Transport og lagring
FollowDownload sector report (PDF)32 companies ranked against comparable companies in four Morning company classes. Fiscal year 2022. Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre. Methodology
Ranking · 2022 · Morning class Small
| # | Company | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hts Mosjøen AS | 95 | – |
| 2 | Ama Andersen AS | 75 | – |
| 3 | Alliance Transport og Spedisjon AS | 73 | – |
| 4 | Frigocare Aalesund AS | 62 | – |
| 5 | Tommy Haugen Transport AS | 61 | – |
| 6 | 3P Logistikk AS | 53 | – |
| 7 | Midt-Troms Transport AS | 52 | – |
| 8 | Kongsberg Tur og Transport AS | 42 | – |
| 9 | Akkord Drive AS | 35 | – |
| 10 | Easyteach Norway AS | 29 | – |
| 11 | Ålesund Container Transport AS | 17 | – |
| 12 | Christiansand Taxi AS | 0 | – |
The rank is the rank in the class. A class with fewer than ten companies is compared with the whole sector. Full ranking · Press mode
Biggest moves · Morning class Small
Climbers and fallers need at least two fiscal years with a score. Coming when next year's figures are fetched.
Top lists in the sector · 2022 · Morning class Small
The five largest companies account for 37% of the sector's revenue. Combined profit before tax for the 12 ranked companies: 47 MNOK.
Highest revenue
- Frigocare Aalesund AS 41 MNOK
- Alliance Transport og Spedisjon AS 29 MNOK
- 3P Logistikk AS 27 MNOK
- Kongsberg Tur og Transport AS 23 MNOK
- Christiansand Taxi AS 22 MNOK
Operating revenue.
Highest operating margin
- Ama Andersen AS 39.4%
- Hts Mosjøen AS 19.2%
- Frigocare Aalesund AS 13.2%
- Kongsberg Tur og Transport AS 10.2%
- Easyteach Norway AS 6.2%
Operating result divided by operating revenue.
Largest profit
- Ama Andersen AS 34 MNOK
- Frigocare Aalesund AS 6 MNOK
- Hts Mosjøen AS 3 MNOK
- Kongsberg Tur og Transport AS 2 MNOK
- Alliance Transport og Spedisjon AS 2 MNOK
Profit before tax.
Largest loss
- Christiansand Taxi AS −2 MNOK
- Ålesund Container Transport AS −1 MNOK
Profit before tax, the largest negative.
Most solid
- Hts Mosjøen AS 72.3%
- Alliance Transport og Spedisjon AS 52.3%
- Tommy Haugen Transport AS 50.7%
- 3P Logistikk AS 48.0%
- Midt-Troms Transport AS 47.4%
Equity ratio: equity divided by total assets.
Fastest growth
No company meets the requirement this year.
Revenue growth from the year before, only from at least NOK 10 million in revenue.
Largest revenue decline
No company meets the requirement this year.
Revenue decline from the year before, only from at least NOK 10 million in revenue.
Biggest climbers
Requires an index for two financial years.
Change in index points from the year before.
Biggest fallers
Requires an index for two financial years.
Change in index points from the year before.
Most employees
- Christiansand Taxi AS 47
- Kongsberg Tur og Transport AS 38
- Tommy Haugen Transport AS 25
- Akkord Drive AS 25
- Hts Mosjøen AS 18
Employees according to the Central Coordinating Register.
Highest revenue per employee
- Alliance Transport og Spedisjon AS 4.8 MNOK
- Frigocare Aalesund AS 3.1 MNOK
- 3P Logistikk AS 1.9 MNOK
- Ålesund Container Transport AS 1.7 MNOK
- Hts Mosjøen AS 0.9 MNOK
Only companies with at least 5 employees.
The lists cover ranked companies in the class: operating companies with at least NOK 1m in revenue, without holding companies and excluded ones. Size lists (revenue, profit, employees) count each group once. Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre. Amounts in other currencies are converted at Norges Bank's rates.
