In 2008, Dachser handled 43.3 million shipments, which weighed a total of 29.1 million tons. Bernhard Simon, Chairman of the Board of Dachser GmbH & Co. KG, expressed satisfaction with the fact that the number of employees is constantly growing. At the end of 2008, the entire company employed 18,175 people in 305 different locations worldwide. Almost 10,500 of them are employed in the company’s home country, Germany. In Poland, employment increased by as much as 62 percent over the past year.
Thanks to its main business segment, European Logistics – the transport of consolidated general cargo with full service within the European network, Dachser achieved sales of 2,360 million Euros. Sea and air transport, which are part of the international logistics network with a focus on the USA, Europe, and Asia, generated a turnover of 760 million Euros. In turn, the third sector, logistics of food products in controlled temperatures, brought in 450 million Euros in sales for 2008. Other income amounted to approximately 45 million Euros.
Dachser, like many other companies, is feeling the current economic crisis and is not attempting to make precise forecasts for 2009.
– The company has a diversified customer structure. We will be able to mitigate to some extent the crisis-induced declines in some areas thanks to our strong market position and the acquisition of new customers – explains Bernhard Simon.
At the same time, this family-owned company continues to invest in the expansion of its own global logistics network: in the first quarter of 2009, Dachser opened new branches in Chile, Thailand, and Bangladesh. Expansion in numerous locations in Europe, the acquisition of food logistics specialist Tank, and the opening of the Dachser Academy in Cologne are clear signals showing that Dachser is investing in the development of a customer-oriented network and employee qualifications.