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PTV Transport Consult: Expertise in Traffic and Mobility Consulting

Our Experience and Innovation for Your Mobility Solutions

PTV Transport Consult GmbH is the consulting company within the PTV Group. Our mobility experts and engineers bring comprehensive know-how to all aspects of traffic and transport. With passion, they develop studies and concepts for sustainable yet economically viable mobility of the future, climate protection in transport, commercial traffic, and road safety. Visionary ideas and cutting-edge digital information technologies enable entirely new solutions for urban and regional planning. More than 130 colleagues provide clients with high-level, tailored consulting—and have repeatedly been recognized as “Best Management Consultants.” The team also provides valuable input for PTV Group’s software development.

The PTV Group is a globally leading software company for traffic planning, simulation, and management. With over 40 years of experience in mobility, the German company, headquartered in Karlsruhe, offers software products based on proprietary algorithms, covering everything from microscopic and macroscopic traffic modeling and simulation to real-time traffic management.

Since 2023, PTV Group and the North American company Econolite have been united under the brand Umovity.

Our Values

Our values are at the heart of PTV Transport Consult. We are passionate about everything related to mobility. Politically neutral, we contribute with dedication to making cities livable, mobility sustainable, future-ready, and safe, while ensuring efficient commercial traffic.

Detail-oriented yet always keeping the bigger picture in mind, we address all the demands of national, regional, and urban mobility needs.

Market & Customer focus
Market & Customer Focus
Market & Customer focus
Market & Customer Focus

With our product portfolio, we provide our clients with smart solutions specifically tailored to their needs. The current demands of the market serve as our starting point.
PTV Value: Innovation and Efficiency
Innovation & Efficiency
PTV Value: Innovation and Efficiency
Innovation & Efficiency

We are open to new ideas and always keep the future in mind. With a pioneering spirit, we develop intelligent solutions for today’s and tomorrow’s mobility. Successful business models and mutual recognition drive our motivation.
PTV Value: Open Mindness
Openness & Transparency
PTV Value: Open Mindness
Openness & Transparency

We love exploring new things. We are open-minded, reflective, and eager to grow. We exchange ideas openly and place great value on transparent communication.
PTV Value: Respect
Respect, Honesty & Integrity
PTV Value: Respect
Respect, Honesty & Integrity

In our daily interactions, we are appreciative and courteous. We maintain an honest, unbiased, and respectful feedback culture.
PTV Value: Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity & Inclusion
PTV Value: Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity enriches our company. We treat each other as equals and aim to benefit from different perspectives and backgrounds.
PTV Value: Sustainability
Sustainability
PTV Value: Sustainability
Sustainability

Our efforts in daily work and the solutions we provide contribute to a livable planet and climate justice.
PTV Value: Passion
Passion
PTV Value: Passion
Passion

We are passionate about mobility (transport and traffic) – it is our calling. We work with dedication and commitment and inspire enthusiasm for our products.
PTV Value: Accountability
Responsibility
PTV Value: Accountability
Responsibility

We are aware of our responsibility toward our clients, our owner, business partners, employees, and society, and we act accordingly.

Management

Thomas Ferrero

Chairman of the Management Board

Thomas Ferrero has over 35 years of professional experience, including around 20 years as a managing director. He studied civil engineering with a focus on road design and operations at TU Darmstadt and has since worked in planning offices in Zeil am Main, Frankfurt, Karlsruhe, and Ludwigshafen. In addition to his extensive experience with national projects of all sizes, he has also spent time abroad, focusing on Africa and the Middle East.

In January 2015, he assumed the position of Managing Director at PTV Transport Consult, following its spin-off from PTV GmbH (then PTV AG) in 2013. Under his leadership, PTV Transport Consult has firmly established itself and grown into Germany’s leading mobility consulting firm. In 2018, he was appointed Chairman of the Management Board as part of a reorganization.

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Ilona Lange

Managing Director

Ilona Lange brings over 35 years of professional experience from various companies. She joined PTV Transport Consult in 2013 and helped shape the company’s commercial structures and processes following its spin-off. In 2018, Ilona Lange was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director.

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