Preamble: At the time of stirring up memories and regrets, and to facilitate
understanding by those who are not known, a comparison is needed: ONATRA / OM.
Known throughout Europe, criticized, maligned, targets new wildest
(Hello Mr ONAS) but fortunately false admired or envied dream of so
Young drivers, in short leaving no one indifferent and marking "Lifetime" those who
had the chance to work because there was more than a driver, it was "A ONATRA.
(Guieu Jean)
Jean ARCOSTANZO son of a wine merchant from Marseilles ARCOSTANZO Ambrose, who
provided transport for its goods, mainly wine, of Algeria to Marseille
with the aid of boats including a wine carrier of the CITY TENES owned and delivered
"Bulk" in the region with its own trucks. The main customers are:
Ricard Cusenier, Martini & Rossi.
J. ARCOSTANZO wanted to complete the delivery system with the "bottled"
(a concept echoed by others thereafter) the refusal father, he founded his own company
transport in 1945 in partnership with Ste works RAZEL:
The company ONATE Headquartered in Marseille 42 avenue St Just
(Omnium National Transport and Road Operations) directed several large projects
for the establishment of bases of NATO in Europe (Turkey, Italy, Algeria, etc.).
It is equipped truck 6 x 4 tipper WILLEME whose solidity and reliability are
legendary (the weight also, alas). He then in 1947 he founded the Society ONATRA (Omnium National Transport) and the installs
Marseille, 10 Bd Anatole France.
1948: Signed 1 large contract for the transportation of bauxite with Pechiney
following that with Kuhlman.
The predominance of chemical transport is initiated. With the active participation
Mr Edmond Perret of Commercial Director.
During the following years, development occurs through the creation of agencies:
Saint Auban in 1950, Director Mr. P. BONNABEL, the agency begins with four 6X4
Willeme dump
transporting coal from Manosque Pechiney plant in Saint Auban, and bauxite.
1959 Park St. Auban will be 80 tractors and 110 S / R
An office was opened in Paris for contacts with governments and customers.
Then open the agency director Royes A. GRELAUD customers UGINE Kulmann, CTA
OXO CHEMISTRY, SPC ELBEUF with a Persian surcursale in Beaumont under the responsibility of
G. LASSALE (tractors painted in blue)
LYON:
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Quai Perrache Director V.D 'ORIA assistance to drivers and vehicles and customs documents
BARCELONA:
Under the authority of Mr. Fandos, assistance and reloading of trucks, a huge job
times not easy in Spain (how many drivers they have been out of prison because it was the rule
accident = prison) traffic in 1969 400 trucks per month
CHALON ON SAONE:
After various temporary structures including a truck shop, the agency is created by P. GIRAUDEAU
Solway client with many exclusive locations. Park 66 sets in 1968.
SAINT AVOLD Created in 1967 Director Mr. Esparse
1969 will see the creation of agencies NARBONNE Director Mr. Ballester,
Homberger (Germany) assistance agreement and reloading, and
ARANCE LACQ
Mr. Director-ZEM customers Metano Lacq and oils of Aquitaine.
In May 1970 VITROLLES inauguration of the European dimension is reached:
P. D.G: J. ARCONSTANO D.G: G. BARRIER D.C: E. PERRET
On a plot of 7.5 ha:
- An office building of 55m X14 by 9m high with
a rise in the east "tower" on 20m high
- Building social 47mX12m 6m high.
-2 Technical buildings 150x20 and 160X36
The size of the company is about 1200 people
equipment: tractors Berliet TLM and Pluto Magirus F and FS 240 hp.
Semi-trailer Dump: Marrel Trailor, Coder
Tanks: Coder, trailor, BSL-Fauvet Girel
Pulvers: Coder, Filliat
Creating agency is continuing in 1970:
PierreBENITE replaces LYON
Meurchin Director S. COLAS
1972: FAULQUE replaces ST AVOLD
Creation of ONATRA GENES Director G. SCALONI
1973: ROISSY ROYES and replaces PERSIAN - BEAUMONT Director Mr. LASSALLE
Pakhoed is 50/100 of capital ontra
New CEO: Mr. Rudge
1975 arrival of 2 new DG: F. Lambert and N. WEBER
creating ONATRA Netherlands in Rotterdam Director Van Emmerik
DEPARTURE OF J. ARCONSTANZO
new staff: CEO: F. VAN Geaves DG: JP Josien and J. Guieu
1976 order for 100 trucks and 25 CODE Pulvers FILLIAT
Buying a station retreading BANDAG installed in Vitrolles
coding of vehicles: VIT, SAT ... ect
10/12/76 merger with FUEL TRANSPORT owned Pakhoed
The new company is called ONATRA HOLDING
creating ONATRA ITALIA headquartered in Turin
CEO: J. Guieu DG. P. BERNARDET
mainly traffic for PEUGEOT
10 / 1978 the Belgian group IBELS - ALMABO takes control of ONATRA
New logo 
Opening of the Agency TANCARVILLE
09 / 1979 Establishment of the Agency Director MELLE G. FLURIAN
Management remains the same until the end of 1980 which has seen the departure of F. GAEVER VAN
Early 1981 JP Josien replaced as P d G
J D G rest Guieu
In late 1982 Y Brasseur took the Chair
Lecomte R and D G CH PIZZUTTO
J P JOSIEN D Commercial
Guieu J D Operations
1983 Control contactor 300 DAF
"S / R VAN HOOL
Creating SOFIMED P d GJ Guieu Transport to the Maghreb
BOUYG customers. MEDTRANS
1985 Departure of J P JOSIEN
Out of Rs. LECOMTE and CH.PIZZUTTO
The company is divided into 6: To facilitate the recovery
These 6 parts become Transchem
TRANSLACQ
ONALOR
QNATER
ONASUD
SOGESTRA (Ste Administrative)
END OF MAKING A GREAT!