Getting the project off to a good start was the multi-year contract with Austrian DIY chain, the bauMax Group, for the distribution of products from Romanian suppliers to local bauMax outlets.
Of DB Schenker Romtrans' ten branch offices and approximately seventy depots, the locations in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Arad and Iasi are linked to the LTL system, working in co-operation with the hub in Brasov.
Shipments handed over by 15h00 on the first day can be delivered to most of the major economic centfes in Romania the following day; the rest - if destined for remoter areas - are delivered on the third day.
Moreover, the new system enables DB Schenker to transport part loads faster and more cost effectively than used to be the case in Romania.
In other news, DB Schenker has launched its new "Go for Growth" program to boost growth in its Contract Logistics business unit.
The core of the four-year program will consist of investments in greatly standardised logistics solutions and industrial processes, in addition to notably expanding the company's worldwide business activities.
The focus of the capital expenditures will be on the automotive, consumer and electronics industries and mid-sized machine makers in defined regions.
The main target countries are the US, Germany and China.
