Since 1876 · Freight forwarding & logistics from Thuringia
Hermsdorf motorway interchange · Mörsdorf+49 36428 437-0
Spedition Blüthner – logistics and freight transport
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Orange Blüthner articulated lorry with an anniversary trailer marking 150 years of Spedition Blüthner and a family tradition since 1876
150 years of Spedition Blüthner · 1876–2026

Logistics that connects.

Transport, warehousing and distribution. Personally coordinated from Mörsdorf and Klipphausen, with a network that reaches beyond the region.

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Tradition meets responsibility.  For today’s flow of goods.
1876Company founded in Jena
Approx. 8,000 m²Logistics and handling facilities
2 locationsMörsdorf & Klipphausen
Our services

Every journey.
The right solution.

From a single shipment to a regular flow of goods, we bring the different parts of your logistics together.

01 / TRANSPORT

Transport &
Freight forwarding

Groupage, scheduled routes and tailored transport services. Domestic and international road freight.

  • Groupage, network and long-distance transport
  • Domestic and international transport
  • Courier, express and parcel services
  • Transport planning, dispatch and distribution
Discuss your transport
02 / LOGISTICS

Warehousing &
Distribution

Storage, picking and distribution. We coordinate each step so your goods are available when they are needed.

  • Storage and goods handling
  • Order picking and distribution
  • Contract logistics
  • Integration with your transport operations
Plan your logistics
03 / INDUSTRIES

Special cargo.
Extra care.

Experience in automotive, book logistics, healthcare and dangerous goods. Services tailored to your industry.

  • Just-in-time transport for the automotive industry
  • Book logistics
  • Healthcare logistics
  • Dangerous goods transport
  • Temperature-controlled transport
Discuss your requirements
Have a transport or logistics challenge that needs a tailored solution? Tell us about it.Talk to us
Fleet & dispatch

A modern fleet.
A personal service.

Our modern fleet is backed by proactive planning and a team that keeps track of your shipments.

From vans and distribution lorries to articulated trucks and swap-body combinations, we match the vehicle and route to the job.

01Articulated lorries and swap-body transport
02GPS-assisted dispatch and shipment tracking
03Our own commercial vehicle workshop in Mörsdorf
04On-site lorry wash, also open to external vehicles
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Silver MAN articulated lorry with a grey trailer and orange Spedition Blüthner lettering, an example from our fleet
An example from our varied fleet.
A4 × A9Our starting point.
Your connection in every direction.
German motorway network and our location at the Hermsdorf interchange Schematic overview of Germany’s motorway network in grey. The A4 and A9 are highlighted as simplified orange routes. A crosshair marks our location in Mörsdorf at the Hermsdorf interchange.
Mörsdorfat the Hermsdorf interchange

From Mörsdorf and Klipphausen, we organise transport and logistics with local roots and connections far beyond the region.

TransportDomestic & international
Vehicle servicingAt our own site
Your next stepTalk to us
Lorry wash in Mörsdorf

Our lorry wash.
Open to your lorry too.

Our lorry wash is also open to other businesses and drivers. Bring your lorry in for a thorough clean.

Book a lorry wash: +49 36428 437-0
Opening hours
Monday to Friday
08:00–16:00
Dornaischer Weg 2/3
07646 Mörsdorf
Careers at Blüthner

You keep things moving.
We move with you.

Whether you’re behind the wheel, in the warehouse or starting your training, your work matters here. Find the role that suits you.

  • Modern vehicles
  • On-site workshop
  • Support with further training
  • Scheduled routes with regular routines
Call for a chat: +49 36428 437-0
Prefer to get in touch by email?bluethner@spedition-bluethner.de
Local and long-distance lorry driver (all genders)Local routes from Mörsdorf · C1 / CE

From local day runs to week-long long-distance routes, Blüthner offers a range of driving assignments.

Your role

  • Local work: day-shift freight deliveries from Mörsdorf.
  • Long-distance work: week-long routes with an articulated lorry or a lorry and drawbar trailer.

What you’ll need

  • A licence for the vehicle you’ll drive: C1 or CE for local work, CE for long-distance work.
  • An ADR certificate is an advantage.

When you apply, tell us whether you’re interested in local or long-distance work.

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Domestic long-distance lorry driver (all genders)CE · scheduled routes

You’ll drive articulated lorries or swap-body combinations on regular routes within Germany.

What you’ll need

  • A CE licence and experience with articulated lorries or swap-body combinations.
  • An ADR certificate and a criminal record certificate.
  • Valid proof of professional driver qualification: a Driver Qualification Card (FQN) or a valid code 95 endorsement.
  • German or English language skills.

