SVG Bundes-Zentralgenossenschaft Straßenverkehr eG

SVG Bundes-Zentralgenossenschaft Straßenverkehr eG (SVG Zentrale eG) is the federal central cooperative of the German Straßenverkehrsgenossenschaften, a cooperative service group for the road transport and logistics industry. Its registered office is in Frankfurt am Main, and it operates under the umbrella brand SVG. The group describes itself as a cooperative corporate group with 13 regional locations, around 1,000 employees and roughly 85,000 customers, and it states that it has stood for reliability, quality and experience in transport and logistics since 1947. The SVG group's services cover training and further education, occupational safety, toll and fuel-card settlement, insurance brokerage, and a value-added tax and mineral oil tax refund service for logistics companies operating across Europe. It also operates motorway service areas (Autohöfe) and filling stations. In Germany, regional Straßenverkehrsgenossenschaften have joined under the roof of the SVG Bundes-Zentralgenossenschaft Straßenverkehr eG; according to Wikipedia, around 8,000 transport and logistics companies in Germany are members of an SVG. The group is a member of the Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL) e.V. The cooperative is owned by its members rather than by public shareholders, and it is not listed on a stock exchange. Its business model is built on membership benefit and long-term service to small and medium-sized transport firms rather than short-term profit. The group maintains a decentralized structure: regional cooperatives deliver local consulting and solutions, while the federal central cooperative coordinates group-wide services, digital offerings and representation of interests. SVG's portfolio includes electronic toll settlement for the German truck toll, fuel cards offered in cooperation with partners such as DKV Euro Service, Esso, Shell and Total, driver training and further qualification, occupational safety advice including fire protection officers, and insurance mediation together with KRAVAG. The group also runs a network of motorway service areas and filling stations, and it provides a VAT refund service covering 23 European countries. Subsidiaries include Handelsgesellschaft für Kraftfahrzeugbedarf (HGK), SVG Zertifizierungsdienst GmbH, Deutscher Behälter-Dienst GmbH (DBD) and SVG-Akademie GmbH. In recent years SVG has emphasized digital fleet management and transparency around tolls and costs, and it maintains an online knowledge base, the SVG-Wiki, for current transport topics such as truck holiday driving bans. The group also publishes a newsletter and provides a customer portal, mySVG.

The Straßenverkehrsgenossenschaft (SVG) was founded in 1948 as a registered cooperative, according to Wikipedia, while the group's own website states that the SVG name has stood for reliability, quality and experience in transport and logistics since 1947. The cooperative was established to serve the road haulage industry, and it is a member of the Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL) e.V. Over the decades, the SVG developed from a traditional cooperative association into a service group for the transport and logistics sector. Regional Straßenverkehrsgenossenschaften were formed across Germany, and they joined under the roof of the SVG Bundes-Zentralgenossenschaft Straßenverkehr eG (SVG Zentrale eG), headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. The group's own timeline mentions several milestones: the founding of Wedolo GmbH together with BGL and KRAVAG; the founding of SVG-Akademie GmbH; the start of SVG training and further education under the BKrFQG; the introduction of distance-based truck tolling in Germany, for which SVG offered electronic toll settlement; the founding of SVG Consult GmbH; and the renaming of BZG to today's SVG Bundes-Zentralgenossenschaft. The group also celebrated the 75th anniversary of the SVG Bundes-Zentralgenossenschaft. By the 2020s, the SVG group described itself as a cooperative corporate group with 13 regional locations, around 1,000 employees and roughly 85,000 customers. Wikipedia notes that around 8,000 transport and logistics companies in Germany are members of an SVG. The group's service portfolio expanded to include toll settlement (with around 13,000 customers in that segment), fuel cards in cooperation with DKV Euro Service, Esso, Shell and Total, occupational safety advice for around 65,000 companies, driver training and further education (80,000 professional drivers trained in 2019), insurance mediation with KRAVAG, and a VAT refund service covering 23 European countries. The group also operates 26 motorway service areas (Autohöfe) and several filling stations. Subsidiaries and participations include Handelsgesellschaft für Kraftfahrzeugbedarf (HGK), SVG Zertifizierungsdienst GmbH, Deutscher Behälter-Dienst GmbH (DBD), SVG-Akademie GmbH and SVG Consult. The SVG Assekuranz-Service is a subsidiary of SVG and KRAVAG offering various insurance products. Partners include BGL, AGES-Gruppe, KRAVAG-Versicherungen, KRAVAG Umweltschutz, R+V Versicherungen, VVW – Versorgungswerk der Verkehrswirtschaft e.V., ServiCon eG, Gesellschaft für Qualität im Arbeitsschutz, BG Verkehr, BGHW, ASD, SVG Consult and SVG Zertifizierungs GmbH. In recent years, SVG has focused on digitalization, including digital fleet management for greater transparency on tolls and costs, and it maintains the SVG-Wiki as an online knowledge base for current transport topics such as truck holiday driving bans. The group also provides a customer portal, mySVG, and publishes a regular newsletter.

• 2019

  A total of 80,000 professional drivers were trained by SVG.

• 1948

  The SVG was founded as a registered cooperative, according to Wikipedia.

• 1947

  The SVG name is stated by the group to have stood for reliability, quality and experience in transport and logistics since 1947.

• Founding of Wedolo GmbH together with BGL and KRAVAG.

• Founding of SVG-Akademie GmbH.

• Start of SVG training and further education under the BKrFQG.

• Start of distance-based truck tolling in Germany; SVG offers electronic toll settlement.

• Founding of SVG Consult GmbH.

• BZG is renamed to today's SVG Bundes-Zentralgenossenschaft.

• The SVG Bundes-Zentralgenossenschaft celebrates its 75th anniversary.

Cooperative service group for the German and European road transport and logistics industry, emphasizing member benefit, reliability and practical services for small and medium-sized transport firms.

• Toll settlement (Mautabrechnung)

  Electronic settlement of the German truck toll for transport and logistics companies; around 13,000 customers in this segment.

• Fuel cards

  Various fuel cards offered in cooperation with DKV Euro Service, Esso, Shell and Total.

• Occupational safety consulting

  Advice on safe working procedures to avoid damage to people, trucks and transported goods; around 65,000 companies advised, mainly SMEs.

• Driver training and further education

  Training of professional drivers in company-owned SVG driving schools and further education measures; 80,000 drivers trained in 2019.

• Insurance brokerage

  Mediation of insurance for transport and logistics companies in cooperation with KRAVAG.

• VAT refund service

  Refund service for VAT and mineral oil tax paid in 23 European countries on diesel, motorway, tunnel and toll fees, repairs, stand rents and trade fair expenses.

• Motorway service areas (Autohöfe)

  SVG operates 26 motorway service areas, alone or with partners, as well as several filling stations.

• Fire protection officer services

  Consulting, training of fire protection assistants and external support for fire protection organization.

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