Positions in the sector · 2022 · Morning class Small
Each company is placed by profitability and solidity, measured as a place from 0 to 100 against the others in the same sector and Morning company class. The bubble shows revenue. Hover over or tap a bubble for the figures, filter by profile or search for a company.
Bubble size shows relative revenue, not exact figures.
Lion · LeaderHigh profitability, high solidity
Cheetah · SprinterHigh profitability, lower solidity
Elephant · StewardLower profitability, high solidity
Beaver · BuilderLower profitability, lower solidity
Show the positions as a list
| Company | Profile | Profitability | Solidity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ama Andersen AS | Cheetah | 100 | 43 |
| Hts Mosjøen AS | Lion | 91 | 100 |
| Frigocare Aalesund AS | Lion | 77 | 52 |
| Kongsberg Tur og Transport AS | Cheetah | 68 | 33 |
| Alliance Transport og Spedisjon AS | Lion | 64 | 90 |
| Easyteach Norway AS | Cheetah | 59 | 5 |
| Akkord Drive AS | Cheetah | 50 | 14 |
| 3P Logistikk AS | Elephant | 36 | 71 |
| Tommy Haugen Transport AS | Elephant | 23 | 81 |
| Midt-Troms Transport AS | Elephant | 23 | 62 |
| Ålesund Container Transport AS | Beaver | 9 | 24 |
| Christiansand Taxi AS | Beaver | 0 | 0 |
Summary · fiscal year 2022 · Morning class Small
The sector's median operating margin is 5.9%. 2 of 23 companies have negative equity. The median equity ratio is 43.8%.
All figures are for fiscal year 2022. Ranked: 12 operating companies. Holding companies, excluded companies and companies without enough data are shown but not ranked. How to read the index
- Growth is not included in the index: it needs the previous year's accounts.
Climbers and fallers · Morning class Small
Climbers need at least two fiscal years. They appear once next year's accounts are fetched or history is imported.
Awards · 2022 · Morning class Small
Needs attention · 2022 · Morning class Small
14 companies show at least one warning sign. Showing the 14 most important.
- criticalChristiansand Taxi ASNegative equity · Current ratio below 1 (0.47) · Loss before tax
- criticalKOKELV TRANSPORT & Maskin ASNegative equity · Current ratio below 1 (0.81) · Loss before tax
- watchAgder Maskintransport ASVery low equity ratio (1.9%) · Current ratio below 1 (0.74) · Loss before tax
- watchÅlesund Container Transport ASVery low equity ratio (6.8%) · Current ratio below 1 (0.90) · Loss before tax
- watchEasyteach Norway ASVery low equity ratio (5.3%) · Current ratio below 1 (0.87)
- watchNbd Concept ASVery low equity ratio (5.5%) · Current ratio below 1 (0.76)
- watchKnuts Transport ASVery low equity ratio (6.5%) · Current ratio below 1 (0.91)
- watchMove Transportservice ASCurrent ratio below 1 (0.53) · Loss before tax
- watchKongsberg Tur og Transport ASCurrent ratio below 1 (0.81)
- watchNordland Personbefordring ASLoss before tax
- watchHeggeriset Lastebiltransport ASLoss before tax
- watchAkkord Drive ASVery low equity ratio (5.3%)
- watchPowrtime Transport ASVery low equity ratio (5.1%)
- watchPA Logistikk ASLoss before tax
Sector map · 2022 · Morning class Small
Profitability against solidity for the ranked companies. Size shows revenue. Coral triangle: negative equity. Click to open the company. Outliers are placed on the edge.