What we offer

  • Predictable scheduled routes and weekends off.
  • Modern vehicles, our own workshop and fair pay.
  • We cover the cost of professional driver training and ADR refresher courses.
Apply by email
Delivery driver, vehicles over 7.5 tonnes (all genders)4 locations · C / CE · home daily

You’ll deliver goods in lorries over 7.5 tonnes and return home every day. Possible bases are Mörsdorf, Erfurt, Leipzig and Dresden.

What you’ll need

  • A C or CE licence and experience driving lorries or articulated vehicles.
  • An ADR certificate and a criminal record certificate.
  • Valid proof of professional driver qualification: a Driver Qualification Card (FQN) or a valid code 95 endorsement.
  • German or English language skills and a home near your work base.

What we offer

  • Home every day and weekends off.
  • Modern vehicles, our own workshop and fair pay.
  • We cover the cost of professional driver training and ADR refresher courses.
Apply by email
Local delivery driver (all genders)4 locations · category B · home daily

You’ll make local deliveries in category B vehicles. You can work from Mörsdorf, Erfurt, Leipzig or Dresden.

What you’ll need

  • A category B licence and driving experience.
  • German language skills, the ability to work in a team and a friendly, professional manner with customers.
  • A criminal record certificate and a home near your work base.
  • An ADR certificate is an advantage.

What we offer

  • Home every day and weekends off.
  • Modern vehicles, our own workshop and fair pay.
  • We cover the cost of ADR refresher training.
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Warehouse handling operative (all genders)Mörsdorf · night shifts · weekends off

You’ll join our warehouse handling team in Mörsdorf. You’ll work night shifts and have weekends off.

What you’ll need

  • Willingness to work nights, flexibility and an interest in working as part of a team.
  • German language skills and a criminal record certificate.
  • A home near Mörsdorf.

What we offer

  • A permanent work base in Mörsdorf.
  • Modern materials handling equipment and a supportive team.
  • Fair pay and weekends off.
Apply by email
Professional driver apprenticeship (all genders)Career entry · next apprenticeship intake

Ready to start a career behind the wheel? We’re looking for motivated, reliable people to join our next professional driver apprenticeship intake.

What suits this role

  • You’re interested in freight transport and want to learn a varied profession.
  • You’re motivated, reliable and ready to learn.

Getting started with us

  • Blüthner has been training professional drivers for many years.
  • Send us your complete application and get to know the company where you’ll train.
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About Blüthner

A long history.
A clear direction.

Our roots are in Jena. Today, our work connects businesses well beyond the region. As a family business, we value personal relationships and take on new challenges.

In 2026 we celebrate 150 years of company history. Blüthner is now run by the fourth generation of the family.

Let’s get to know each other

The full Blüthner story in words and pictures.

1876

The beginnings in Jena.

Hermann Blüthner lays the foundation with his haulage business.

Historic horse-drawn wagon bearing the name Hermann Blüthner, Jena
Horse-drawn wagon in Jena
Early lorry with a drawbar trailer bearing the name Hermann Blüthner, Jena
Early lorry and trailer
1990

A new beginning.

Thomas Kamprad leads the company into its next chapter after it returns to private ownership.

Aerial view of the Blüthner site in Mörsdorf with red roofs and lorries in the yard
The Mörsdorf site expands after the company returns to private ownership.
Today

Experience that keeps goods moving.

Transport, warehousing and distribution from Mörsdorf and Klipphausen.

Responsibility beyond our daily work.

In 2024, Germany’s Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility recognised Blüthner’s support for civil emergency preparedness in road transport.

Mörsdorf · headquarters

Dornaischer Weg 2/3
07646 Mörsdorf

Klipphausen · branch

Hamburger Ring 1
01665 Klipphausen

Let’s get started

What can we
move for you?

Whether it’s a shipment, a warehousing project or a new partnership, tell us what you need.

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Spedition Hermann Blüthner · since 1876

Our history

A family business through changing times

Spedition Hermann Blüthner, founded in 1876, nationalised in 1972 and returned to private ownership in 1990

Historic company building
Historic company building
Horse-drawn transport vehicle
Horse-drawn transport vehicle

The development of this long-established Jena company reflects 150 years of German history. Farmer and haulier Hermann Blüthner founded the firm in 1876 when he took over railway freight forwarding at Jena West goods station. Agriculture was a major part of the haulage business at the time. Horse-drawn wagons still handled much of the transport work in the years after the Second World War.

An early lorry from the company fleet
An early lorry from the company fleet

In the early 20th century, the company adapted to the needs of a modern haulage business by adding furniture removals, building new warehouses and introducing its first motor vehicles and tractor units.

Development accelerated in 1930 when Fritz Kamprad Sr. bought the company, equipped it with an entirely new fleet and focused the business on international transport.

Another early lorry from the company fleet
Another early lorry from the company fleet

The business suffered heavily during the war and the post-war years. Bombing damaged the company, and the occupying powers requisitioned much of the remaining fleet. Only a much-reduced operation survived.

