Ahead Logistics is the Romanian branch of the German Group Ahead Logistics GmbH. The company is investing continuously in modern technology in order to increase the level of transport and storage services offered to the customers from retail business, FMCG and industrial production.
The transport’s share in last year’s turnover was 60%, the spedition’s share increased up to 38%, and there are also plans to increase it, because the profit is higher than in transport, and the logistics represents only 2%, but also with good developing chances.
Logistics and storage
The company owns a logistics centre with the total surface of 117,000 sq.m, near Ploiești Industrial Park (about 9 km on DN 72) and connected with two railway lines to the national grid, where there is a 13,400 sq.m warehouse (including the 5,000 sq.m project for general cargo) and an extra 16,000 sq.m concrete platform for containers storage. The warehouse takes advantage of safety systems and LED lighting system, which is more economical and ecological. The company invested also in multifunctional equipment for pallets and in an ERP + WMS, which allows a better management of the activity.
Ahead Logistics offers unbeatable prices for storage, compared to its competitors, and an integrated solution with transport services.
Domestic and international transport
Ahead Logistics Group has a total fleet of over 100 trucks and in Romania the fleet has been modernized with EURO 6 units, at the moment all the fleet being produced after 2015, (including 10 new Mercedes-Benz trucks production 2020). Now, in Romania the fleet has reached the level of 47 unit trucks + refrigerated semitrailers and also 18 to refrigerated chassis. The company offers several competitive advantages: rapidity in executing orders, modern vehicles, specialized staff in carrying out orders 24/24, continuous monitoring of the trucks via GPS and a complete insurance package (CASCO, CMR internal/external up to EUR 100,000, Green Card).
The Romanian company has restarted the international transport activity with its own fleet of modern trucks in order to be present on all markets. At the same time, on the domestic transport, Ahead Logistics wants to maintain a name, a portfolio, the connections. ”We know the market very well, so we can easily find solutions to any problem“, said Mircea Mănescu, General Manager of Ahead Logistics.
Ahead has also invested recently to expand the fleet with 12 and 18 tons refrigerated trucks, in order to be more flexible towards client needs.
Freight forwarding
Ahead offers, with the support of its German shareholder, domestic and international transport services in the best condition and prices, from Germany, France, Benelux, Spain, Scandinavian countries etc.
The company wants to offer a mix between its 47 own trucks (for the biggest clients) and over 200 subcontracted trucks (for clients with small and variable volumes).
- No. 42‑44 Vasile Lascar Street, First floor,
- Ap. 3‑4, Second district, Bucharest
- Phone: + 4031 4059409; +4031 4056556/7
- Fax: + 4031 4059410
- e‑mail: management@ahead‑logistics.ro
- web: www.ahead‑logistics.ro
