In fast motion: The history of 24plus logistics network
Scroll down the timeline and follow the evolution of 24plus.
2023
01/23
cubit24 – the new IT platform is launched and enables network members to work more closely – the work processes of the companies are transparent and minimize the effort involved in coordination and communication between the partners.
2022
04/22
Digital newsroom replaces in-house magazine
2021
10/21
Managing Director Markus Egerer takes up his duties
10/21
„cubit24“ starts renewal of the IT infrastructure
2021
The previous legal separation into a transport company and a hub operating company is a thing of the past. In 2021, what belongs together will go together. The result of the integration of the formerly independent hub organisation into 24plus Systemverkehre GmbH & Co. KG: External costs are reduced, but efficiency increases.
2020
2020
Investment in 16 new Linde electric forklifts.
2020
Peter Baumann retires and the management is now solely in the hands of his successor Stefan Rehmet.
2019
2019
Participation in the international logistics fair transport logistic in Munich from June 4th to 7th, 2019
2018
2018
There are two 20th anniversaries to be celebrated: Peter Baumann has held the position of managing director for two decades and the company magazine 24plusPunkte has been published for as many years.
2017
2017
Azubi Exchang©e, the trainee exchange programme of the LCL cooperation 24plus, is becoming larger and more international than ever before. 19 German and six European partners have agreed to take on the trainees of other 24plus partners for an internship that lasts several weeks.
2017
Participation in the international logistics trade fair transport logistic in Munich from May 9th to 12th, 2017 with a great trade fair highlight: 3D printers
2016
2016
24plus celebrates its 20th anniversary. Over two decades, the initially purely German product cooperation for LCL has developed into a Europe-wide, area-covering network that offers holistic value-added services to its partners.
2015
2015
Participation in the international logistics fair transport logistic in Munich from May 5th to 8th, 2015
2014
2014
24plus introduces the new product Speedtime International nextDay. The service includes the delivery of LCL shipments of up to 1,000 kilograms on the day following its departure at the shipping partner. It is available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland (24 hour running time subject to customs clearance), Denmark, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Benelux countries. In November 2014, the boards of the forwarding cooperations 24plus Systemverkehre GmbH & Co. KG and ONLINE Systemlogistik für Spedition und Service GmbH announce that both cooperations are going to strategically work together in the future in order to creature synergies for both LCL networks.
2013
2013
Participation in the international logistics fair transport logistic in Munich from 04.06.2013 to 07.06.2013
2013
Certification according to DIN EN 16258:2013-03 for national general cargo system traffic
2012
2012
24plus puts a new VPN into operation. Its basis is a highly secure and highly available MPLS solution. The data net transports shipment data, POD data and geo data.
2011
2011
Participation in the international logistics trade fair transport logistic in Munich from 10th to 13th May 2011 with the trade fair highlight: a watchmaker builds exclusive watches on site!
2010
2010
Project partner within the LEONARDO DA VINCI joint program / development of the SOLOS learning model in the EUCOLOG project: European competence standards in logistics
2009
2009
Participation in the international logistics fair transport logistic in Munich from May 12th to 15th, 2009
2009
On September 1, 2009, the international logistics group GEFCO becomes 24plus’ new partner for France. Also in 2009, 24plus welcomes the Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) Ecu-Line (today: ECU WORLDWIDE) as associated partner for international sea freight business. Thereby, 24plus is the first German LCL cooperation to enter into such a close partnership with a sea freight carrier.
2008
2008
The main event of the year 2008 is the expansion of the central hub in Hauneck. It is expanded from 3,850 to 5,200 square metres of cross-docking area. Since then, the hub has been equipped to handle peaks of over 1,000 tonnes per shift.
2007
2007
Participation in the international logistics fair transport logistic in Munich from June 12th to 15th, 2007
2007
In May of 2007, 24plus finalises the project “Shipment Tracking of the Second Generation”, which began in 2006. The final piece: All partners now feed PODs for every package into a new central archive, almost in real-time. The tamper-proof PODs are accessible mere minutes after delivery in the form of PDFs.
2006
2006
Participation in the international logistics trade fair transport logistic in Shanghai within the German trade fair stand from September 19th to 22nd, 2006
2005
2005
Participation in the international logistics fair transport logistic in Munich from 31.05. – 03.06.2005
2005
New 24plus partners make Scandinavia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia accessible.
2003
2003
Participation in the international logistics fair transport logistic in Munich from May 20th to 24th, 2003
2003
In order to control procurement logistics, 24plus introduces the internet-based tool 24plus Prolog for the entire LCL net.
2002
2002
The central hub in Hauneck gains support by means of two regional hubs in Northern and Southern Germany.
2001
2001
Participation in the international logistics fair transport logistic in Munich from May 15th to 19th, 2001
2001
The system partner Lagermax from Austria is welcomed, whose location in Salzburg now functions as both Eastern and South-eastern Europe hub of the group.
2000
2000
With the opening of the new central hub in Hauneck on January 2, 2000, the Europe-wide expansion of the hitherto national network begins. With VTE from Dutch Venlo (today under the legal name of KLG Europe), the first foreign system partner joins the 24plus net.
1999
2001
Participation in the international logistics fair transport logistic in Munich from May 15th to 19th, 2001
1999
24plus is one of the first LCL providers to introduce delivery scanning.
1998
1998
The customer and staff magazine 24plusPunkte is published for the first time. The internet age begins: 24plus enters the net. 24plus introduces its first premium product, “24plus Speed”, to the market. Because the hub will not meet the requirements of the foreseeable future, the group conceptualises a new hub and buys 47,500 square metres of land area in Hauneck.
1996
1996
32 German quality forwarders come together in order to realise a joint LCL net. Key decisions are made, which will later turn out to be sustainable factors for success: An EDI-clearing is developed, which acts as a translation service for the data exchange between the forwarders. The legal aspects of the cooperation are agreed upon: As many system partners as possible are to contribute to the success of the 24plus network as shareholders.