For its recently developed security system "Transport Security Standard (TSS)", Gebrüder Weiss received the HERMES.Verkehrs.Logistik.Preis in the "Supply Chain Management" category at the Vienna Hofburg on April 26. "This award is a recognition of the high security standards that we offer to our customers in the land transport" says Jürgen Bauer, member of the Gebrüder Weiss management board. The Hermes Award is presented annually by the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Transport and Traffic Division for special achievements and innovations to transport and logistics companies in Austria.
High safety standards established
The development of the TSS was developed based on the TAPA regulations and the safety requirements of the industry and is applied to all transports within the scope of the logistics group. “The TSS is tailored to the needs of European land transport, but can also be used as a benchmark for other areas" explains Alexander Horak, Head of Industry Vertical High-Tech at Gebrüder Weiss. Together with the customers, the group's safety officers develop the processes. The subsequent results are then implemented and subjected to annual audits.
Partners and customers in particular benefit from the continuously improved security concepts. In the meantime, around 55,000 FTL (Full Truck Loads) are monitored throughout Europe every year. "The establishment of security standards has reduced the loss in value of our customers by almost 70 percent in recent years" Horak sums up. This is due both to the reduction in attempted thefts and to a defined program which reduces losses through rapid intervention in the case of theft.
