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Engine of the Future – Under this motto the 64th International Automobile Exhibition is being held
in Hanover from September 20 to 27. This year again, Schmitz Cargobull is presenting a range of innovations associated with the efficient transport of various goods in transit.
We look forward to meeting you!
No. 39
SCHMITZ CARGOBULL SUCCESSFUL THREE TIMES IN A ROW
“Blue Elephant” cleans up
Three times within just a few weeks Schmitz Cargobull has achieved top positions in
renowned business and industry awards: “Best Brand 2012”, second place in “The Best
Factory 2012” and finalist in the “Supply Chain Management Award 2012.” “Our teams
never take their foot off the pedal,” says Chairman of the Board Ulrich Schümer, who is
delighted at the latest successes.
Pharmaserv-certified refrigerated semitrailers can be recognised by the sticker
attached in a visible location on the vehicle.
Certified for
the Transport of
Pharmaceutical Products
Few industries require higher safety standards for the
transport of raw materials or finished products than the
pharmaceutical industry. For this reason Germany’s independent consulting and service firm Pharmaserv has certified the temperature-controlled S.KO COOL semi-trailer
container produced by Schmitz Cargobull for hygienesensitive work.
T
his certification proves to the
customer that the trailer offers
high product quality and transport
safety. The first customer for the
trailer is the transport company
SWIFT Logistics from Langenfeld
in Germany, which also provided
assistance and support during the
two-week certification process.
Collection and analysis of the data
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Pharmaserv and the Cargobull trailer telematics system “TrailerConnect®” installed by SWIFT-Logistik
in the trailer. This made it possible
to permanently check, protocol
and review the data from the test
phase, such as the cooling temperature, as well as the technical data
for the cooling equipment.
The certification process was carried out at the Schmitz Cargobull
production factory for semi-trailer
containers in Vreden. In 14 days
the S.KO COOL trailer belonging
to SWIFT-Logistik, equipped with
TrailerConnect®, was tested under
the harshest conditions. The trailer,
cooling unit and ancillary equipment
were exposed to temperatures between -25 and +35°C in the company’s own cooling tunnel. For the
continuous monitoring and control
of the cooling data, Pharmaserv
placed a total of 24 data loggers in
various locations within the trailer.
In addition, permanent external
monitoring was carried out via the
TrailerConnect®portal. The result:
the values specified by Pharmaserv,
such as a good insulation value for
the body, homogeneous temperature distribution, special hygiene
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M
ore than 8,000 readers
chose
Schmitz
Cargobull as the “Best Brand” in the
trailers category for ETM Publishing’s
prestigious
Image
Award. Just a few days before,
WirtschaftsWoche magazine announced that the Vreden plant for
box vehicles had landed in second place just behind BMW in the
competition for “The Best Factory
2012”. And in April the Cargobull
Altenberge plant made it to the
final round of the Supply Chain
Management Awards 2012. “The
diversity of the awards shows
that we set benchmarks in various fields,” said Ulrich Schümer,
praising the company’s employees.
The Chairman of the Board
considers ETM Publishing’s Image Award a particularly out-
standing success. “This Brand
Award is very important to us,”
says Ulrich Schümer. “Because
the assessment stems directly
from our customers – i.e. from
fleet managers, drivers and hauliers in the field.” With the award,
the “Blue Elephant” of Schmitz
Cargobull now ranks for the third
time in the same group as the serial winners, Mercedes-Benz and
MAN.
For the 16th time in succession, the readers of three ETM
trade journals voted on the best
commercial vehicles in 22 categories, with winners determined
in partnership with German safety
specialist DEKRA. Readers submit their verdict on the brands and
products which have impressed
them. The results therefore provide a practical insight into the
Werner Bicker (left, Managing Director of the ETM publishing company)
and Ulrich Schümer (right, CEO
Schmitz Cargobull) at the awards
ceremony.
product policy and brand positioning within the industry.
