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The development of Ernst Frankenbach GmbH

For over 150 years, Frankenbach has been moving goods of all kinds. The foundation of the company was laid by great-grandfather Christian Frankenbach.

Here you can see an overview of the development of Ernst Frankenbach GmbH as a timeline.

1910

Founding of the Frankenbach company by Christian Frankenbach

From small beginnings in Mainz-Kastel and a horse-drawn team, a haulage business developed with more than 10 teams.

1936

When son Ernst Frankenbach was born in 1902, he followed in his father’s footsteps.

1936

In 1936, Ernst Frankenbach switched to trucks.
Like many other dreams of the future, the war also destroyed those of the Frankenbach family. The state confiscated the trucks of the time and made the haulage contractor a soldier.

1945

Back from the war, Ernst Frankenbach dared to make a new start in 1945. A country had to be rebuilt and there was a lot to do.
With the purchase of silo vehicles, a new mainstay of the company was created just 10 years later.

1960

As early as 1960, the first 16 vehicles in the name of the company “Ernst Frankenbach” rolled on the roads.

1970

In 1970, the sons Ernst and Christian Frankenbach joined the company as limited partners and thanks to the energy of the brothers and their wives, the company expanded rapidly.
In the mid-1970s, the company began the container business and laid the foundation for the “Automobile Transports” division.

Just five years later, Frankenbach Container Service GmbH was founded with an additional office in Rotterdam.

1985

By 1985, more than 70 trucks were already on the roads in the silo, car and container transport sector.

1997

Thanks to the upswing, the company continued to expand. Further locations of automobile logistics for fleet operators were founded and the Gustavsburg 1 warehouse was created.

2000

Thanks to the upswing, the company continued to expand. Further locations of automobile logistics for fleet operators were founded and the Gustavsburg 2 warehouse was created.

2003 - 2004

Through contracts with well-known automobile manufacturers, these locations were expanded into vehicle logistics centers in 2003 and 2004.

2004

Foundation of another location for automobile logistics in 2004 in Münster-Dieburg.

2005

In December 2005, Frankenbach Container Terminals GmbH was awarded the contract as investor and operator of a new multimodal terminal in the Main.

2007

For the expansion of the classic forwarding division at Frankenbach, another location was taken over in Worms in 2007.

2011

After intensive planning and the start of construction in 2008, the completion and commissioning of this modern terminal at the beginning of 2011 represented another milestone in the company’s history.

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Today

The Frankenbach company has always continued to develop.
With now more than +-230 vehicles on the road, including +-6 purely electric tractor units in local transport, a daily changing number of containers in the port averaging well over 6000+, 5 tracks in the container port with approx. 320 meters of railway line, 5 cranes in the terminal and 580+ employees at 8+ locations, we live the motto “Tradition meets Innovation” and allow not only the companies, but also ourselves to grow daily with our tasks.