It is an ancient historical photo in black and white. Seven trucks, already at that time with tarpaulin, are neatly lined up. In the background you can see Krautheim Castle.

The History of Rüdinger Freight Forwarder, Germany

1930

❱ The company is founded by Franz Rüdinger

1955

❱ Construction of a car hall

1960

❱ Helmut Rüdinger takes over the freight forwarder

You look at a historic Magirus-Deutz truck from the side and front. It is standing in front of an agricultural building. It's an almost 90-year-old photo in black and white.

The beginning of the freight forwarder in a few historical pictures: the first truck.

On a black and white photo you can see a touring bus completely from the side with driving direction to the left. In the background is the castle Krautheim. On the bus is written "Reisedienst Rüdinger".

Bus and castle. Over and over again, Krautheim Castle has always been used as a classic photo background for the freight forwarder's vehicles. That was the case 50 years ago, and it will still be the case 50 years from now.

1961	❱ Construction of office and handling hall
1965	❱ Extension of forwarding hall
1984	❱ New construction of bus depot with repair garage ❱ District freight forwarder of KHD Cologne
1985	❱ Beginning of volume transport
1990	❱ Our own development of tarpaulin low loader ❱ Rear widening tarpaulin low loader ❱ Start of machine transport
1992	❱ New construction of a forwarding facility: transshipment hall, 2,400 m² with car wash and office building
1993	❱ 1st trade fair stand at EUROCARGO Stuttgart ❱ Seminars for customers ❱ Customer events with canoe tour
1997	❱ Bus transport, double-decker loading, lifting roof
1999	❱ Change of the generation: Handover of the company from Helmut Rüdinger to Roland Rüdinger ❱ General cargo cooperation with ONLINE Systemlogistik
2001	❱ Lowbed semitrailer as tarpaulin low loader
2003	❱ Vehicle fleet reaches the dimension of 100 trucks
2005	❱ Double-deck transport for books ❱ General cargo: paperless handling of shipment on scanners ❱ Cooperation with expeditors for air freight
2006	❱ Purchase of 10 Kögel semi-trailers with 14.9 m loading length ❱ Extension of our parking lot by 9,000 m² for 150 trucks ❱ 1,500 m² long goods hall ❱ 2nd groupage cooperation CTL ❱ Fleet management system "Couplink" with navigation and localisation
2007	❱ Dispatch point for regional traffic ❱ Expansion of fuelling system to include vegetable oil, biodiesel and Ad Blue ❱ Expansion of the handling hall by 2,000 m² to 4,200 m²
2009	❱ Electronic disposition ❱ Customer magazine Orange³;
2010	❱ 80th company anniversary ❱ Crane truck for roof light domes ❱ Takeover of PUCARO logistics on 6,000 m² warehouse space
2011	❱ Rüdinger drives the world's first low-loader, with a 30 cm longer bed as standard ❱ Elvis part-loading system ❱ Vehicle fleet 150 trucks
2012	❱ New disposition building with 40 workplaces and event and training rooms on the 1st floor
2013	❱ Tyre tread measuring system "Ventech" ❱ Launch of customs, air and sea freight ❱ DEKRA certification machine transport ❱ Event series wissen³ for employees
2014	❱ Divis system for video documentation in the transshipment hall
2015	❱ "Apache" measuring and weighing system“ ❱ Air freight office at Stuttgart Airport ❱ Dispo desk regular traffic for daily unchanging tours
2016	❱ Certification of Authorised Economic Operator AEO F ❱ Major trial of gigaliners / long trucks – connection to the positive network starting in May ❱ DUALIS seal for above-average education ❱ Seaport Office in Hamburg ❱ Anti-slip flooring in all new vehicles ❱ Shop floor management
2017	❱ Regio-Bus line Künzelsau - Bad Mergentheim ❱ Air freight security certification "regulated agent" ❱ DAF low-deck liner 92 cm ❱ Contract logistics
2018	❱ Digitalisation Award VerkehrsRundschau
2019	❱ Groupage cooperation 24plus and CargoLine
2020	❱ 90th company anniversary ❱ Receiving the award "Oscar for German Medium-Sized Businesses"
2021	❱ Award as Top 100 Innovator 2021
2023	❱ Award of the business magazine Focus as Growth Champion 2023 ❱ Award as Top 100 Innovator 2023