1981: Military service in supply company 360
1982-1988: Study of transport business administration at Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences
1988: Joined the parental bus and transport company
1999: Managing partner of Rüdinger Spedition
Since 1994: Member of the DIHK Transport Committee
2012-2022: VSL Vice President
2013-2018: IHK Heilbronn-Franken vice president and chairman of the transport committee
2016-2022: Managing Director of Online Immobiliengesellschaft
2020-2021: DSLV expert committee road haulage deputy chairman
2021: DSLV Technical Committee Road Freight Transport Chairman