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Altenberge plant
in the final round
With its holistic, integrated Supply
Chain Management concept, Schmitz Cargobull AG’s plant
in Altenberge reached the final round of the Supply Chain
Management Award 2012. This is presented by PwC’s PRTM
Management Consulting in cooperation with the trade magazine LOGISTIK HEUTE, the House of Logistics and Mobility
(HOLM) and the Supply Chain Management Institute (SMI).
Innovative value-added chains are essential for global commercial enterprises. This was
the seventh time that the Supply
Chain Management Award for
outstanding solutions for industrial value-added chains was presented.
The Schmitz Cargobull plant in Vreden came second
in the ranking for “The Best Factory 2012,” just behind
BMW. The performance comparison of manufacturing
facilities is held every year by the “WirtschaftsWoche” magazine, as
well as representatives of the renowned business schools WHU (Germany), Insead (France), IESE (Spain), Judge (UK) and RSM Erasmus
(Netherlands). Amongst other things, the jury praised the continuing optimisation of the cycle times. Further criteria were the business model,
strategy implementation, value-added chain, product and process development, service and customer integration, as well as general continuous improvement.
Cargobull immediately
behind the winner BMW
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CARGOBULL NEWS · SPECIAL · NO. 39
T h e Tr a i l e r C o m p a n y .
Decision in Favour
of the Blue Elephant
Medical care is an important issue. Here, road transport plays an important role. Through
its reliability and creativity, Eurotranspharma from France has become the leading transport company in this special market, which is characterised by strict requirements, in
just one year.
E
urotranspharma was established on March 1, 2011 after
the takeover of the firm Translab
founded by Jean-Paul Baudry (from
the transport division of CSP) and
Laboratoire Marc Laine. With its
three distribution centres, 12 regional agencies and other planned
openings, as well as 130 customers from the laboratory field and 3
million deliveries per year in France,
Eurotranspharma has today become a preferred partner in this
industry sector. With its specialised distribution network for the
non-refrigerated and temperaturecontrolled transport of sensitive
products, the company serves the
needs of hospitals, pharmaceutical
wholesalers, pharmacies and other
stakeholders in healthcare – comprehensively, competently and with
competitive prices. Like all major
European countries, France has an
efficient transport system which is
committed to the European rules
of good distribution practices for
pharmaceutical products, compliance with which is expected from
the entire branch of industry.
This has also induced Eurotranspharma to agree on industrial collaboration with the German
transport company Trans-O-Flex
Thermomed. As a result, the pharmaceutical industry in both countries has a common provider at its
disposal which they can entrust
with their products for temperaturecontrolled transport at +2° to +8°C
in 6 European countries. “Temperature-controlled transport has become the standard in France for the
temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products, and the pharmaceutical manufacturers are increasingly
demanding European-wide solutions,” explains Stéphane Baudry,
President of Eurotranspharma,
whose European network today has
5 distribution centres and 48 regional agencies in Belgium, Germany,
France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Austria. Thanks to this
new organisation it has been possible to acquire 20 new customers
within a very short time. The fleet,
which consists of 730 vehicles from
heavy-duty trucks to small vans, is
monitored by satellite during the delivery journeys, not only for position
determination, but also to monitor
the temperatures. Customers
can also access information on
the goods in real time via the Internet.
Eurotranspharma in Detail
The Management
• Stéphane Baudry, President
• Phillippe Mayeur, Director General
• Myriam Le Bihan, Responsible for
pharmaceuticals
• Nathalie Elias, Head of the Administration and Finance Divisions
• Fabien Everwyn, Head of the
Quality Assurance and Metrology
Divisions
The Company
Date of establishment:
March 1, 2011
Headquarters in Feuchy (Arras),
Pas de Calais, France
Hubs: Paris, Lyon, ClermontFerrand
Regional agencies: Aix-enProvence, Angers, Arras, Montargis,
Nancy, Nice, Rouen, Toulouse,
Saint Witz.
