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Michael Wolf OHG is a New Partner in the Online Systemlogistik Network
The family-owned company Michael Wolf OHG in Straubing in Lower Bavaria will become a new partner of Online Systemlogistik (OSL) as of 1 May. The Wolf haulage firm will take part in freight transfer operations at the OSL Central Hub for the first time in the night of 2/3 May.
Additional capacity for Lower Bavaria: Michael Wolf OHG will cover the region between Neukirchen in the North-East and Geiselhöring/Feldkirchen in the South-West for OSL. The region for freight collection and distribution reaches from the Czech border diagonally down to the area around Straubing. Neighbouring OSL System Partners in Germany are Kiessling-Spedition in Regenstauf near Regensburg and Trans MF in Essenbach-Ohu near Landshut.
“As a family-run firm, Michael Wolf OHG fits perfectly in our network of partners,” states Verena Käuper; executive at OSL Systemlogistik. “Gaining the Wolf forwarding company as a partner further strengthens and expands our general cargo network. We are looking forward to our cooperation!” Carolin Wolf, Managing Director of Michael Wolf OHG, expects membership in Online Systemlogistik to make it possible to increase flexibility and further improve the quality of service. “The coming years will bring major challenges for medium-sized logistics companies that can best be met by cooperating with competitive and efficient partners,” Carolin Wolf says.
Michael Wolf OHG
Michael Wolf OHG has 270 employees of its own at its headquarters in Straubing. The fleet of vehicles includes 55 lorries ranging from 3.5 to 40 tons, seven tractor units, and forty lorries for the waste disposal and recycling industry. An area of 5000 square metres is available to handle freight, waste management, and logistics, as well as 7000 square metres of logistics space. The company was founded in 1904 and has been a partner in the 24plus Systemverkehre logistics network since 1996.
Online Systemlogistik has a New Partner in Luxemburg
Paderborn, 5 March 2024. As of 1 April, Arthur Welter Transports s.àr.l in Luxemburg will become a new system partner in Online Systemlogistik’s (OSL’s) general cargo network. The first freight will be handled in the OSL Central Hub in the night of 2–3 April.
‘We are very pleased to be able to accentuate the international orientation of our general cargo network with Arthur Welter Transports,’ stated Verena Käuper, executive at Online Systemlogistik. Arthur Welter Transports s.àr.l (société à responsabilité limitée) covers all of Luxemburg. ‘Here we have found an ideal partner with their site in Luxemburg and their corresponding expertise,’ Verena Käuper said. ‘At the same time, we are able to optimize another region, since the driving times for pick-up and delivery will be even shorter.’ Up to now, the region has been served by OSL’s partner KS Logistics in Kell am See. KS Logistics remains a partner in the OSL system network with its sites in Kell am See and other locations.
Arthur Welter Transports
Along with its headquarters in Luxemburg, Arthur Welter Transports has sites in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Slovakia; the major routes are in Germany, France, and the Benelux countries. The family- and owner-run company was founded in 1962 and has a total of 750 employees. It operates around 400 vehicles to serve its customers. Along with general cargo, its services include international forwarding, full and partial loads, and customs clearance. 10,000 square metres of handling areas, 20,000 square metres of storage space, and 53,300 square metres of logistics areas are available for logistics services. The Luxemburg company wants to intensify its presence in Germany through the partnership with Online Systemlogistik, as well as expanding its geographic coverage.
85,000 Euros for Climate Protection
Paderborn, 16 February 2024. “We are restoring the wetlands” – the general cargo network Online Systemlogistik is donating 85,000 euros to the Northern German nature conservation foundation “Stiftung Naturschutz Schleswig-Holstein” to contribute directly to restoring the Herrenmoor peat bogs. Restoring the wetlands will save around 2,600 tons of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalents) every year in the future.
Online Systemlogistik introduced the environmental product “Online Green Cargo” a year ago. A feature of this service: 50 cents per shipment go towards an environmental project to reduce CO2. A total of 77,608.50 euros was raised this way, and OSL’s management rounded the sum up to 85,000 euros.
A New Start for Green Cargo
The demand for Green Cargo has dropped under the impact of the current economic situation with increasing energy costs, toll adjustments, and lower demand; many companies want or are forced to reduce costs. Consequently, Online Systemlogistik has modified its offer: the 50-cent surcharge is no longer mandatory but can be booked optionally – for all OSL services, not just Green Cargo shipments. “This way we can put the option of a climate donation on a broader footing,” Petra Welling explained, Online Systemlogistik’s Managing Director. “Now, anyone booking a Premium or Express Cargo Shipment can also contribute to climate protection.”
The environmentally friendly transport service “Online Green Cargo” is still on offer throughout Germany. It provides for optimized routes with a high stop density and a standard delivery time between 24 and 72 hours. However, this service and an optional climate contribution will not be enough to satisfy customer demand for sustainable transport solutions in the future. Therefore, OSL is working on further measures to register and reduce emissions in general cargo transport.