Show the map's figures as a table
| Company | Operating margin | Equity ratio | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hts Mosjøen AS | 19.2% | 72.3% | 15 MNOK |
| Ama Andersen AS | 39.4% | 43.4% | 15 MNOK |
| Alliance Transport og Spedisjon AS | 5.7% | 52.3% | 29 MNOK |
| Frigocare Aalesund AS | 13.2% | 44.2% | 41 MNOK |
| Tommy Haugen Transport AS | 1.4% | 50.7% | 20 MNOK |
| 3P Logistikk AS | 5.3% | 48.0% | 27 MNOK |
| Midt-Troms Transport AS | 2.4% | 47.4% | 14 MNOK |
| Kongsberg Tur og Transport AS | 10.2% | 13.9% | 23 MNOK |
| Akkord Drive AS | 6.1% | 5.3% | 12 MNOK |
| Easyteach Norway AS | 6.2% | 5.3% | 16 MNOK |
| Ålesund Container Transport AS | −3.3% | 6.8% | 15 MNOK |
| Christiansand Taxi AS | −8.8% | −91.9% | 22 MNOK |
Holding and investment companies · 2022
1 companies in the sector are holding or investment companies. They are kept out of the ranking above, since revenue, margins and growth say little about a company that lives from ownership. They are ranked on their own here: 0 have at least 10 MNOK in assets and are listed.
None of them is large enough to be ranked.
Score 0–100 against the other holding companies in the sector: equity ratio 40 %, return on assets 40 % and current ratio 20 %. Methodology
Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year
The sector's weakest year was 2026, with a median operating margin of 0.2%.
Based on the 8 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported.
| Fiscal year | Median operating margin | Median equity ratio |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2022 | 5.5% | 17.7% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | 32.9% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | 32.2% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | 31.4% |
| 2026 · weakest year | 0.2% | 19.3% |
In 2026, 3 ranked companies did better than the sector, 0 about the same and 3 weaker.
Held up best in 2026
- 1Circle K Transport ASequity ratio 18.4%4.7%
- 2Aimo Park Norway ASequity ratio 20.3%4.1%
- 3FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics ASequity ratio 21.1%4.1%
Better than the sector: operating margin at or above the sector median and no loss or negative equity. Weaker: operating margin below the median and a loss or negative equity. Otherwise about the same as the sector. Methodology
Drivers in the sector
Interest rates, prices and exchange rates that shape the sector's year, next to the sector's median operating margin. The drivers are context and are not part of the index.
Export price of crude oil (kr per fat)
Export price of crude oil fell 17.6% in 2025; the sector's median operating margin fell 0.2 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Export price of crude oil, annual average | 609 | 979 | 877 | 859 | 708 | 881 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +61.1% | +60.8% | −10.5% | −2.0% | −17.6% | +24.5% |
| Sector's median operating margin | – | 5.5% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 0.2% |
Source: SSB (08799, CC BY 4.0). Source · fetched 1 November 2026
Consumer price index (indeks (2025 = 100))
Consumer price index rose 3.0% in 2025; the sector's median operating margin fell 0.2 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer price index, annual average | 84.3 | 89.2 | 94.1 | 97.0 | 100.0 | 102.9 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +3.5% | +5.8% | +5.5% | +3.2% | +3.0% | +2.9% |
| Sector's median operating margin | – | 5.5% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 0.2% |
Source: SSB (14710, CC BY 4.0). Source · fetched 1 November 2026
Policy rate (prosent)
Policy rate fell 0.20 percentage points in 2025; the sector's median operating margin fell 0.2 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy rate, annual average | 0.08 | 1.32 | 3.54 | 4.50 | 4.30 | 4.14 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | −0.28 percentage points | +1.24 percentage points | +2.22 percentage points | +0.96 percentage points | −0.20 percentage points | −0.16 percentage points |
| Sector's median operating margin | – | 5.5% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 0.2% |
Source: Norges Bank (IR, NLOD 2.0). Source · fetched 1 November 2026
When export price of crude oil fell in 2025, 557 of 1,162 ranked companies kept their operating margin at or above the year before. Among the largest: Norwegian Air Shuttle Aoc AS (0.8% → 2.0%), Posten Bring AS (−0.1% → 4.8%), Avinor AS (9.1% → 18.7%), VY Buss AS (2.2% → 3.2%), Norwegian Air AS (−34.2% → 19.2%).