Planned: Dijon, Loudéac, Bordeaux
First refrigerated semitrailer with Cemafroid
performance certificate
The logistics of these sensitive shipments are dependent
on properly-equipped vehicles.
It was therefore decided for
the refrigerated semi-trailers
to purchase products made by
Schmitz Cargobull, with which
the company has already acquired plenty of positive experience. “We know the quality of
the trailers. In addition, we need
special equipment, because
our semi-trailer containers with
two temperature zones, including
double-decker systems, transport
pharmaceutical products between
2°C and 8°C and between 15°C
and 25°C. The fact that the plant in
Vreden was the first to receive the
Cemafroid performance certificate
was for us further proof of their reliability and also played a role in our
decision,” explains Stéphane Baudry. The 20 double-decker “mul-
Certificates & Approvals
Pharmaceutical facility
ISO 9001 certification
Vehicle Fleet
• 235 vehicles without temperature
control
• 107 refrigerated vehicles
• Satellite-based temperature
monitoring
• Position location of the vehicles
Services
• Transport of medical products
under pharmaceutical supervision
• Next-day delivery throughout
France (excluding Corsica), refrigerated and non-refrigerated
• Transport of sensitive products
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ti-temperature” trailers which we
have recently acquired have 2 Carrier Transicold refrigeration systems
with evaporator and a temperature
detection system. “Our vehicles are
used for shuttle services between
production sites and for local delivery. Due to the numerous loading and
unloading operations we decided in
favour of the reinforced HDR version
for inner wall surfaces up to a height
ПРИГЛАШЕНИЕ
of 1.50 metres,” adds Philippe
Mayeur, the Director General. By
opting for this manufacturer we were
also able to coordinate our fleet with
that of our German partner.
Dynamic and well-organised
companies, extremely efficient
transport vehicles for sensitive
products that promote health – that
inspires confidence.
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Certified for the Transport of Pharmaceutical Products
The Schmitz Cargobull team is delighted with the magnificent success
in Russia.
29 мая - 2 июня 2012 года
Innovations
atЭкспо“, г. Москва
„Крокус
CTT 2012 in Moscow
At the leading international trade fair for construction
machinery, construction vehicles and equipment – CTT in
Moscow – Schmitz Cargobull presented two new semitrailer tippers which have been specifically developed for
heavy-duty use in Eastern Europe.
R
ough terrain, extreme loads or
highly abrasive bulk material:
the semi-trailer tippers S.KI 24 S 8.2
with steel box body and S.KI 24 3 AT
9.6 with steel semi-circular body are
ideal for the rough conditions in Eastern Europe.
The greatest possible driving safety is ensured by the electronic braking
system (EBS), which is equipped with
durable and high-performance drum
brakes. The integrated Roll Stability
Program (RSP) minimises – as far as
this is physically possible – the risk
of the trailer tilting over. The system
intervenes if the semi-trailer corners
too fast and stabilises it in critical
driving situations.
Andreas Schmitz, Schmitz Cargobull’s Director of Sales for Central
and Eastern Europe, sees the new
semi-trailer tippers presented at CTT
as being evidence of the high level of
importance which the company places on the market in Eastern Europe
and the requirements of the carriers
located there.
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requirements for the selection and
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not currently one of the requirements
России
международной специализированной выставки «Строительная Техника и Технологии 2012»,
for the certificate,” explained Holger
которая
на территории международного выставочного комплекса «Крокус Экспо»
Stauss, будет
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Laboratory
of
Pharmaserv.
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and evaluation possibilities and are
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In order to make it easier for
the buyer to specify a refrigerated
semi-trailer certified by PharmaУбедитесь
воочию в многочисленных преимуществах продукции, выпускаемой лидером рынка:
serv, Cargobull has put together
– the
производство
согласно потребностям заказчика благодаря гибкой модульной системе;
“Pharma” benefits package.
