Company History

The company was established in Bra in 1927 when the transport of salt and coal was of vital importance for the companies and people living at that time. Germanetti Trasporti rapidly developed and consolidated its business in Piedmont and Italy.

In 1930 our first vehicles reached the North African coasts supporting the expansion abroad of Italian companies.

The company Germanetti Trasporti S.p.A. was established in 1958 and with its services it has helped companies to take their names beyond the national borders. .

Regular services to Greece, Egypt and Albania were inaugurated in 1970.

In 1975 Germanetti inaugurated the Italy - Tunisia transport service.

Nel 1985 iniziamo a servire il mercato marocchino via terra con regime carnet T.I.R.

In 1985 the company started to serve the Moroccan market by land using the T.I.R. carnet system.

In the 90s the company developed routes to Eastern Europe, Turkey and the former Soviet Union republics. The year 2001 marked a turning point for the company with the entry of the next generation and the development of new strategic plans and the opening of new subsidiaries in Tunis and Vicenza. In that period all the operational structures were renovated and transformed and the head office in Bra was extended.

The subsidiaries in Benelux and France were opened in 2002 to offer a capillary service in Europe.

2003 was a year of great investments: the subsidiary in Casablanca, Morocco was opened; two logistics platforms in Tunisia and Morocco, to complete the range of services offered in North Africa.

In 2004 the subsidiary in Milan moved to Lacchiarella, in the logistics centre of Villamaggiore, increasing the number of operational offices and the size of the warehouse.

In 2006 the warehouse in Milan was fitted with handling and storage systems for "hanging garments" (fashion service) and the fleet of light vehicles was renovated to create the Logistics and Distribution division of fashion goods.

The new office in Tunisia was opened in 2007 with a new logistics base, unique in the entire territory for its 15000 m2 of protected area in the port area of Rades. The Libya Route was also inaugurated following the opening of a subsidiary in that country.

2008 was another important year for our company with the creation of the COLD ROUTE and the opening of subsidiaries in Algeria and the signing of collaboration agreements with Eurofreight, an operator in Malta in order to expand our service in that country.

In 2009 an office was opened in the port of Marseille in order to follow directly the operations of our vehicles in transit.