Kris De Leeneer was working in his front yard, when someone suddenly fell off their horse right in front of his door. So, Kris’s first transportation assignment was a ride to the emergency services, where the two men randomly got to talking.

The injured man turned out to be Lucien De Groote, the owner of a transport company. Lucien suggested that Kris came to work for him as a driver, in a secondary capacity. Although Kris had never driven a truck before, he accepted the challenge. Two years and countless miles later, Lucien asked if Kris wanted to take over the business, and, that way, KDL became a reality.