Sixty years in business in Bon-Encontre, part of DTS Group, running its own fleet of curtainside trailers and rigid trucks.
Sixty years ago, Cavallin Transports started running trucks between Bon-Encontre and the rest of South-West France. The job has changed — ADR regulation, traceability, environmental requirements — but the starting logic hasn't moved: freight handed over in the morning has to arrive on time, with no intermediary diluting responsibility between shipper and consignee.
Joining DTS Group changed our scale without changing our method. We keep control of our operations, our planning and our client relationships in Bon-Encontre, and we rely on the group to absorb activity peaks, share certain investments — equipment, training, compliance — and secure business continuity even when a client hands us large volumes.
It's no accident that a good share of our clients have worked with us for years: in regional transport, the value isn't in a quote, it's in repetition — the same drivers on the same routes, an operations manager who knows your dock constraints, and a fleet we run ourselves rather than subcontract.
Regular routes, a named operations manager for each account, and processes built to hold delivery times even under logistics pressure.
ADR-trained drivers, loading procedures adapted to out-of-gauge loads and sensitive goods, equipment maintained to regulatory schedules.
A direct line to our operations team in Bon-Encontre — no call centre, no extra layer between you and the truck.
A transition on fuel and motorisation, paced to what the regional terrain can actually sustain — not a marketing announcement.
We handle a 3-pallet monthly order with the same rigour as a framework agreement with regular volumes. What changes is the shape of the relationship: a single point of contact and a one-off quote for an SME, a dedicated schedule and regular reporting for a large account.
Being part of DTS Group doesn't show on a regional route: the truck, the driver and the operations manager stay the same. It shows behind the scenes — the ability to absorb a volume spike without degrading service to other clients, to share certain equipment investments, and to secure long-term business continuity.
