[1] Hellmann is active in airfreight, seafreight, roadfreight, railfreight, and contract logistics.

[2] In 1871, Carl Heinrich Hellmann founded a sole proprietorship in Osnabrück that transported goods by horse-drawn vehicles.

[3] The company was almost completely destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in 1945 in Reichsbahn barracks in Osnabrück.

Jost and Klaus Hellmann, as key shareholders, continue to be involved in strategic directions.

[8] The company is divided into four business units: airfreight, seafreight, road and rail (overland transport), and contract logistics.

[12] In addition to direct services, there are daily lines for general cargo transport.

It established a weekly rail connection between Germany and the People's Republic of China.