The Conservation Foundation in Schleswig-Holstein and the Herrenmoor Climate Project
The “Stiftung Naturschutz Schleswig-Holstein,” a public-law charitable foundation, has been in existence since 1978. Its goal is to purchase, lease, or otherwise secure land by civil law in Schleswig-Holstein that is of particular importance for conserving nature and the ecosystem. Currently, 22,000 hectares of peatland are included in the 38,000 hectares of land belonging to the foundation.
Since the mid-1700s, most of the peat bogs in Schleswig-Holstein have been drained to provide land for agriculture. During the last 45 years, the Stiftung Naturschutz Schleswig-Holstein has been restoring sections of these degraded bogs. In part, this is aimed at furthering biodiversity and saving the last natural habitats for rare species typical to this environment, and in part it is for climate protection. Drained bogs constantly emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere – 2.8 million tons per year in Schleswig-Holstein alone. One of the foundation’s goals is to re-wet 20,000 hectares of drained peat bogs by 2030 and thus to store carbon dioxide in the ground.
Online Systemlogistik’s donation will be used for re-wetting the Herrenmoor bog near Kleve, around 60 kilometres northwest of Hamburg. Increasing the water level to ground level will already result in a strong reduction of CO2 emissions. On the mid- to long-term, when peat begins to grow again, it will become a carbon sink, actively binding atmospheric CO2.
Willig new at Online Systemlogistik
Freiburg-based Willig Transportlogistik is a new service partner in the Online Systemlogistik (OSL) general cargo network. The first transshipment of goods at OSL’s Central Hub took place on the night of 2-3 January 2024.
Within the Online Systemlogistik general cargo network, Willig Transportlogistik’s area includes parts of the southern Black Forest as well as parts of the districts of Lörrach and Waldshut. Previously, the SAFRAM site in Weil am Rhein was responsible for this region; SAFRAM withdrew from the general cargo business there at the end of 2023.
Willig Transportlogistik was founded in 1985, and the family-owned company currently employs 270 people. Its fleet includes 40 trucks up to 12 tonnes, 30 trucks up to 7.5 tonnes, as well as semi-trailers and refrigerated and small vehicles. 9,000 square metres are available for handling and logistics. Besides general cargo transports and nationwide dispatch logistics, the range of services offered by Willig Transportlogistik includes a parcel service as well as food and med-tech logistics. Managing Director Timo Willig expects the cooperation with OSL to lead to sustainable growth, long-term cooperation and an expanded portfolio.
“We are very pleased that we have once again been able to appoint for the region a highly professional and reliable logistics service provider”, explains Verena Käuper, Authorised Signatory at Online Systemlogistik. “In the medium term, Willig will become a system partner; as an owner-managed family business, the company fits perfectly into our medium-sized network structure.”
VS Logistics joins Online Systemlogistik
Since 1 November, VS Logistics Würzburg GmbH has been a member of the general cargo network of Online Systemlogistik (OSL) in the Lower Franconia region.
Out of the five VS Logistics sites, Rottendorf, east of Würzburg, will in future work for OSL. At Rottendorf, there are 55 employees and 40 trucks available for general cargo distribution.
By joining OSL’s general cargo network, VS Logistics wants to further optimize its high delivery rate. As a service provider, VS Logistics is initially taking care of distribution and procurement, and not yet feeding in goods itself. “The fact that we have secured VS Logistics as a service provider for our general cargo network and that a system partnership is planned strengthens us in our quality strategy”, says Verena Käuper, authorized signatory at Online Systemlogistik. “With clearly defined throughput volumes per route and hub, everyone can plan and meet delivery dates reliably.”
VS Logistics can trace back its origins to the Würzburg-based forwarding company “Vereinigte Spediteure”, founded in 1932, and the forwarding company Viktor Seifert, founded in the 1950s. In 2000, the two companies merged to form VS Logistics. Around 120 employees work at Rottendorf as well as at the company’s warehouse locations in Würzburg, Kürnach, Dettelbach and Dormagen. Customers have access to a total of 150,000m2 of storage space. VS Logistics focuses in particular on the storage of hazardous materials and the transport of hazardous goods.
Engemann a new partner of Online Systemlogistik
New system partner in the Online Systemlogistik (OSL) general cargo network: On 1 August, Engemann u. CO. Internationale Spedition GmbH from Hilden near Düsseldorf will join the network.
Engemann will serve the Düsseldorf metropolitan region as well as parts of Cologne and the surrounding area. For night-time handling, Engemann will call at both the OSL Central Hub in Schlitz near Fulda and the OSL West Hub in Bottrop; the first handling will take place during the night of 1 to 2 August.
