DSV over Time As of January 2007, DFDS Transport changes its name to DSV. DSV has operated under the name of DFDS Transport since the acquisition of DFDS Dan Transport A/S (2000), however our history dates back to 1976. We have been through a series of mergers to ensure a key position in the global transport industry, and as a result we have grown stronger and larger. The Beginning It all began in 1976 when Leif Tullberg and ten independent hauliers established De Sammensluttede Vognmænd af 13-7 1976 A/S. The company operated as a cartage department for the owners and only handled contracting haulage and deliveries. Soon the vision became to enter the international transport market. It was realised in 1989 with the acquisition of two competing export companies Borup Autotransport A/S and Hammerbro A/S-Bech Trans, followed by Samson Transport Co. A/S in 1997 and Svex Group A/S in 1999. These were important acquisitions as they altered the services and product focus as