Land transport and transport via pipelines: largest employers
4,664 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 49) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. HR Rail leads with 27,811.0 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 20
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HR Rail 1060 Saint-Gilles | €549.4m | €2.37bn | €28.3m | 27,811.0 | 2025 |
| 2 | Societe des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles 1000 Brussels | €3.47bn | €240.6m | €3.00bn | 10,277.5 | 2025 |
| 3 | Vlaamse Vervoermaatschappij - De Lijn 2800 Mechelen | €3.09bn | €1.42bn | €2.25bn | 7,637.1 | 2025 |
| 4 | Operateur de Transport de Wallonie 5100 Namur | €1.91bn | €66.4m | €877.2m | 6,183.2 | 2025 |
| 5 | Henri Essers en Zonen Internationaal Transport 3600 Genk | €339.5m | €537.9m | €21.1m | 932.3 | 2025 |
| 6 | Lineas 1030 Schaerbeek | €290.1m | €431.9m | €55.0m | 841.2 | 2025 |
| 7 | H. Essers Transport Company 3600 Genk | €127.1m | €98.6m | €64.6m | 654.3 | 2025 |
| 8 | Get Driven 8530 Harelbeke | €3.38m | — | €2.19m | 629.5 | 2025 |
| 9 | DHL Global Forwarding (Belgium) 1830 Machelen (Brab.) | €86.7m | €444.9m | €29.6m | 596.3 | 2025 |
| 10 | DPD (Belgium) 1800 Vilvoorde | €242.3m | €268.1m | €82.6m | 576.5 | 2024 |
| 11 | Ghent Handling and Distribution 9042 Ghent | €172.1m | €117.1m | €129.3m | 532.7 | 2025 |
| 12 | DSV Road Real Estate 2030 Antwerp | €100.7m | €230.1m | €54.2m | 512.2 | 2024 |
| 13 | Jost & Cie 4040 Herstal | €82.2m | €180.4m | €44.7m | 508.7 | 2025 |
| 14 | DHL eCommerce (Belgium) 1740 Ternat | €29.6m | €120.3m | €10.3m | 452.5 | 2025 |
| 15 | Primelog 1930 Zaventem | 218,267 € | — | 6,260 € | 406.0 | 2025 |
| 16 | Vervaeke 8587 Spiere-Helkijn | €96.1m | €87.6m | €40.7m | 393.3 | 2025 |
| 17 | Van Moer Transport 2070 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht | €42.2m | €84.0m | €4.33m | 391.5 | 2025 |
| 18 | Xwift 9810 Nazareth-De Pinte | €111.5m | €54.3m | 948,956 € | 372.7 | 2025 |
| 19 | THI Factory 1060 Saint-Gilles | €671.7m | €936.0m | €425.9m | 363.2 | 2025 |
| 20 | GXO Logistics Belgium 1730 Asse | €44.5m | €44.9m | €33.0m | 349.6 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest employer in Land transport and transport via pipelines?
HR Rail, with 27,811.0 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Land transport and transport via pipelines companies report employees?
4,664 out of 12,393, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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Open the full file →Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 14 Nov 2026.