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в качестве
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серийному
equipment details such as a Carrier GmbH), Stefan Weis (Sales, Cargobull Telematics GmbH), Hermann Molitor
Transicold Vector 1850 temperature (Managing Director, SWIFT-Logistik GmbH), Hildegard Benthaus (Product
Manager, Pharmaserv GmbH & Co. KG), Holger Stauß (Head of the DKD
controlled system (either multi-temCalibration Laboratory, Pharmaserv GmbH & Co. KG), Friedhelm Busch
mono-temperature)
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high refrigerating and ventilation per- Röttsches (Head of the Rhine-Ruhr Sales District, Schmitz Cargobull AG)
formance, four specially calibrated
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Cargobull multi-temperature parti- the body. Furthermore, an optional
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CURTAINSIDER S.CS MEGA OR UNIVERSAL IN X-LIGHT DESIGN
Transport more –
Earn more!
The family of X-LIGHT curtainsider semi-trailers are the all-rounders for improved
performance and cost efficiency. Hauliers can benefit from a payload increase of
up to 1,240 kg with the X-LIGHT curtainsider semi-trailer – whether the S.CS MEGA
X-LIGHT for volume transport with an interior height of up to 3,000 mm, or the S.CS
X-LIGHTIn addition, the COIL X-LIGHT and PAPER X-LIGHT equipment versions are
available.
A
ll Schmitz Cargobull curtainsiders are certified according to
DIN EN 12642 (CODE XL). All vehicles can also be optionally ordered
with a certificate for the transport of
beverages. The user can transport
goods in the case of a complete
form-fitting load without any additional load securing measures.
In addition to the low weight, the
main advantage of the design is the
high level of functionality and the
highest possible degree of safety for
transport and the load itself. As a result, the tractors do not have to tow
too much empty trailer weight. This
lowers the cost of fuel for the tractor,
especially in the case of frequent acceleration and braking on short-haul
routes.
The basis of the construction of
these vehicles is the MODULOS®
chassis, which consists of individual
components that are not welded but
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With the curtainsiders from the X-LIGHT family the tractors do not have
to move excess weight.
bolted together. This allows stable
longitudinal steel and lightweight aluminium cross-members to be connected together.
Weight of semitrailer tractor*
Empty weight
semi-trailer**
Payload
S.CS MEGA X-LIGHT
40,000 kg
6,900 kg
6,060 kg
27,040 kg
S.CS UNIVERSAL X-LIGHT
40,000 kg
6,900 kg
5,410 kg
27,690 kg
S.CS PAPER X-LIGHT
40,000 kg
6,900 kg
6,190 kg
26,910 kg
40,000 kg
6,900 kg
6,490 kg
26,610 kg
S.CS COIL X-LIGHT
* Standard semi-trailer tractor
**without additional equipment
With only 6,490 kg in the basic
version, the S.CS COIL X-LIGHT,
which is the youngest member of
the X-LIGHT family, fulfils high payload requirements. These include,
for example, a 45-tonne gross vehicle weight for the transport of indivisible loads. The COIL X-LIGHT can
cope easily with point loads of up to
30 tonnes at the load centre of 1.5
metres. The coil well covers provide
a flat loading surface, so that the vehicle can be varied to accommodate
a variety of other transport requirements.
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“Breakdown Cover” meets rising demand for
fixed-price breakdown services
As with the big names in the market such as ADAC or service 24, the demand for fixedprice offers for roadside assistance is also increasing at Schmitz Cargobull. “It is almost
impossible for anyone to accurately budget for breakdown costs,” explains Graduate
Engineer Peter-Hendrik Kes, Managing Director of Cargobull Parts & Services, “which is
why it is important for us to provide the customer with a certain degree of security with
our “Breakdown Cover” and allow them to budget for the risks in their daily business”.
