Comment / Under the radar: Röhlig Logistics' strategy – lessons & warnings for all mid-tier 3PLs out there

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While the big players in the 3PL arena train their crosshairs on each other, it’s easy to overlook the mid-tier in Europe’s freight forwarding market.

Among them, Germany’s fiercely-independent Röhlig Logistics, will be putting its 2018 annual report together about now.

A positive show could offer survival insights for mid-market peers, although given its previous 2017 numbers – and rumours about internal organisational changes – such a show is not guaranteed.

Family business 

Family-owned Röhlig is currently helmed by sixth generation insider Philip Herwig, who ...