The VTL headquarters
Stability, network security and transparency are decisive factors for a general cargo cooperation. The transport services must be provided seamlessly and reliably at all times.
At the headquarters in Fulda, motivated employees ensure the smooth processing and management of one of Europe’s leading general cargo cooperations. The head office organises the network activities of more than 125 medium-sized logistics and transport partners in over 35 European countries.
Handling without standstill
The central HUB in Fulda and the regional HUBs North and West in Lehrte and Gelsenkirchen are networked with direct transports. With this system, partners can provide their customers with general cargo transport in Germany and throughout Europe at 24/48 hour intervals.
Every night, more than 120 employees take care of the handling of the approximately 130 trucks that arrive at the central hub in Fulda. The largest volumes are handled during the rush hour from 10 pm to 2 am. In the total VTL system, this amounts to around 6,000 consignments a day with an average weight of 2,400 tonnes. The central hub handles around 7,500 parcels per working day.
IT is essential for the smooth running of the system. It ensures the exchange of consignment data electronically for the entire general cargo cooperation. This is handled by our myVTL communication platform, which also includes tracking and tracing.
The main HUB
VTL’s main handling operation, known by the German abbreviation ‘HUB’, is located in Fulda, in the heart of Germany. There is quick access from here to the A7, A66, A5 and A4 motorways:
Site area: 37,000m² | Warehouse: 9,200m² | 115 bays
Regional hubs
Operator RHUB West in Gelsenkirchen
Operator RHUB North in Lehrte
The CargoFamily
No doubt you have seen the cute meerkats before at the cinema. One of the main characters in Disney’s ‘Lion King’ is a meerkat and also in James Honeyborne’s 2008 film ‘The Meerkats’ everything revolves around these friendly mammals from southern Africa.
But why have meerkats become the symbol for a freight operation partnership?
One reason is their pronounced social characteristics. They share these with the 125+ SME members of the VTL CargoFamily: trust, willingness to help and fairness are the key factors in VTL’s success.
This image also helps us to achieve effective differentiation in the market place. The meerkats have become high-profile, endearing characters, who promote the VTL network and its partners via more than 6,000 transports day after day.
And one of the animals’ qualities can be particularly persuasive especially now in economically turbulent times: they are not an endangered species!
