Frankfurt Airport has something to look forward to. The logistics company, Quick Cargo Service (QCS) is planning to consolidate cargo shipments there, in future, and set up its first air freight hub. This was announced at the company’s annual meeting in Frankfurt last week, which was attended by representatives from all stations.
The forthcoming move is the result of the agent’s Europe-wide expansion, which includes 35 stations in 15 countries. Meanwhile, QCS, founded 1974 by Dieter Haltmayer, has become the third-largest family-owned logistics service provider in Europe. Further branches are being planned.
Truck shuttles
According to QCS management, all stations in Europe will contribute air freight shipments to the upcoming consol services. The service will be kicked off very soon with road feeder shuttles between Bratislava, Slovakia, and Rhine-Main Airport. Further routes will soon be added to the network, announced CEO and Managing Director, Stephan Haltmayer. Due to the company’s recent expansion and the resulting increase in market presence, the decision to offer consolidation services was almost an inevitable consequence, said the manager. QCS plans to hire sub-contractors to carry out the operational business, instead of investing in its own trucking fleet.
Black figures
However, another aspect is more important to QCS than the number of offices: “All stations were in the black in Q1/2025,” said Stephan Haltmayer. And his father, Dieter Haltmayer, added: “Thanks to our expansion in Europe, we have not only created and maintained jobs in our core German market, but also in a large number of countries between Romania and the UK.” The logistics specialist is benefiting from near-shoring, i.e. the relocation of production from China to countries such as Mexico, Vietnam, Indonesia or the Eastern European region. “We recognized this trend early on and initiated a European expansion accordingly,” stated Stephan Haltmayer.
Decentralized sales concept
New nodes recently added to the existing network, are branches in Italy, Bulgaria, Austria, and the UK. In London, for example, QCS runs its own business after splitting from its former franchise partner. And local staff in Berlin moved into a larger office in the very spacious Segro Logistics Park, which is located 2 km from BER Airport.
Each station must set up its own sales department, is the Frankfurt-based management’s guideline. The Bratislava branch, under the guidance of Lubos Lukác, CCO QCS Group and Regional Managing Director Central Eastern Europe, is responsible for managing and evaluating data flows.
New product
In addition, Lubos also manages the new air freight product, ‘Time Definite’, for which 3 employees have been hired. “We will offer this transportation service to the market 24/7/365,” Lubos explained. It complements the product portfolio which includes a wide range of services such as Express Shipments, Temperature-Controlled air freight, Dangerous Goods Transports, Charter Flight solutions, customs clearance services or shipment tracking. According to Stephan Haltmayer, air freight accounts for 60% of sales, followed by Ocean Freight, Handling Services and Customs Clearing. Come 2026, the network will be further extended, the executive told CargoForwarder Global. Branches are then to be established in Belgium and France. However, he made it clear that France is a special candidate for any investor, due to official regulations. “But we are optimistic that we will soon be able to offer our logistics services to the market there, too,” he concluded.
