With approximately 48,646 employees and revenues of more than €3.8 billion, Dekra is the largest inspection company in Germany and one of the world’s leading expert organizations.

The group focuses on the inspection of vehicles and technical systems, but also offers other services like testing and certification.

Dekra's range of services also includes safety engineering and occupational medicine support for businesses in accordance with professional association regulations.

The association also provides employee training for companies engaged in the safe transport of dangerous goods or substances.

[4] Dekra was founded in Berlin in 1925 as Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein (German Motor Vehicle Inspection Association).

[5] From 1937, Dekra can no longer maintain its neutral course with regard to the National Socialist regime and is forced to organize itself within the state-controlled trade association “Reichsverkehrsgruppe Kraftfahrgewerbe” (Reich Transport Group for the Motor Vehicle Industry) In World War II, the majority of Dekra engineers are drafted into the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces).

[6] Starting in 1942, the focal point of orders shifts from vehicle inspection to damage and time estimates.

[14] Dekra gained worldwide recognition between 1991 and 1995 as the exclusive advertising partner of Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher.

Dekra offers free visual and functional inspection in all of its branches under the name SafetyCheck during a promotion period in the spring of each year.