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title: VBG Blog | The strong connection | Anders Erkén
description: "<div class=\"lang-en\">Anders is Executive Vice President of VBG Group as well as CEO and division manager of VBG Truck Equipment.\nHe has a broad experience of global industrial companies and is since 2007 employed by the VBG Group.\nBorn and raised in the Gulf of Bothnia region, he is still an ambassador for food, sports teams and culture from the north part of Sweden.</div>\n\n<div class=\"lang-da\"> Anders er Vicedirektør i VBG-koncernen samt adm. direktør og divisionschef i VBG Truck Equipment. Han har lang erfaring i globale industrivirksomheder og har været ansat i VBG-koncernen siden 2007. Han er født og opvokset ved kysten i Norrbotten og er fortsat ambassadør for Norrbottens delikatesser, sportshold og kultur. </div>\n\n<div class=\"lang-sv\">Anders är VBG-koncernens vice VD och koncernchef och divisionschef för VBG Truck Equipment. Han har stor erfarenhet av globala industriföretag och har varit anställd i VBG-gruppen sedan 2007. Han föddes och uppfostrades på kusten i Norrbotten och är fortfarande ambassadör för Norrbottens delikatesser, sportlag och kultur.</div>"
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# [VBG Blog The strong connection](https://blog.vbg.eu/en)

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#### [Anders Erkén](https://blog.vbg.eu/en/author/anders-erkén)

Anders is Executive Vice President of VBG Group as well as CEO and division manager of VBG Truck Equipment. He has a broad experience of global industrial companies and is since 2007 employed by the VBG Group. Born and raised in the Gulf of Bothnia region, he is still an ambassador for food, sports teams and culture from the north part of Sweden.

 Anders er Vicedirektør i VBG-koncernen samt adm. direktør og divisionschef i VBG Truck Equipment. Han har lang erfaring i globale industrivirksomheder og har været ansat i VBG-koncernen siden 2007. Han er født og opvokset ved kysten i Norrbotten og er fortsat ambassadør for Norrbottens delikatesser, sportshold og kultur.

Anders är VBG-koncernens vice VD och koncernchef och divisionschef för VBG Truck Equipment. Han har stor erfarenhet av globala industriföretag och har varit anställd i VBG-gruppen sedan 2007. Han föddes och uppfostrades på kusten i Norrbotten och är fortfarande ambassadör för Norrbottens delikatesser, sportlag och kultur.

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\< 4 min

#### WHY IS THERE A PROFITABILITY PROBLEM IN THE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY?

More than half of Swedish haulage companies admit to having problems with profitability. And the situation is similar in the rest of Europe and the USA. ...

[![Anders Erkén](https://blog.vbg.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Author%20Portrait/Authors_BW_Anders_Erken.png?width=26&name=Authors_BW_Anders_Erken.png) Anders Erkén 7 Jun 2019](https://blog.vbg.eu/en/why-is-there-a-profitability-problem-in-the-transport-industry)

![How can we reduce CO2-emissions, yet increase transport capacity?](https://blog.vbg.eu/hubfs/VBG_HCT.jpg) 

~ 3 min

#### How can we reduce CO2-emissions, yet increase transport capacity?

The number of challenges for the global transportation industry is steadily growing. Despite regional differences, common issues are affecting the entire ...

[![Anders Erkén](https://blog.vbg.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Author%20Portrait/Authors_BW_Anders_Erken.png?width=26&name=Authors_BW_Anders_Erken.png) Anders Erkén 22 Mar 2018](https://blog.vbg.eu/en/how-can-we-reduce-co2-emissions-yet-increase-transport-capacity)

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