We show the drivers and the margin side by side and claim no cause. Sensitivity per company is not computed until we have at least 10 years of accounts per company: with three years such figures are false precision.
The sector in Norway (SSB)
The whole industry as Statistics Norway counts it: every enterprise, not only the limited companies we rank. Use these figures as background for the ranking above.
Enterprises, employment and turnover · 2024
- Enterprises
- 20,701
- −0.1% from 2023
- Persons employed
- 128,218
- +0.2% from 2023
- Turnover
- NOK 335.7 bn
- +7.9% from 2023
- Gross operating margin
- 7.7%
- Gross operating surplus divided by turnover
All enterprises, sole proprietorships included.
Bankruptcies in the industry
175 enterprise bankruptcies in the last four quarters (2025K4–2026K3). Change −3.3% against the four quarters before (181). That is about 8.5 per 1,000 enterprises.
Foreign-controlled enterprises · 2024
- Share of enterprises
- 2.3%
- Share of persons employed
- 19.9%
- Share of turnover
- 24.5%
SSB publishes this for groups of industries only. The figures are for the group “Transport og lagring”.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 12910, table 10790, table 08085. CC BY 4.0. Our industry codes (SN2025) are linked to SSB’s (SN2007) with SSB’s correspondence table in Klass.
Latest bankruptcies and liquidations
- ALPHA TRANSPORT & Import AS 917482772 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026 · 1 MNOK (2025)
- Egstad Transport AS 815523962 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026 · 1 MNOK (2025)
- Liberty Shipping AS 989039350 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026
- Saga Aviation AS 923801790 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026
- Syla Bil AS 918602216 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026
- Ad-Frakt AS 996557677 Voluntary liquidation · 30 October 2026 · 1 MNOK (2025)
- Equinox Invest AS 913130235 Voluntary liquidation · 30 October 2026
- Gorich AS 830225382 Bankruptcy · 30 October 2026 · 0 MNOK (2025)
Industry codes (NACE)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 49* | Hele hovedgruppe 49 |
| 49.110 | Passasjertransport med jernbane |
| 49.120 | Passasjertransport med sporvei |
| 49.200 | Godstransport med jernbane |
| 49.310 | Passasjertransport med rutebil |
| 49.320 | Passasjertransport utenom rutetabell |
| 49.330 | Passasjertransport på forespørsel utført av fører med kjøretøy |
| 49.340 | Passasjertransport med kabelbaner og skiheiser |
| 49.390 | Annen landtransport med passasjerer ikke nevnt annet sted |
| 49.410 | Godstransport på vei |
| 49.420 | Flyttetransport |
| 51* | Hele hovedgruppe 51 |
| 51.100 | Lufttransport med passasjerer |
| 51.210 | Lufttransport med gods |
| 51.220 | Romfart |
| 52* | Hele hovedgruppe 52 |
| 52.100 | Lagring |
| 52.211 | Drift av gods- og transportsentraler |
| 52.212 | Drift av parkeringsplasser og parkeringshus |
| 52.219 | Tjenester tilknyttet landtransport ikke nevnt annet sted |
| 52.220 | Andre tjenester tilknyttet sjøtransport |
| 52.230 | Andre tjenester tilknyttet lufttransport |
| 52.240 | Lasting og lossing |
| 52.250 | Logistikktjenester |
| 52.260 | Andre støttetjenester for transport |
| 52.311 | Formidlingstjenester tilknyttet godstransport via skip |
| 52.312 | Formidlingstjenester tilknyttet godstransport via jernbane, luftfartøy eller på vei |
| 52.320 | Formidlingstjenester tilknyttet passasjertransport |
| 53* | Hele hovedgruppe 53 |
| 53.100 | Landsdekkende posttjenester |
| 53.200 | Andre post- og budtjenester |
| 53.300 | Formidlingstjenester tilknyttet post- og budtjenester |