C
argobull Parts & Services
(CPS) GmbH has been offering
its European-wide breakdown protection package known as “Breakdown Cover” since 2010. Last year
alone, the number of contracts with
the defined performance and cost
package doubled.
In general, customers with a full
service agreement from Schmitz
Cargobull receive free of charge the
breakdown assistance for issues
caused by wear and tear, as part of
the Cargobull Euroservice.
For all customers without the repair and maintenance agreement,
CPS offers the separate Europewide “Breakdown Cover” breakdown service. The basic package
comprises arranging roadside assistance and a payment guarantee for Cargobull Euroservice, as
well as all labour and travel costs.
Functional and
Partnership-based
Ludwig Meyer Co. is one of the leading fresh produce logistics providers. For its motor vehicle bodies and semi-trailers
the Friedrichsdorf-based company has for years used
Schmitz Cargobull, and today also Cargobull Telematics to
control its fleet.
Examples of the payload calculation:
Permitted
Total Weight
Ludwig Meyer GmbH & Co. KG is the exclusive supplier to BURGER
KING® and other system caterers.
As an option, material and tyre
costs (including new tyres) can be
included in the package. This “allround carefree package” means
that the customer can budget more
accurately by means of fixed instalments, and avoid unexpected
costs. The handling could not be
easier. The driver only has to report the breakdown to Cargobull
Euroservice and Cargobull Parts
& Services takes care of the rest:
rapid assistance, verification of the
invoice and payment. A further advantage: upon the conclusion of a
Breakdown Cover agreement for
a new Schmitz Cargobull body or
trailer, the basic package and material costs are free for the first year!
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or more than 60 years the fleet,
which is easily recognisable
thanks to the red “LM” logo in a grey
circle, has been on the road. Founded in 1949, the company set the
course in the early 1960s towards
becoming one of the largest German
– and today also European – service
providers, working in the field of
fresh produce logistics. The customer base includes almost all renowned German food chain stores.
Ludwig Meyer GmbH & Co. KG is
the exclusive supplier to BURGER
KING® and other system caterers.
With more than 1,500 employees
and a huge road transport fleet that
contains more than 1,200 units, the
company has grown into one of the
“big players” in the industry. “Our
vehicle fleet is impressive,” says
Managing Director Matthias Strehl,
not without pride. “550 rigid vehicles with two and three axles, 250
trucks with trailers and load-through
facility, as well as 500 semi-trailer
combinations with all possible axle
configurations – not to mention various special vehicles, are in everyday
use. For the chassis and the bodies we only use products made by
premium suppliers. “All vehicles are
equipped with FRC box bodies and
we place special emphasis on a sophisticated vertical and horizontal
load securing system that avoids
costly breakages and has given us
a very good reputation for controls.
“We also equip all vehicles with rear
view cameras as standard, as well
as a third, high-position brake light
in order to improve safety,” says
Strehl in defining the corporate philosophy.
The symbol of the famous
Schmitz Cargobull blue elephant
adorns a large share of the motor
vehicle bodies, as well as the towed
units. “With Cargobull we have had
a relationship based on partnership
for more than 20 years – you could
almost say we have grown up together,” explains Strehl. The Managing Director appreciates above
all the good sales team, which is
always available to him, and which
fulfils the requirements with their
solution-oriented activities.
In many cases the vehicles and
bodies are so-called multi-compartment vehicles with multi-tempera-
ture units and at least two evaporators. Variable partition wall systems
allow the cargo space to be divided
in accordance with requirements.
As usual in temperature-controlled
transport, Ludwig Meyer GmbH &
Co. KG ensures complete temperature tracking via data loggers for its
customers, as well as its own materials planning and data backup. For
the new trailers and semi-trailers,
Meyer Logistik uses TrailerConnect®
from Cargobull Telematics. “By using a consolidation platform, we can
combine the data from our various
telematic suppliers in one system
and do not have to work on different
platforms. For this reason it is easy
and convenient for us to order the
corresponding telematics systems
directly from the manufacturer’s factory,” explains Matthias Strehl.
