The founder of the company, A. Lamprecht senior, sensed the high value of transport and logistic services in 1945 already and thus "backed the right horse". The company grew steadily and is managed today by Thomas Lamprecht in third generation. Some of the milestones in the success story of Lamprecht Transport Ltd.:
| 1945 | foundation of Lamprecht Transport Ltd. |
| 1947 | opening of the branch at Zurich |
| 1965 | opening of the branch at Geneva |
| 1969 | foundation of American Lamprecht Transport Inc. |
| 1975 | 200 employees |
| 1993 | integration of Nord-Süd-Spedition Ramsen |
| 1994 | certification in accordance with quality standard ISO 9002:1987 |
| 1998 | Thomas Lamprecht takes over as CEO in third generation |
| 2001 | opening of the branch at St. Gallen |
| 2002 | takeover of FEAG International Freight Forwarders at St. Gallen opening of Expo-Cargo Ltd. Basel |
| 2004 | 300 employees |
| 2005 | opening of Expo-Cargo Ltd. Zurich |
| 2007 | foundation of LPL Lamprecht Pharma Logistics Ltd. Basel |
| 2008 | certification in accordance with quality standard ISO 9001:2008 |
| 2009 | SQAS audit |
| 2010 | opening of the 5th subsidiary of American Lamprecht Transport in Houston, Texas |