Speeches: György Wàberer, CEO, Hungarocamion, Transport Co., Hungary

7th IRU East-West Road Transport Conference Budapest, 15-16 May 2003 Budapest Congress Centre (BCC), Alkotas u. 63-67 - 1123 Budapest, Hungary

György Wàberer
CEO, Hungarocamion, Transport Co., Hungary

The Hungarocamion-Volán Tefu Group is the largest provider of logistical services in Hungary. The group consists of the most important companies in the domestic transportation, forwarding, customs agency and logistics markets. Our members include reputable companies in leading market positions such as Hungarocamion Rt., Volán Tefu Rt., Royal Sped Rt. and Vámkapu Rt. The pooling of the existing infrastructure and several decades of professional experience of our companies and the specialist skills of our staff has resulted in the creation of a venture that is significant on the European scale. The wide range of our services allows us to meet existing market requirements with modern and high quality services. Our ISO 9001 quality management system, which covers all our operations, guarantees not only the quality but also the continuous development of our services.

Net sales revenue in 2002: HUF 55,991 million
Profit before taxation in 2002: HUF 4,179 million
Number of employees: over 3,500
Transportation capacity: over 1500 tractor and trailer units

Warehouse capacity: almost 70,000 m2

Connections between the group and its environment:

We at the Hungarocamion- Volán Tefu Group of Companies believe in the exceptional importance of activities associated with environmental protection, healthcare and safety at work. Every year we lay greater and greater emphasis on the training and healthcare of our employees and on the improvement, simplification and increased user-friendliness of our corporate processes. In addition to the requirement of cost-efficiency, our fleet management is also shaped by ergonomic and safety technology criteria. Our entire fleet of vehicles is fitted with satellite tracking systems and continuous communication is also available to assist drivers with route information and in emergencies. We have had significant accomplishments in the field of security over the last few years:

Through deliberate risk management, the use of vehicles providing a maximum of driving and resting comfort and the continuous training of our employees we have managed to reduce the annual number of cases of damage (Figure 1) and accidents (Figure 2).

Emission of pollutants

By the end of 2003, 73% of the international fleet of the Hungarocamion- Volán Tefu Group shall be compliant with the Euro 3 standard, while the entire international fleet of transport vehicles shall have Euro 3 certificates by 2004 in compliance with the applicable provisions of the European Union.

Emission values

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