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The Story of DSV

The Story of DSV offers an insight into the people, decisions and principles that shaped DSV over its first 50 years. It is a story of ambition, acquisitions, culture and keen business instincts, but also a story of a changing global industry, the future of which is no longer only shaped by planes, ships and lorries.

When a few hauliers from West Zealand, Denmark, gathered at a country inn in 1976 to pool their resources and find more work, none of them imagined going global one day. From this meeting emerged a simple business principle: act quickly and keep costs down. By working hard and providing consistently good service, the company made progress year on year.

Over five decades, DSV has evolved from a local group of hauliers to a global giant with a workforce of 150,000+ and operations in over 90 countries. Many people think DSV just moves goods from A to B, but there’s much more to the company than that.

The DSV story is far from over. It points towards a new reality, one in which data and technology bind companies and global trade more closely together than ever before in a fiercely competitive race to be the biggest, the fastest and the best.