The French giant we all love, Norbert Dentressangle has bought out the UK’s very own Christain Salvesen for $519.5million, why its been done in dollars i don’t know!

A few facts and figures of the red french lot, makes for very interesting and quite impressive reading.

8,700 employees in Europe

  Over one billion euros in sales in 2006 including 27% outside France

63 % of total Group sales

Sales split per activity:

Domestic and international full loads:  41 %
Transport solutions:  24 %
Contract distribution:  17 %
International groupage:  7 %
Distribution:  8 %
Logistics services:  3 %  

Sales split per market :

Transport of packed goods: 72 %
Transport of goods in bulk: 22 %
Temperature controlled transport: 6 %  

Trailer fleet :

4,238 curtainsiders and box trailers
1,078 powder bulk tipping tankers
320 liquid chemical tankers
179 hydrocarbon products tankers
150 swap bodies and containers
93 tippers
24 liquid foodstuffs tankers