THE OPEN MODAL GROUP
A human-scale,
agile and responsible company
Open Modal is a family-owned group made up of four companies: TAB Rail Road, T3M, BTM and Combirail.
Driven by shared values : sustainability, ethics, professionalism, optimism, and collective spirit, they are supported daily by our head office in Saint-Jean-de-Védas. These shared services include human resources, IT, communication, accounting, QSE, finance and insurance.
The Open Modal
Network
The Combined Rail-Road Transport chain
The Combined Rail-Road Transport chain
The Combined Rail-Road Transport chain
- DAY A
- Warehouse departure
- Goods are loaded into a swap body (UTI).
- They are then transported by road to the combined transport terminal.
- The terminal operator ensures the link between road and rail by placing the swap body onto the train.
- The goods are then transported overnight by rail to the arrival terminal. T3M is responsible for coordinating rail transport from terminal to terminal.
- The terminal operator unloads the goods from the train and loads them onto a truck.
- They then travel the final miles by road to the delivery warehouse.
(Transport provided by TAB Rail Road – rail coordination by T3M) - DAY B
Discover our 4 entities
TAB Rail Road
01
Road freight transport
TAB Rail Road is a road freight carrier specializing in Combined Rail-Road Transport and a market leader.
TAB Rail Road provides general cargo transport, full loads or dedicated distribution, from warehouse to warehouse, day A / day B.
T3M
02
The combined transport operator
T3M is a combined transport operator specializing in Combined Rail-Road Transport applied to continental and maritime flows.
Responsible for coordinating the rail component of combined transport, T3M provides daily terminal-to-terminal transport, day A / day B.
BTM
03
The multimodal terminal operator
BTM ensures the link between road and rail.
Thanks to our group-wide expertise, BTM understands and masters the needs of the Combined Rail-Road Transport chain.
The company therefore offers tailor-made services to all its customers, from driver reception to services for UTIs, wagons or locomotives.
COMBIRAIL
04
The rail freight company
Combirail is a rail freight company specializing in Combined Rail-Road Transport.
Combirail provides a premium, flexible service to support the growth of combined transport in France.
The company provides traction and rail services.