As a rule Meyer Logistik uses its
trailers and semi-trailers for 10 to
12 years and carries out all of the
necessary repairs in the company’s
two workshops or partner companies with it cooperates. “Taking this
long service life into consideration,
we have few breakdowns with the
trailers made by Schmitz Cargo-
An Overview of
Meyer Logistik
www.meyer-logistik.com
Founded: 1949; in the early 1960s
transformation into an internationally
active supplier of logistics for fresh
products.
Vehicle fleet: 1,200 road-going
assets (incorporating rigid trucks,
articulated and truck-trailer combinations, as well as special vehicles)
Branches: (national) Berlin, Dresden,
Essen, Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg,
Heidelberg, Munich, Stuttgart; (international) the Netherlands, Austria,
Romania, Sweden, Czech Republic
bull,” sums up the Managing Director of Meyer. “The trailers manufactured in Vreden in particular stand
out for their high quality standards
– although I must stress that the vehicles from the Toddin factory are
equally as good, although there they
can respond to our wishes more
closely because of the more bespoke production.”
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T h e Tr a i l e r C o m p a n y .
Looking ahead and
reaping the benefits
In spite of the economic downturn and reduced credit lines, Cargobull Finance offers
tailor-made financial solutions.
T
Francisco Guerrero (owner of Talleres Guerrero) receiving the “ServicePartner of the Year” award from Jean-Claude Peiffer (After Sales Manager South-West Europe).
Quality Offensive
in Spain
Francisco Guerrero lives according to his motto: progress
and modernisation. Because he always wants to offer his
customers the best service, he has completely modernised
his workshop business Talleres Guerrero in the Spanish
town of Azuqueca de Henares (Guadalajara) and can now
call himself the incumbent “Cargobull Service Partner of the
Year” in Spain.
G
he financial crisis began in
2008 in the USA and led to
a global economic downturn.
Despite the signs of recovery in
the years 2010 and 2011, the financial crisis has developed into
a combined bank and sovereign
debt crisis, particularly in Europe,
the effects of which still dominate
the daily news agenda. Consumer confidence in the economy is
low, so that the propensity of customers to invest and consume is
also low. This has consequences
for transport volumes – from production to the sales channels.
Transport companies in many European countries are confronted
with declining demand for transport and logistics services.
Reduced credit lines
uerrero has invested heavily
in the construction of a much
larger workshop facility. Furthermore, he has modernised all of his
machines and tools and created
optimum training facilities for the
education and training of his staff in
his new rooms. Guerrero currently
employs 20 people. The businessman states that their commitment
and responsibility are the real driving forces behind the fact that the
company is running and expanding
so successfully.
“We want to continue to grow
and the best reward for our efforts
is the satisfaction of our customers and suppliers, but also the
employees,” explains Francisco
Guerrero. “Our ultimate goal is
the provision of high-quality support and reliability to our customers. We have gained a major leap
of faith through the individual and
customer-oriented processing of
each individual order. Moreover,
we have learned to treat new customers with the same attention
and the same level of commitment
as our existing customer base.”
Guerrero’s overriding principle is
the fastest possible acceptance
and execution of orders. “Which is
made much easier for us through
our extensive stocks, the good
education of our employees and
the experience at our disposal,” he
says.
The Talleres Guerrero family
business was founded in 1983 by
its owner Francisco Guerrero, after
he had acquired 15 years of professional experience in the industry.
“The beginning was hard,”
recalls the Senior Partner. “But
thanks to our outstanding performance we have finally made a
name for ourselves. Meanwhile,
the next generation has already
begun working for the company,
which has enlarged its scope of
services through the application of
new ideas. “We went for continu-
ous development and innovation,
as well as service quality, ethics
and morality in our business dealings. Regrettably, the latter are
not so easy to find in this day and
age,” Guerrero adds.
