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Mezinárodní kamionová doprava ČSAD LOGISTIK Ostrava je postavena především na spolehlivosti.

as well as their top quality and individual approach,” says Mr Tomáš Vrátný, owner of ČSAD Ostrava. “We are also developing our activities towards services based on modern technologies, and towards offering our business partners higher added value. We are expanding into other regions because we have a lot to offer,” says Mr Vrátný.

Retail of vehicles, servicing, research and development KAR group is one of the greatest members of the group ČSAD Ostrava. Their product and service portfolio is large enough to fill half of this magazine. In twenty-two years of the company’s history, KAR group has developed a network of sixteen facilities of their own and a range of contracted partners so that they now cover the entirety of the Czech Republic. Annually they service about 1,500 buses and 6,500 trucks, run their own towing fleet, and manage the 24/7 dial helpdesk K24 service. It is the part of ČSAD Ostrava involved in investments, research and development projects in transport infrastructures, and property management. It is the sphere of research and development, especially in regards to parts in shock absorbers (in 2017 KAR acquired the renowned French producer DONERRE Suspension), brakes, and propulsion systems, that the company’s top management considers extremely important and therefore prepares investment 44 ǀ POSITIV 3/2018

in the construction of a research and development centre. Such a centre will help upgrade the traditional services related to vehicle maintenance. KAR group also operates in vehicle retail: IVECO buses for the city, intercity and long-distance transport, midibuses Féniksbus and Buzola for mid-capacity passenger transport (approx. 20-30 people), and recently became a servicing and sales partner in Ford Trucks retail with vehicles that started to sell in the Czech Republic earlier this year. “Our clients find Ford trucks very attractive. They provide high use value at low TCO (Total Costs of Ownership). We look forward to 2019 when the new F-MAX (awarded the International Truck of the Year 2019 at trade fair IAA in Hannover this year) will enter the Czech market,“ reports Mr Luboš Cekr, Chairman of Board of Directors of KAR Group, introducing new items in the portfolio.

Reliable freight transport ČSAD LOGISTIK Ostrava continues the tradition in freight and goods transport. The company’s key services include national and international truck transport, providing water and air transport, and parcel logistics. Forwarding company ČSAD LOGISTIK mediates orders with small-sized transporters, which allows high flexibility