SL Express is a Polish road-transport operator that has been on the international transport market since 2003 and, since 2011, deals exclusively with goods requiring fast delivery under controlled temperature from -25°C to +30°C, including pharmaceutical products and ADR dangerous goods. The company states its fleet consists of over 200 refrigerated Mercedes-Benz vehicles (Sprinter up to 1.5 t, Actros solo up to 11.5 t, Actros FTL and Tandem) fitted with professional cold chambers, most of them capable of two independent temperatures (Bi-Temp) and, on request, three. It states it meets all conditions necessary to organise transport of pharmaceutical products in accordance with GDP requirements.
Logistics capability iMeasures breadth across the profile's capability checkboxes: 9 warehousing options at 3.2 points each (capped at 28), 6 transport options at 3.8 points capped at 22, 4 clinical-logistics services at 5 points capped at 20, and 7 cold-chain capabilities at 3.2 points capped at 22, plus 1.6 points per product type handled, capped at 8. Levels: 80+ Full-service 3PL | 60-79 Broad capability | 40-59 Established | below 40 Specialist. Whether this dimension matters for you depends on your specific project.
10Specialist
Cold-chain strength iCounts the 5 temperature-controlled storage capabilities (refrigerated through liquid nitrogen) at 7 points each, capped at 35, and the 6 cold-chain shipping practices (passive and active shipping, real-time monitoring, excursion management, qualified lanes, thermal validation) at 7.5 points each, capped at 45, plus 3.3 points per temperature range supported, capped at 20. Levels: 80+ Cold-chain leader | 60-79 Advanced | 40-59 Capable | below 40 Limited. Whether this dimension matters for you depends on your specific project.
8Limited
Regulatory reach iCounts regulatory-compliance frameworks at 6 points each (up to 9 counted, capped at 54), adds 18 points for GDP certification and 6 for FDA experience, plus 5.5 points per geographic-coverage region, capped at 22. Levels: 80+ Globally compliant | 60-79 Multi-region | 40-59 Regional | below 40 Developing. Whether this dimension matters for you depends on your specific project.
30Developing
Network scale iBuilt from four reported capacity figures: GDP facilities at 1.4 points each capped at 28, warehouse footprint at 1 point per 200,000 sq ft capped at 26, annual shipment volume at 1 point per 60,000 shipments capped at 28, and fleet size at 1 point per 120 vehicles capped at 18. Levels: 80+ Global network | 60-79 Large network | 40-59 Regional network | below 40 Emerging. Whether this dimension matters for you depends on your specific project.
0Emerging
Quality & compliance iBlends reported performance metrics: on-time delivery and temperature compliance rates each worth up to 32 points (about 0.32 per percent), a 16-point excursion bonus that loses 8 points per percent of excursions, 12 points reduced by 1.5 per open CAPA, and 12 points reduced by 2 per audit finding last year. Shows 0 and Not reported when neither delivery nor temperature rate is provided. Levels: 80+ Exceptional | 60-79 Strong | 40-59 Solid | below 40 Developing. Whether this dimension matters for you depends on your specific project.
0Not reported
Clinical-logistics depth iCounts the 4 clinical-trial services (investigator-site shipments, depot management, comparator sourcing, direct-to-patient) at 11 points each, capped at 44, with extra weight of 12 points each for direct-to-patient and depot management, plus 4.6 points per shipment-visibility feature listed, capped at 32. Levels: 80+ Trial-grade | 60-79 Strong | 40-59 Established | below 40 Emerging. Whether this dimension matters for you depends on your specific project.
0Emerging