Tractors were initially used as towing vehicles after the war.
Tractors were initially used as towing vehicles after the war.

Amid the shortages of the socialist economy, Fritz Kamprad Jr. ran the business first as a private company and later as a partly state-owned enterprise. The limited partnership imposed in 1958, with a 50% state stake, was vital to its survival. Only then was the company permitted to gradually replace a fleet made up entirely of pre-war vehicles.

Renewing the fleet took years, with long waits for new lorries much like those for passenger cars. State intervention and regulation increased year by year.

The legendary IFA W50 lorry
The legendary IFA W50 lorry

From the outset, the state regulations aimed to make the private owner give up the business. They went as far as appointing a chief accountant to act as a state overseer. With persistence and a talent for improvisation, Fritz Kamprad kept Blüthner KG going as a freight forwarder with a reach beyond the region.

A government decision led to the nationalisation of Blüthner KG in 1972. It continued for several years as an independent state-owned enterprise (VEB), before being dissolved and incorporated into Kombinat Kraftverkehr in the early 1980s. The Hermann Blüthner company thereby ceased to exist.

A new beginning after the Second World War
A new beginning after the Second World War

Following the events of autumn 1989, the conditions for returning nationalised businesses to private ownership gradually emerged. Former owners, including Fritz Kamprad and his sons, started a reprivatisation movement in the then district of Gera in December 1989. This led to the reprivatisation law under the Modrow government in March 1990. Two months later, negotiations had concluded to return the business to private ownership as Spedition Hermann Blüthner GmbH.

A new beginning after the political changes of 1989
A new beginning after the political changes of 1989

On 15 June 1990, Blüthner GmbH resumed operations under Thomas as a third-generation family business. Starting with furniture transport, the company built a logistics service centre serving all of Thuringia in less than two years. In 1992 it built a 6,000 m² handling hall and an office and staff building in Mörsdorf near the Hermsdorf motorway interchange (A9/A4). The facility was extended by 2,200 m² in 1999.

Our filling station
Our filling station

Hermann Blüthner GmbH has been based in Mörsdorf since 1994, with offices, its own workshop and brake testing stand, a company filling station and a lorry wash. The workshop carries out all necessary repairs and maintenance, as well as statutory main inspections (HU) and safety inspections (SP).

Steady growth in rapid delivery services and the start of logistics services for Kaufhof AG led to the construction of an additional 2,300 m² handling hall in 1996.

Aerial view of the company premises
Aerial view of the company premises

Just-in-time deliveries for the automotive industry, which began in early 1999, are another focus of the business. Hermann Blüthner GmbH also handles book logistics in Thuringia and Saxony, including long-distance transport, handling and delivery.

Andreas and Wolfram Kamprad take over responsibility, beginning a new chapter with the fourth generation of the family.

Text and historic photographs: Spedition Hermann Blüthner GmbH.

BALM letter of appreciation

Letter of appreciation from Germany’s Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility to Spedition Hermann Blüthner GmbH for supporting civil emergency preparedness in road transport, Cologne, March 2024Download the letter as a PDF ↓
Spedition Hermann Blüthner GmbH

Legal notice

Information under § 5 of Germany’s Digital Services Act (DDG)

Spedition Hermann Blüthner GmbH
Dornaischer Weg 2/3
07646 Mörsdorf
Germany

Contact

Phone: +49 36428 437-0
Fax: +49 36428 437-89
Email: bluethner@spedition-bluethner.de

Management and company registration

Managing director: Andreas Kamprad
Commercial register: Jena Local Court, HRB 200533
VAT identification number under § 27a of the German VAT Act: DE150522395

Internal reporting office for whistleblowers

The internal reporting office of Spedition Hermann Blüthner GmbH receives reports of work-related breaches of law within the scope of the German Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG).

Phone contact: +49 36428 437-0. Please ask for the internal reporting office. For general enquiries, please write to bluethner@spedition-bluethner.de.

You can find information on how we process personal data in our Privacy policy.

Image and material credits

Company logo, historic photographs and company materials: Spedition Hermann Blüthner GmbH. The vehicle images have been digitally edited.

Original image credits: © lassedesignen – Fotolia.com, © IckeT – Fotolia.com, © Luftbildfotograf – Fotolia.com, © Shutter81 – Fotolia.com, © industrieblick – Fotolia.com, © stefantanovic – Fotolia.com, © Africa Studio, © evgeniykleymenov – Fotolia.com.
Spedition Hermann Blüthner GmbH

Privacy policy

1. Data controller and contact details

The controller responsible for processing personal data on this website is:

Spedition Hermann Blüthner GmbH
Dornaischer Weg 2/3, 07646 Mörsdorf, Germany
Represented by managing director Andreas Kamprad
Phone: +49 36428 437-0
Email: bluethner@spedition-bluethner.de

You can use these contact details to ask us about data protection or to exercise your rights.

