Quantitative & quantitative analysis, planning and economic assessment of transport systems and policies
In recent years, Gruber Logistics has built a unique position in Europe: from a full-service logistics operator to a strategic partner for innovation.
Today, with Gruber Logistics’ consulting services, we offer our expertise to public authorities and private companies through specialized consulting and applied research services in the field of logistics and transport.
Our strength lies in hands-on experience across the entire supply chain, with operational activities throughout Europe and beyond, combined with structured participation in numerous European research projects. Gruber Logistics is currently the logistics company with the highest number of active European research and innovation projects.
This dual dimension – technical and project-based – enables us to support our clients with an integrated approach that combines operational know-how, strategic vision, and innovation capability.
Consulting: a new frontier in logistics Expertise
In recent years, Gruber Logistics has built a unique position in Europe: from a full-service logistics operator to a strategic partner for innovation.
Today, with Gruber Logistics Consulting, we offer our expertise to public authorities and private companies through specialized consulting and applied research services in the field of logistics and transport.
Our strength lies in hands-on experience across the entire supply chain, with operational activities throughout Europe and beyond, combined with structured participation in numerous European research projects.
Gruber Logistics is currently the logistics company with the highest number of active European research and innovation projects. This dual dimension – technical and project-based – enables us to support our clients with an integrated approach that combines operational knowhow, strategic vision, and innovation capability.
Market challenges
Supporting change, anticipating needs, building solutions
The logistics and transport sector is undergoing a profound transformation. Through Gruber Logistics Consulting, we aim to address a wide range of evolving challenges:
→ Road congestion analysis
→ Increasing complexity of global supply chains
→ Rapidly changing market dynamics and geopolitical uncertainty
→ Digital transformation and process automation
→ High levels of interconnectivity among supply chain actors and systems
→ Transport capacity management issues and volatile demand
→ Need for strategic and operational optimization
→ Regulatory and market pressure for environmental sustainability
→ Adoption of new technologies for decarbonization and resilience
→ Difficulty in forecasting future logistics and supply trends
→ Growing need for data-driven public decision-making and simulation tools
Our services
Transport Economics
Transport Planning
Research and Innovation
→ Economic analyses of the
transport system and its
components
→ Market research with a focus on
road transport, intermodality,
logistics operators, freight forwarding
and shipping companie
→ Economic impact assessments
of investments and sectoral policies
→ Assessment of territorial
needs related to mobility and logistics
→ Support in drafting
territorial and logistics
planning tools Demand
analysis and flow modelling
→ Accessibility studies and
modal interconnection
assessments
→ Definition of development
scenarios for transport
infrastructure and services
Cross -cutting expertise in:
→ Logistics digitalisation and
process automation
→ Environmental sustainability
and decarbonization
→ Supply chain resilience,
intermodality and intelligent systems
References
We are the most active and successful European organization in applied logistics research. In recent years, we have participated in over 10 European research projects focused on technological innovation, process automation, transport digitalization, intermodality, and environmental sustainability.
Thanks to these activities, we collaborate with over 40 research institutions, universities, and innovation centers, contributing to shaping the future of European logistics. We are a key reference for public bodies, operators, and decision-makers in the fields of sustainable mobility policies, multimodal automation, and digitalization of logistics services.
References
→ ZEFES – Zero Emission, Flexible vehicle platforms with modular powertrains serving the long-haul Freight EcoSystem
→ STREnGth_M – Stimulating road Transport Research in Europe and around the Globe for sustainable Mobility
→ EMPOWER – Eco-operated, Modular, highly efficient, and flexible multiPOWERtrain for long-haul heavy-duty vehicles
→ FlexMCS – Flexible Megawatt Charging Systems, open software architectures, and planning modules creating multi-charger hubs for the European electric mobility system
→ SHIFT2ZERO – Shifting to zero-emission logistics with right-sized, mission focused, N1 eLCVs
→ MODI – A leap towards SAE L4 automated driving feature
→ ACCESSMILE – Improving ACCESSibility of last MILE connections of rural and peripheral regions to main TEN-T nodes in Central Europe through ICT
→ AUTOSUP – Boosting innovation-led industrial transition to AUTOnomous Multimodal SUPply Chains
→ ESEP4Freight – European Shift Enabler Portal for Freight
→ KEYSTONE – Knowledgeable comprehensive and fully integrated smart solution for resilient, sustainable and optimized transport operations
→ TRANSCEND – Transport resilience against Cyber and Non-Cyber Events to prevent Network Disruption
→ IKIGAI – Physical Internet and the Key Steps to Innovation-driven supply chain transformation towards Green, Affordable, Scalable and Collaborative Zero-Emission Freight Transport Solutions
