Van Gend & Loos

Van Gend & Loos was established by the Antwerp-based innkeeper and carriage driver Jan-Baptist van Gend. He had married a woman from the Loos family in 1796. When Van Gend's brother-in-law Petrus Josephus Loos died in 1809, his diligence company was merged with Van Gend's company to form Van Gend & Loos. In 1928, the Dutch national railway company took over Van Gend & Loos. The N.V. Expeditie Onderneming Van Gend & Loos switched to trucks, and grew significantly. Important railway stations had large warehouses, with freight wagons on one side, and grey and orange Van Gend & Loos trucks and vans on the other side. The company was reorganised in 1984. Railway transport of break bulk cargo was abandoned, and the company focused on transport by truck. In 1986 Van Gend & Loos was sold to Nedlloyd, with its main focus becoming the transport of packages and pallets within the Benelux area. In 1999 Nedlloyd sold  Van Gend & Loos to Deutsche Post. In 2003 the three daughter companies of Deutsche Post (Danzas, DHL Worldwide Express and Van Gend & Loos) were merged to form DHL, ending the almost 200-year history of Van Gend & Loos.

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Van Gend & Loos was established by the Antwerp-based innkeeper and carriage driver Jan-Baptist van Gend. He had married a woman from the Loos family in 1796. When Van Gend's brother-in-law Petrus Josephus Loos died in 1809, his diligence company was merged with Van Gend's company to form Van Gend & Loos. In 1928, the Dutch national railway company took over Van Gend & Loos. The N.V. Expeditie Onderneming Van Gend & Loos switched to trucks, and grew significantly. Important railway stations had large warehouses, with freight wagons on one side, and grey and orange Van Gend & Loos trucks and vans on the other side. The company was reorganised in 1984. Railway transport of break bulk cargo was abandoned, and the company focused on transport by truck. In 1986 Van Gend & Loos was sold to Nedlloyd, with its main focus becoming the transport of packages and pallets within the Benelux area. In 1999 Nedlloyd sold  Van Gend & Loos to Deutsche Post. In 2003 the three daughter companies of Deutsche Post (Danzas, DHL Worldwide Express and Van Gend & Loos) were merged to form DHL, ending the almost 200-year history of Van Gend & Loos.

Subject ID: 42135

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