En septembre 1994, DB AG, entreprise ferroviaire contrôlée par l'État, et Thyssen Haniel Logistik (THL), ont fondé la coentreprise de transport de fret BahnTrans.
In September 1994, the freight forwarding company BahnTrans was founded by State-owned railway undertaking DB AG and Thyssen Haniel Logistik (THL) as a joint venture.