Founded in 1966, Engemann u. CO employs 110 people; a fleet of 90 vehicles is on the road daily for customers. At the Hilden site southeast of Düsseldorf, 16,000 square metres of warehouse and logistics space are currently available for transport and logistics. In addition to general cargo handling, the company’s core areas are scheduled transports to and from Southern and Eastern Europe as well as logistics for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. By joining OSL, Engemann wishes to expand distribution within Germany in particular.
“We are delighted in Engemann to have gained an extremely vital company as a partner. With its medium-sized structure and sustainable focus, Engemann is a perfect fit for us,” says Verena Käuper, Authorised Signatory at Online Systemlogistik. “For the metropolitan regions around Düsseldorf and Cologne in particular, it’s important to have another strong partner in the network.”
Oneflow and H. von Wirth new at Online Systemlogistik
Two new partners strengthen the general cargo network of Online Systemlogistik (OSL): Oneflow GmbH, Ratingen, has taken over the area around Düsseldorf for OSL since September; Heinrich von Wirth GmbH & Co. KG, located in Gingen an der Fils, has been responsible for the relations in Ulm and the surrounding area since October.
Oneflow’s catchment area covers the region east of Düsseldorf between Ratingen and Hilden; this was previously the responsibility of Spedition Kleine, which will leave OSL at the end of 2022. For general cargo handling, Oneflow serves both the central hub in Schlitz and the new western hub in Bottrop. H. von Wirth picks up and brings goods for the area between Stuttgart and Ulm from and to the OSL central HUB. “Thanks to our new partner H. von Wirth, we have been able to optimize the distribution of areas here,” says Verena Käuper, authorized signatory at Online Systemlogistik. “Since many transport routes are shortened, CO2 emissions are reduced at the same time.”
Strong medium-sized business: the new partners at a glance
H. von Wirth brings 80 employees, 25 trucks, 20,000 square meters of logistics space and 2,000 square meters of handling space to OSL; its headquarters are in Stuttgart. Oneflow, a company of Rath Holding GmbH, currently has 72 employees of its own. Oneflow has 45 vehicles, 4,000 sqm of logistics space and 1,500 sqm of handling space. Both companies offer general cargo and part-load services as well as air and sea freight services. H. von Wirth also focuses on warehouse and contract logistics, while Oneflow focuses on eCommerce logistics.
“With H. von Wirth we have gained a very traditional, and with Oneflow a very young, medium-sized company for our general cargo network,” says Verena Käuper. “So we benefit not only from more capacity in two metropolitan regions, but also from the companies’ different wealth of experience. Oneflow is way ahead in digitalization, H. von Wirth has excellent experience in general cargo as well as in network-cooperation.”
After the two newcomers joined, a total of 96 system partners now belong to the OSL general cargo network. Of the five service providers that assist with distribution and procurement but do not feed cargo themselves, two will move into the partnership early next year. “This means that we have almost achieved our self-imposed goal of having only partners with equal rights and obligations in the network in the future,” Verena Käuper is pleased to report.
Help from Fulda for the Ukraine
The association “Köche 1921 Fulda e.V.” helps the people in the Ukraine with various campaigns and donations – since the beginning of the war, several trucks with relief goods have already reached the Ukrainian border. We are happy to support this commitment and contribute 1,000 euros to the costs of an aid transport that our Polish system partner JAS-FBG has just carried out. JAS brought a truck full of food, which was collected privately and by a wholesaler, from Fulda to the handover point in the Polish border town of Przemyśl. There, a Ukrainian truck took over the goods. Yesterday, the vehicle passed the Ukrainian border, and now the relief goods are being distributed in Ukraine.
LTN joins Online Systemlogistik
General cargo association Online Systemlogistik (OSL) has gained a new system partner: On June 1st, LTN GmbH will join the network with its Dortmund location.
LTN GmbH will approach the OSL central hub in Schlitz for the first time in the night from 1st to 2nd June 2022. For distribution in the region north of Dortmund and hub transports, LTN can rely on a fleet of over 100 vehicles. The company employs over 150 people at nine locations in North Rhine-Westphalia.
With the entry of the new system partner, the freight forwarder Kockel, Soest, leaves the general cargo network; Kockel was active as an OSL service provider.
Service providers support OSL in distribution and procurement, but do not feed in any cargo themselves. “We are now one step closer to our goal of having only system partners in the network,” explains Verena Käuper, authorised signatory at Online Systemlogistik. “As soon as there are only system partners in the network, all participants have the same rights and obligations, and costly special regulations for non-partners are no longer necessary.”
Stable economic situation in NRW
According to the Kompetenznetz Logistik.NRW, the volume of consignments in North Rhine-Westphalia remains stable despite the generally tense economic situation. The logistics companies surveyed by the competence network even expect the utilisation rate in the most populous federal state to increase. About 18 of the 50 largest German trading companies have their headquarters here; the food industry, mechanical engineering and vehicle manufacturing are particularly well represented in Münsterland. In the metropolitan area of North Rhine-Westphalia, 17 of a total of 91 system partners are working for OSL.