5 - 2019 - AsstrA news

To ship cargo with a delivery deadline of “yesterday” air transportation is incomparable. It has a long list of advantages but its organization demands a strong knowledge of the subtleties and nuances involved.

A lack of drivers in Western Europe, a deficit of warehouse logistics personnel in the CIS, and the “aging” of the overall industry are just a few of the challenges faced by the HR teams of transport companies around the world. We talked about what it takes to find, recruit, and develop employees in the international logistics business with Elena Evdokimenko, HR Director at AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG.

In 2018, the AsstrA Automotive Logistics Division executed more than 1,600 shipments of cars and agricultural machinery as well as tires and other automotive spare parts.

Each country has its own trendy products from certain brands. There is no secret that there could be hundreds or thousands of kilometers between a brand’s “homeland” and where its products are actually manufactured.

To best support the needs of clients in the fertilizer industry, AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG formed a dedicated division called AsstrA Fertilizers Logistiics (AFL) in 2018.

Chemical industry logistics is fraught with many challenges, both for customers and for transport companies. Any hazardous chemical cargo belonging to one or another ADR class immediately hangs a danger sign on what would otherwise be standard carriage.

On April 27, a special “Run Around the Zoo” was held in Warsaw. Event participants had an exceptional opportunity to run alongside lions, giraffes, elephants, hippos, and other residents of the Warsaw Zoo. The AsstrA Running Team was proud to join this unusual race.

What do fireworks, men’s fragrances and batteries have in common? For logistics companies it is obvious. These goods are classed as dangerous goods. Working with them is challenging but interesting!

North America, Africa, Europe and Asia. They are far apart and very different from one another. At the first glance, transport from one continent to another might seem incredibly complicated. As it turns out, with AsstrA the horizon is not a limit…

Making useful acquaintances, exchanging experience, and building long-term relationships with a wide range of partners is an art called networking in modern business.

According to Mariusz Borkowski, AsstrA Polish Region Country Manager, since 2017 the corporate group has noted 20% more Eastern business despite a fall in Polish-Russian trade after the introduction of sanctions, the unstable political situation in Ukraine, and various tariff and non-tariff trade barriers.

For shipments within Europe, road transport is the most popular delivery option on the market. High speed, routing flexibility, and attractive costs make road transport one of the key engines of the European economy.