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