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idem telematics GmbH: Management Change
- Jens Zeller will retire as planned
- Key driver behind the company's growth into the European market leader in transportation networking
- Thomas Piller will take over sole management of idem telematics
Munich/Ulm, 6. July 2026 --- After almost ten years of successful work and development of idem telematics GmbH as European market leader for transport networking, Jens Zeller will step down from management at the end of August and retire as planned.
On 1 September Thomas Piller will take over the sole management of the telematics specialist in the BPW Group. Together with the extended management Heiko Boch, Head of Product Management, Dirk Maaßen, Head of Development and Operations, and Robin Schirmer, Head of Sales, he will continue to drive the successful development of the company.
With a holistic networking concept that intelligently connects freight, driver and vehicle across all transport categories, idem telematics offers manufacturer-independent solutions to optimize the profitability of transport and logistics processes.
Markus Schell, personally liable managing partner of BPW and chairman of the advisory board of idem telematics: "Jens Zeller has successfully managed the company's business for almost a decade. Together with Thomas Piller, he has continuously expanded idem telematics' position as a European market and innovation leader and has set an important course for the future with the early integration of the latest data and AI technologies into the product portfolio. We would like to thank Jens Zeller for his successful work and wish him all the best for his future. At the same time, we wish the management team led by Thomas Piller every success in continuing on this path of growth and shaping the company’s future development."
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About idem telematics GmbH – connecting all road transport
As Europe’s leading telematics partner, idem telematics supports forwarders, fleet operators and shippers in using data to continuously improve their core business, and thus to increase their profitability, customer satisfaction and competitiveness. Our systems are uncomplicated, independent, cross-fleet and cross-manufacturer, and adaptable to any company size and business model. The service: individual on-site process consulting – combined with the Europe-wide market-leading all-in-one cargofleet telematics platform for trucks, trailers, freight and logistics. Consolidating and summarising the data sets of vehicles, drivers and freight, idem telematics provides a complete system for increasing the transparency and economy of the entire logistics process. Benefits include unique customer proximity and flexibility for individual telematics requirements based on more than 25 years of telematics, transport and logistics expertise. idem telematics is a subsidiary of the BPW Group and employs around 75 staff at its locations in Munich and Ulm. www.idemtelematics.com
About the BPW Group
The BPW Group researches, develops and manufactures everything needed to ensure that transport keeps moving and is safe, illuminated, intelligent and digitally connected. With its brands BPW, Ermax, HBN, HESTAL and idem telematics, the company group is a preferred system partner of the commercial vehicle industry around the globe for running gear, brakes, lighting, fasteners and superstructure technology, telematics and other key components for trucks, trailers and buses. The BPW Group offers comprehensive mobility services for transport businesses, ranging from a global service network to spare parts supply and intelligent networking of vehicles, drivers and freight. The owner-operated company group currently employs around 6,580 staff in 28 countries and achieved consolidated sales of 1.562 billion euros in 2024. www.bpw.de/en
