No Halting Haltmeyers

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Vol. 23 No. 43		Thursday October31, 2024

No Halting Haltmayers

Stephan Haltmayer, Jennifer Melnyk, Dieter Haltmayer, Heidi Haltmayer

     QCS-Quick Cargo Service based in Frankfurt founded in 1974 celebrates 50 years in business during 2024, but perhaps the bigger story here is that Quick Cargo founder Dieter Haltmayer, who has been in evidence at the company since he founded it, will be front and center celebrating his 90th birthday (October 31) at a big party in his honor November 2, at the Frankfurt Kempinski Hotel.
     In the picture with Papa Haltmayer, is Stephan Haltmayer, CEO, daughters Dr. Jennifer Melnyk, who serves in Finance for the company and Heidi Haltmayer, who serves as Director Administration.
     As QCS also celebrates 50 years of service in both air freight and sea freight, the personal touch remains the core business of based in Cargo City SUD at FRA and present at various locations.
     Quick with long-held traditions and family values, employs more than 400 in air and sea freight services as the company’s two-fold core businesses.

     Always an outspoken advocate on industry issues, in 2001 Dieter Haltmayer got together a group of SME forwarders to establish strength in unity. Dieter Haltmeyer told us this in 2006:
     “In 1999 Lufthansa’s airfreight management team explained to the airfreight industry that it was their goal to work with 12 Global Players and to forget the rest of the forwarders.
     “We medium-sized forwarders had to consider how we could succeed outside the ranks of these top 12 agents.
     “Lufthansa’s declaration was the beginning of IATA airfreight agents pooling their export freight.
     “Groups of IATA forwarders came together to consolidate their freight in order to stay competitive with the global players.
     “Suddenly the national carrier is once again taking interest in these groups.
     “To be successful a midsize company needs a global strategy.
     “Alliances and partnerships are the core-strategy in building success today and in the future. Alliances afford the small to medium forwarder the power to quote import rates from all parts of the world using carriers of our choice.
     “Additionally the alliance generates routing orders for traffic to increase export flow.
     “Each member of the alliance remains financially independent.
     “In terms of jointly developed business, profits are shared.”
     The Association of Common Interests in Airfreight, original German name is the Interessengemeinschaft Luftfracht or IGLU, was thus formed. IGLU members enjoy the advantages of the big players, while remaining able to offer the kind of individual customer service that only medium-sized companies can muster.

     Quick Cargo enjoys a great reputation and is a member of the Federal Association of Forwarding and Logistics, FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations and International Air Transport Association (IATA) (TOP 10 ranking). QCS which has embarked on a measured program of expansion in Eastern Europe has its own offices in the most important German and European economic regions.
     As a result of the continued growth and development over the last 50 years, QCS is present in 11 European countries with 28 offices.
     “Remaining close to customers is important so that in every case we can not only meet, but exceed our clients’ needs,” Stephan declared.
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