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Tuesday January 13, 2026
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| Vol. 25 No. 1 | Tuesday January 13, 2026 |
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Passing Of A German Air Cargo Legend |
Dieter Haltmayer, founder and guiding force of QCS - Quick Cargo Service AG based in Frankfurt, Germany died last week. QCS was founded in 1974 and during any season was a wonderful and warm family business that continued great family traditions, including a live Christmas Tree at its headquarters offices at Cargo City SUD where Quick celebrated 50 years in business during 2024. For us, the bigger story that same year was that Quick Cargo founder Dieter Haltmayer, was still in evidence at the company he founded celebrating his 90th birthday (October 31) at a big party held in his honor on November 2, at the Frankfurt Kempinski Hotel. In the picture with the (late) Papa Haltmayer is Stephan Haltmayer, CEO, daughters Dr. Jennifer Melnyk, who serves in Finance for the company and Heidi Haltmayer, who serves as Director Administration. As QCS marks 52 years of service upcoming in both air freight and sea freight, no doubt the personal touch remains the core business of this dedicated family. This is why Dieter mattered. Always an outspoken advocate on industry issues, Herr Haltmayer got together a group of SME forwarders to establish strength in unity. Dieter shared his world view of the independent freight forwarder with our colleague, the late Günter Mosler: “In 1999 Lufthansa’s airfreight management team explained to the airfreight industry that it was their goal to work with 12 Global Players and to forget the rest of the forwarders,” Dieter Haltmayer said. “We medium-sized forwarders had to consider how we could succeed outside the ranks of these top 12 agents. “Lufthansa’s declaration was the beginning of IATA airfreight agents pooling their export freight. “Groups of IATA forwarders came together to consolidate their freight in order to stay competitive with the global players. “Suddenly the national carrier is once again taking interest in these groups. “To be successful a midsize company needs a global strategy. “Alliances and partnerships are the core-strategy in building success today and in the future. Alliances afford the small to medium forwarder the power to quote import rates from all parts of the world using carriers of our choice. “Additionally the alliance generates routing orders for traffic to increase export flow. “Each member of the alliance remains financially independent. “In terms of jointly developed business, profits are shared,” Dieter concluded. Dieter Haltmayer was not only the founder of a company, but the founder of values that shaped generations of logistics professionals. What began as a vision built on trust, precision, and personal responsibility grew into a European logistics group shaped by strong relationships and dedicated people. Throughout his life, he stood for integrity, long-term thinking, and partnership. Happy Landing always, Papa. GDA |
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