BUSINESS

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

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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