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COMPANY MAKE-UP The Luft Group is divided into seven divisions,
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which together handle 750,000 tonnes of goods a year. The range of the goods is extensive: chemical products, medicine, dangerous goods, fuel, computer equipment, petrochemicals, consumer electricals and food products.
Besides its operations in Brazil, the Luft Group has logistical activities in Mexico and recently turned its focus on Europe. European activities have been limited to logistics co-operation with partners in Italy, France and Spain. But Luft is considering increasing his European activities with a couple of hundred Mercedes-Benz trucks. On the Sao Paulo site, there are always 50 extra trucks and drivers available. This extra capacity is considered necessary to meet the optimum service level for customers.
The drivers are employed only to drive. They do not load or unload goods, or wash or maintain trucks. The drivers on stand-by are paid to wait. But since the driver payroll makes up only 10% of the Luft Group's operating budget, this expense is acceptable.
The Luft Group was the first transport and logistics company to obtain an ISO 4000 certification in Brazil. Its activities are based on the most modern computer technology.