2. Visiting the website and hosting

When you visit a website, your browser sends data necessary for its operation to the web server. This includes your IP address, the date and time of the request, the requested address, technical details of your browser and operating system, and the referring page if your browser transmits it.

We process this data to deliver the website, keep it secure and stable, and detect and prevent faults and attacks. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the secure provision of our website.

Technical data may be received by hosting and IT providers we use to operate the website. Where access records are stored in server logs, they must be retained only for as long as necessary for operation, troubleshooting and security. In the event of a specific security incident, the data concerned may be needed until the incident has been investigated and to safeguard legal claims.

3. Contact and transport enquiries

If you contact us by telephone or email, we process the contact details and enquiry content you provide to handle your request and communicate with you. Depending on the enquiry, this may include your name, company, email address, telephone number and details of the transport or logistics service you require.

The enquiry form on this website does not send a message itself. “Prepare email” opens your email application with the enquiry text you entered. The enquiry only reaches us once you send the email yourself. “Copy enquiry text” copies the text to your clipboard when you select it. The website does not store form entries in a user account or its own database.

If your enquiry relates to steps before entering into a contract or to performing a contract, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. We handle other enquiries under Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest is responding to enquiries and maintaining business contacts. Where statutory retention obligations apply, continued storage is based on Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.

Providing personal data is voluntary. We may be unable to respond without contact details we can reach you on and the information needed to handle your request. Fields marked as required are needed to prepare an enquiry we can process.

4. Applications by email

The application links open your email application. The website does not send applications automatically or offer an upload for application documents. If you send us an application, we process the contact details, qualifications and other application data it contains to review your application and decide whether to enter into an employment relationship. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR in conjunction with § 26(1) and (8) of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

Access is limited to the people responsible for the application and any service providers needed to support them. We retain application data for as long as needed for recruitment and, where applicable, to safeguard legal claims. We then delete the data unless statutory obligations require otherwise. If you are hired, we continue to process the information needed for your employment. Keeping an application for future vacancies requires a separate legal basis, such as your voluntary consent.

5. Cookies, audience measurement and embedded content

The website itself uses no analytics or marketing services, including Google Analytics. Its page code does not set cookies or use local browser storage to recognise returning visitors.

Fonts, images, the company history and the displayed letter of appreciation are part of the website. We do not embed external fonts, maps, videos or social media feeds. Visiting the site therefore does not require a connection to third-party providers for this content.

6. External links

External services, such as LinkedIn and the website of a data protection supervisory authority, appear as ordinary links. You only visit the external service when you follow the link. Its provider is responsible for processing personal data there and its own privacy information applies.

7. Recipients and disclosure

Within our company, only people who need personal data for the stated purposes receive it. Hosting, email and IT providers we engage may also process data to the extent necessary to operate the website and communicate with you. Where a provider acts as a processor, a contract under Article 28 of the GDPR is required.

Public authorities, courts and advisers bound by professional confidentiality may also receive data where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims. We do not sell your personal data.

8. Retention periods

The retention period depends on the purpose of processing, the duration of an enquiry or contractual relationship, statutory retention requirements and the need to safeguard legal claims. We delete data when it is no longer needed for these purposes. Where statutory retention requirements apply, further use is restricted to the purposes associated with them.

9. Reports under the Whistleblower Protection Act

An internal reporting office is available for reports of work-related breaches of law. Phone contact: +49 36428 437-0. Please ask for the internal reporting office. This reporting channel is separate from general contact and transport enquiries. The website itself does not provide an online reporting form.

When a report is made, information about the whistleblower, persons named in the report and the circumstances reported may be processed where necessary for the reporting office to carry out its duties. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR in conjunction with the HinSchG, in particular § 10 of the HinSchG. The requirements of Article 9 of the GDPR and § 10 of the HinSchG also apply to special categories of personal data. Statutory confidentiality requirements and their exceptions must be observed.

Under § 11(5) of the HinSchG, the documentation of a report must generally be deleted three years after the procedure ends. A longer retention period is permitted only where necessary and proportionate to meet legal requirements.

10. Your rights

Subject to the applicable legal conditions, you have the following rights in particular:

If processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time with effect for the future. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before it.

Objection to processing based on legitimate interests

Where we process data under Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, you may object on grounds relating to your particular situation. We will then stop processing the data unless there are compelling legitimate grounds that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is needed to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

Complaint to a supervisory authority

You may lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement (Article 77 GDPR). In Thuringia, you can contact the Thuringian State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (TLfDI).

11. Automated decisions

This website does not make solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects and does not carry out profiling.

As of 29 October 2026. This privacy policy describes the features of this website and the contact channels listed above.