
About us
CargoBeamer is reshaping the future of logistics! In intermodal transport, we are offering smart solutions for transporting both craneable and non-craneable semi-trailers by rail in an environmentally friendly manner. Thanks to CargoBeamer's unique terminals, up to 36 semi-trailers can be loaded horizontally onto a freight train at the same time. There is no need for drivers or tractor units to be taken along, so they can immediately switch to a new transport job, while we take over the long haul by train. Thanks to our steadily growing network of terminals, we transport goods cost-effectively, quickly and sustainably throughout Europe.

We are active
in the following
business areas
- Operation, marketing and dispatching of CargoBeamer trains
- Design, use and service of the patented railcars
- Construction, operation and maintenance of CargoBeamer terminals
- IT system for booking and billing: CargoBeamer eLogistics

CargoBeamer offers an innovative and powerful solution to reduce congestion on highways and to transport semi-trailers by the environmentally friendly rail. Together with numerous partners and customers, we are growing to become a pan-European company that connects all relevant international logistics hubs by its routes and terminal sites.
CEO of CargoBeamer AG
The Story Behind CargoBeamer
The idea behind CargoBeamer was created in 1998 by Hans-Jürgen Weidemann together with Michael Baier and Fritz Merk and finally became reality when CargoBeamer AG was founded in 2003. After years of design and further development, we entered the market in 2015 and reached an important milestone in 2021 when opening the world's first CargoBeamer-Terminal. Together with international partners, we are building a Europe-wide network of routes and terminals to transport semi-trailers by rail in an environmentally friendly way.
Hans-Jürgen Weidemann, Michael Baier and Fritz Merk develop the idea of CargoBeamer. Technology, trademarks, and designs are patented
CargoBeamer AG is founded in Bautzen, Germany
First CargoBeamer railcar is produced. Factory terminal opens and CargoBeamer moves its headquarters to Leipzig
In a pilot project, a first CargoBeamer terminal is successfully operated on the premises of the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg
CargoBeamer enters the logistics market and starts the first permanent connection in Kaldenkirchen - Domodossola
We open our first office in Frankfurt am Main
Fleet growing to almost 350 intermodal wagons
New office after rapid growth in headcount
Group's first-ever terminal goes into operation in France
Connecting France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK
Nicolas Albrecht takes over from Hans-Jürgen Weidemann, who remains with the team as CTO
New office locations open in Barcelona, Domodossola, and Verona