As a national umbrella association, the DSLV represents the interests of 3,000 leading German forwarding and logistics companies across all modes of transport through 16 regional state associations. With a total of 600,000 employees, they are an essential part of Germany's third-largest industry. The membership structure of the DSLV ranges from globally operating logistics groups and 4PL and 3PL providers to owner-operated freight forwarding companies ("SMEs") with their own truck fleets, as well as charterers of inland vessels and railways, to sea, air freight, customs and warehouse specialists. The DSLV is the political voice and central contact for the federal government, the institutions of the Bundestag and Bundesrat, as well as all relevant federal ministries and authorities in the legislative and law implementation process, insofar as logistics and freight transport are concerned.
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