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Award for sustainable transport solutions and provendecarbonization in heavy-duty transport

Elflein Transport Europe GmbH has been awarded the first Volkswagen Group Logistics Award in the “Sustainability/Innovation” category. The award ceremony took place on June 17 at the Panoramakino of the Autostadt in Wolfsburg. The award was presented by Simon Motter, Head of Volkswagen Group Logistics, together with the logistics managers of the Volkswagen Group brands.

With this award, the Volkswagen Group recognizes outstanding achievements and innovative approaches in logistics. The award represents forward-looking solutions, strong partnerships and the shared ambition to successfully implement sustainable logistics concepts in practice.

With the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony on June 3, 2026, the Elflein Group officially launched construction of its new Elflein Zero Emission Transport Unit in Obertraubling, Germany. The new site marks another important milestone on the company's journey towards future-oriented, low-emission transport logistics.

The ceremony was attended by Tobias Gotthardt, State Secretary at the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, Tanja Schweiger, District Administrator of the Regensburg District, Patrick Grossmann, Member of the Bavarian State Parliament, Simon Wagner, Mayor of Obertraubling, Rüdiger Elflein, Managing Partner of the Elflein Group and Matthias Kienbaum, Managing Director of Matthias Kienbaum GmbH, who together celebrated the official start of construction.

The Silver Award highlights ELFLEIN`s consistent expansion of infrastructure, as well as its use of e-trucks and energy systems.

Electrification in heavy-duty transport has reached a decisive turning point. This is shown by the current P3 Energy Excellence Report 2025, the most comprehensive market survey on fleet electrification in German-speaking countries.

In this context, Elflein was awarded the Silver Badge, confirming its role as one of the companies actively driving this transformation.

Elflein was awarded the VerkehrsRundschau Innovation Award 2026 in the environmental protection category. The Award Ceremony took place as part of the VerkehrsRundschau gala in Munich, which was held this year on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the VerkehrsRundschau.

With the construction of our new Elflein Zero Emission Logistics Unit we are sending a strong signal for sustainable logistics on Hafenstraße in Bamberg. A future-oriented logistics facility is being built on an existing commercial site and will operate entirely without fossil fuels. This brownfield development protects valuable land resources while making efficient use of existing infrastructure.

What drives us is responsibility — for our customers, our employees and our planet. Winning the Eco Performance Award 2025 recognizes our commitment to innovation, sustainability and social responsibility at the highest level.