DACHSER started road logistic in Turkey

International logistic provider DACHSER launched its new branch for road logistics in Turkey in Istanbul. The branch will be linked to the DACHSER European groupage network through Cargoplus division.

The team of DACHSER Turkey Lojistik Hizmetleri A.S. will further improve offered services for existing customers in the field of distribution and purchase logistics in Turkey. At the same time a new system for both export and import transport will be created and linked to the Dachser groupage network. There is still a great potential in supply of closely interlinked intermodal logistic services for DACHSER Air & Sea Logistics already has been operating branches in Istanbul and Izmir.

“Turkey is a very interesting market for the logistics: its economy is rapidly developing and the country’s population is growing at a faster pace than it is in Europe,” explained Wolfgang Reinel, Managing Director for European Logistics in North Central Europe, who is in charge of road transport in Turkey. “Recently we have been developing transport services in Turkey, now the time has come to take next steps so that our customers could use the advantages of unified IT systems in DACHSER Group – especially Tracking & Tracing. In close cooperation with air and sea divisions we intend to approach to the particular segments of Turkish perspective sectors as consumer goods, automotive and textile or fashion industry.”

The new branch of road transport will be managed by the experienced logistic manager Erkan Basak, who has been working in big international logistic providers for 25 years. „We set ambitious growth target and in medium-term we want to open our next branches in the important industrial centres – Bursa, Izmir, Ankar and Mersin,” concluded Erkan Basak.