Hector Rail

Hector Rail operates rail freight services, including system trains, intermodal transport, wagonload transport and timber transport. It runs electric locomotives in Scandinavia and a corridor between Sweden and Germany, and describes itself as the largest privately owned rail freight operator in Scandinavia.

Its customers are industrial and logistics companies in basic industries, among them forestry, steel and biomass (wood chips) shippers, and forwarding and logistics firms for intermodal traffic. The company earns revenue from transport services sold to these customers; the website describes long-term customer and supplier relationships but does not detail pricing or contract structure.

Hector Rail was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Sweden, with driver stations from Malmö to Luleå, in Kongsvinger (Norway) and along the corridor through Denmark. It has over 100 electric locomotives and more than 400 employees, and reports a growing presence in Germany. The company is ISO 9001, 14001 and 27001 certified, and its open position listed on the site is a student Power BI developer role in Danderyd.

Product: Rail freight transport services: system trains, intermodal transport, wagonload transport and timber transport.