargo, ELVIS for partial loads, HUPAC for rail intermodal), with pricing adjusted by diesel surcharges, short-week/holiday surcharges, and an EUR-CHF currency surcharge. Customs clearance is a professional-services stream encompassing online clearance, NCTS transit documents, Carnet ATA, fiscal representation, and authorized consignor/consignee handling. Warehouse logistics is a professional-services stream covering storage, picking, packing, fulfillment, labeling, and returns management at locations in Singen, Switzerland, and Italy. The company serves freight shippers, import/export businesses, and warehousing customers through dedicated account managers assigned per service area, with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers—quoting is individual.

Customer concentration is unobservable from the public material; there are no named logos or revenue split disclosures. As part of the Planzer group (the parent operates as Planzer in Switzerland via a family connection), Maier benefits from shared group services and supplier code-of-conduct alignment but maintains independent operations across approximately 180 employees. No funding rounds, acquisitions, or AI capabilities are documented; growth evidence is operational (new logistics center, Pfullendorf location, portal investment) rather than financial.

Name

Maier Spedition Gmbh

Legal name

Maier Spedition GmbH

Website

https://spedition-maier.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Maier Spedition GmbH is a family-owned German logistics company, founded in 1927 and headquartered in Singen, providing European road and rail transport, customs clearance, and warehousing with specialized Germany-Switzerland cross-border expertise and 50,000 m² of warehouse capacity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Support Activities for Transportation (488), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Drayage & Intermodal Truck Transfer (Port/Rail Ramp) (TLACACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Project & Heavy-Haul / Oversize Road Forwarding (Permits/Escorts) (TLACACAH)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• Customs clearance services
• Warehouse logistics
• Cross-border transport
• European land transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Singen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. European Land Transport: Transport services via road and rail including general cargo (Stückgut), partial loads, and complete loads. Operates own fleet and through cooperation networks. Specializes in Germany-Switzerland border transport with 60% rail utilization.
2. Customs Clearance Services: Online customs clearance, NCTS transit documents, Carnet ATA, fiscal representation, authorized consignor/consignee services at locations in Singen and Ramsen.
3. Warehouse Logistics: Storage, handling, picking, packing, fulfillment, and returns management services across 50,000 m² of warehouse space at multiple locations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Maier Spedition GmbH provides European land freight transport (road and rail) with specialization in Germany-Switzerland cross-border routes, customs clearance services at Singen (Germany) and Ramsen (Switzerland) including online NCTS, Carnet ATA, fiscal representation and authorized consignor/consignee procedures, plus warehouse logistics spanning over 50,000 m² across multiple locations with storage, picking, packing, fulfillment and returns management. Operations are delivered via the company's own 50-truck fleet, partnership networks (VTL, CTL, 24plus, ELVIS), and the HUPAC rail terminal, with a web-based customer portal enabling 24/7 order entry and shipment tracking.

Product overview

Maier Spedition GmbH is a family-owned logistics and forwarding company offering an integrated suite of transport, customs, and warehousing services. The core offerings consist of European land transport (road and rail freight), customs clearance with border-proximate locations in Germany and Switzerland, and warehouse logistics with over 50,000 m² of storage space. The company supplements these with a web-based customer portal for order entry and shipment tracking. Transport services are delivered through a combination of own fleet (50 trucks) and partner networks (VTL, CTL, 24plus, ELVIS), with specialization in Germany-Switzerland cross-border freight including container trucking and dangerous goods handling. The customer portal serves as the primary digital interface for customers to interact with the company's services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• European Land Transport

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% of shipments transported via low-emission rail, saving thousands of road kilometers and reducing CO2 emissions
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• PlanzercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily business connection - Maier operates as Planzer in Switzerland. This relationship enables unique border transport operations between Germany and Switzerland with access to Planzer's rail network. Part of the Planzer group with shared family values and supplier code of conduct.
• VTL (Transport Logistik Netzwerk)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing general cargo cooperation providing network coverage across Europe. Enables flexible transport solutions through shared network resources.
• CTL (Cargo Trans Logistik)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing general cargo cooperation providing network coverage across Europe.
• 24plusmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing general cargo cooperation providing network coverage across Europe.
• ELVIS (European Less than Truckload Vision System)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUnique partial-load network providing connections from Singen to every destination in Europe. Key component of European transport strategy.
• HUPAC Terminal SingencoreTechnology or IntegrationRail terminal partnership enabling container trucking and intermodal transport. Supports company's environmental strategy with 60% rail utilization for shipments.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Streck Transport AG: Swiss-German regional forwarder specializing in Switzerland-Germany land transport, customs clearance, and warehousing. Comparable cross-border corridor focus and mid-market size, though Maier is the larger of the two and operates from the German side.

Direct peers

• Logwin AG: Mid-size European logistics provider with international freight forwarding, contract logistics, and cross-border expertise between Germany and neighboring countries. Comparable in size bracket and integrated service offering targeted at industrial shippers.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: German family-owned forwarder offering road, air, sea freight, and contract logistics with strong European land transport and customs competencies. Directly comparable scope of services and German family-business ownership profile.
• Gebrüder Weiss: Austrian-headquartered family-owned forwarder with comparable mid-size European footprint, specializing in overland transport, customs clearance, and contract logistics. Closest peer in terms of family ownership, DACH regional focus, and integrated service portfolio.
• Planzer: Swiss family-owned forwarder and Maier's parent/affiliated group, operating domestic Swiss transport and warehousing with cross-border DACH capabilities. Comparable because Maier operates as Planzer in Switzerland and shares the rail network and customer code of conduct.
• FIEGE Logistik: German family-owned contract logistics provider with strong warehousing, fulfillment, and returns management capabilities combined with European transport. Comparable to Maier's warehouse logistics plus transport integration and family-owned ownership profile.

Broad incumbents

• DSV A/S: Denmark-based global freight forwarder with strong European road, air, and sea freight plus contract logistics. Comparable service mix but operates at far greater scale than Maier and competes for the same German-Switzerland cross-border volumes.
• DB Schenker: Germany-based large freight forwarder (now owned by DSV) with extensive European land transport, contract logistics, and customs services. Competes for similar Germany-Switzerland border volumes as a broad incumbent with deeper network density.
• DACHSER: German family-owned freight forwarder with combined road, rail, air, and sea freight plus warehousing across Europe. Highly comparable to Maier in family-owned heritage and integrated land transport + warehouse model, but operates at substantially larger scale with global network.
• Kühne+Nagel: Swiss-headquartered global freight forwarder with leading European land transport and contract logistics positions. Comparable customs and cross-border capabilities, especially into Switzerland, but at vastly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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