Grupo Tombini

What Grupo Tombini does

Grupo Tombini is a Brazilian road freight transportation company founded in 1971 and headquartered in Palmitos, Santa Catarina. It provides nationwide road transportation of packaged dry and refrigerated cargo, dangerous goods, and pharmaceutical products through a matrix plus 16 branches with operational concentration in the South, Southeast, Central-West, and Northeast regions. The company serves more than 60 active corporate clients across multiple verticals — beverages, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food processing (meat and chilled), cosmetics, automotive, chocolate and confectionery, and pet care — positioning itself as one of the largest dry and refrigerated cargo transporters in Brazil with 2,800+ direct employees and 154+ million kilometers traveled in 2024.

The core service portfolio comprises four main offerings: standard dry and refrigerated cargo transport, SASSMAQ-certified dangerous goods transport, ANVISA-compliant pharmaceutical transport, and warehousing and distribution services in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. Operations are supported by a modern fleet of specialized vehicles — including rodotrem, sider, refrigerated trailers, and 30-pallet box trucks from Volvo, Scania, and Mercedes-Benz — with an average vehicle age of 1.8 years, 38 in-house maintenance bays at the Itupeva (SP) facility with authorized OEM servicing, and 24/7 GPS-based vehicle monitoring. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 39001 certifications, plus regulatory authorizations from ANTT, ANVISA, CETESB, IBAMA, the Brazilian Army, and Federal Police, and operates an Integrated SSMAQ management system for safety, environment, and quality monitoring.

Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-based freight fees customized per shipment based on distance, cargo type, weight, and special handling requirements, sold via direct B2B relationships to enterprise and mid-market clients with no intermediary distribution channels. A secondary revenue stream monetizes fleet renewal through the Seminovos used-vehicle portal at tombiniseminovos.com.br, and a smaller warehousing and distribution operation serves Central-West Brazil. The company is privately held, with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no public shareholders, and no management team or revenue figures publicly disclosed.

Name

Grupo Tombini

Legal name

Tombini

Website

https://grupotombini.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Grupo Tombini is a Brazilian road freight carrier founded in 1971, operating 16 branches nationwide with 2,800+ employees to deliver dry, refrigerated, dangerous, and pharmaceutical cargo to 60+ corporate clients spanning beverages, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and food processing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Palmitos

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Road Freight Transportation Services: Transportation of dry and refrigerated cargo for corporate clients across Brazil, including dangerous goods and pharmaceutical products. Revenue generated through freight fees based on distance, cargo type, and special handling requirements.
2. Warehousing and Distribution: Storage and distribution services in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul states
3. Semi-New Vehicle Sales: Sale of used company fleet vehicles through dedicated seminovos portal

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Grupo Tombini is a Brazilian road freight transportation company that transports packaged dry and refrigerated cargo, dangerous goods, and pharmaceutical products across Brazil. It operates a modern fleet of trucks and trailers through a network of one headquarters plus 16 branches nationwide, serving more than 60 corporate clients. Complementary services include storage and distribution in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul states and the resale of semi-new vehicles through a dedicated portal.

Product overview

Tombini is a comprehensive road transportation company offering a unified service portfolio centered on dry and refrigerated cargo transport. The core offering comprises four main service lines: standard dry/refrigerated transport, dangerous goods transport, pharmaceutical transport, and storage/distribution in MT and MS. The company operates a modern fleet of specialized vehicles including rodotrem (road train), sider, refrigerated, and box truck configurations. Supporting services include vehicle maintenance facilities at Itupeva (SP) and a used vehicle sales channel. Services are delivered through a matrix structure in Palmitos, SC plus 16 branches across Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dry and Refrigerated Cargo Transport
• Dangerous Goods Transport

Quantifiable outcome

• Fleet average age of 1.8 years ensuring high reliability and low breakdown rates
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Volvo Dealership ServicesminorOthersAuthorized Volvo dealership services for preventive and corrective maintenance at Itupeva facility, ensuring warranty-backed maintenance and quality service for fleet vehicles
• Scania Dealership ServicesminorOthersAuthorized Scania dealership services for preventive and corrective maintenance at Itupeva facility, ensuring warranty-backed maintenance and quality service for fleet vehicles
• Mercedes-Benz Dealership ServicesminorOthersAuthorized Mercedes-Benz dealership services for preventive and corrective maintenance at Itupeva facility, ensuring warranty-backed maintenance and quality service for fleet vehicles
• Martinelli TechminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnology partner providing data subject request portal and DPO (Data Protection Officer) services including Anna Carolina Uflaker Maciel Domont as designated DPO

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tegma Gestão Logística: Tegma is a Brazilian logistics operator specializing in road transportation, particularly for the automotive and industrial verticals. Comparable to Grupo Tombini in operating a Brazilian B2B long-distance trucking business serving enterprise clients, though with a narrower vertical mix.
• VLI: VLI operates an integrated rail-road logistics network in Brazil, providing freight transportation including road trucking for commodities and industrial cargo. Comparable to Grupo Tombini's Brazilian long-distance freight operations, though with a multimodal rail advantage.
• TPC Logística: TPC is a Brazilian logistics company focused on transportation of chemicals, dangerous goods, and industrial cargo across Brazil. Highly comparable to Grupo Tombini's SASSMAQ-certified dangerous goods and chemical vertical, with similar nationwide road freight operations.
• Sequoia Logística e Transportes: Sequoia is a Brazilian logistics company providing integrated road transportation and warehousing services. It is comparable to Grupo Tombini's Brazilian road freight and warehousing/distribution footprint, with overlapping customer verticals.
• JSL S.A. JSL is one of Brazil's largest road transportation and logistics groups, offering truckload, dedicated fleet, and logistics services across multiple verticals. It is directly comparable to Grupo Tombini as a Brazilian long-distance road freight operator with diversified enterprise customers and a sizeable fleet.

Broad incumbents

• Localiza: Localiza is Brazil's largest vehicle rental and fleet management company with a sizable fleet of commercial trucks. It is a broader incumbent in the Brazilian commercial transportation ecosystem and serves similar enterprise fleet customers as Grupo Tombini.
• DHL Group: DHL operates global logistics including road freight, contract logistics, and supply chain services with operations in Brazil. Comparable as a broad incumbent in long-distance freight and cold-chain logistics, though much larger and operating globally rather than exclusively in Brazil.
• FedEx Corporation: FedEx is a global logistics integrator offering less-than-truckload and freight services in Brazil through its FedEx Freight and Surface Network. Comparable to Grupo Tombini as a long-distance freight operator, but at much larger scale and serving a broader geographic footprint.
• Rumo S.A. Rumo is Brazil's largest rail-based logistics operator under Cosan, moving agricultural and industrial freight across long distances. While rail-focused, it competes with Tombini for large freight contracts and represents a broader incumbent with multimodal scale.

Regional players

• Schneider National: Schneider National is one of the largest long-distance truckload carriers in North America, operating a modern fleet with refrigerated, dry van, and intermodal capabilities. Comparable to Grupo Tombini in long-distance specialized freight (especially refrigerated) operations, but in a different geography (North America vs. Brazil).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grupo-tombini

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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