The scope of services comprises repair, maintenance, a spare
parts service and trade-in of used
vehicles. The workshop carries out
all repairs to trailers and semi-trailers. These include axle and chassis repairs, the repair and maintenance of all components and
accessories, as well as bodywork
and accident repairs - including
work on the straightening bench.
The service is supplemented by repairs to tractors, especially brake
repairs, a tyre service and work on
fifth wheels.
The business includes an extensive stock of spare parts with direct
sales. On request, Guerrero sends
the required spare parts to anywhere in Spain, as well as abroad.
“As we belong to a network of
original equipment manufacturers
in the field of axles and brakes,
we can offer numerous spare parts
for prices below those of the competitors,” Guerrero explains. “With
our stocks we can offer Schmitz
Cargobull a fast customer service
and above all, provide parts immediately which are covered by the
guarantee. Our customers therefore don’t have to wait until parts
arrive from Altenberge.”
According to the Managing Director, the sale of spare parts runs
quickly and smoothly: “Spare part
programs such as EPOS make
it easier to choose and name the
parts to avoid errors when ordering. In the areas of customer service and full service, the permanent
communication and convenience
offered by the Internet ensures that
orders can be processed quickly
and there is no delay for customers when resolving complaints,” he
says.
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As a result of the crisis, legislators are changing the rules for the
banking sector in particular in order to avoid similar recurrences in
the future. One example of this is
the Basel III reforms, which place
the banks under an obligation to
increase their capital stocks.
This in turn has the consequence that the banks are no
longer so willing to provide their
customers with loans. The opportunities for obtaining finance
René Roelfsema, Managing Director of Cargobull Finance, has been
there from the beginning and knows the transport industry very well.
René Roelfsema, Managing
Director of Cargobull Finance,
explains: “We at Cargobull Finance are an integral part of
the services offered by Schmitz
Cargobull. As a result of this integration we know the trailers – and
of course the industry – very well.
In addition, we belong to a sound
and reliable subsidiary of the Rabobank. We are therefore able
to offer most Schmitz Cargobull
customers appropriate financing
solutions.”
The advantages of the
group’s solution
“But our experience and our
knowledge of the transport sector is not the only reason for the
high rate of loan commitments,”
Roelfsema continues. “The customers of Schmitz Cargobull
have – like the customers of all
transport companies – a great
interest in improving their costeffectiveness and profitability.
In this, a high level of liquidity,
calculable costs and tax advantages play an important role
when it comes to financing an
investment. The added value
which is offered by the overall service package of Schmitz
Cargobull, such as financing,
trailer telematics, the supply of
spare parts, full-service agreements, breakdown cover, the
used vehicle trade, etc., makes
it possible for the forwarding
agent to achieve these objectives. Cargobull Finance can
combine these beneficial services into one comprehensive
and flexible solution.”
As a subsidiary of Schmitz
Cargobull AG, Cargobull Finance
is showing that it is a positive exception to the current mentality of
the banks. Here, the outstanding
knowledge of the market and experience of the transport industry is proving its worth. To date,
Cargobull Finance has already financed more than 65,000 trailers.
Roelfsema adds another major
advantage: “In the evaluation of
the loan applications we take into
account not only our knowledge
and experience, but also the impact of additional services which
are included by the customer.
We therefore have a high acceptance rate and provide optimum
are limited and will be reduced
even further in the future. Liquidity is becoming a scarce commodity. Banks need to examine
very carefully which company
they give a loan to. Some have
reduced their business in the
transport sector, or even decided
to completely discontinue their
commercial activities in this field.
The customers of Cargobull are
also starting to feel the the instability of the financial industry.
support to Schmitz Cargobull
customers with their financing requirements. And we do this, also,
under difficult market conditions.
In its decision, Cargobull Finance
does of course take into account
the soundness of the customer,
but can also rely on the high
value of the Schmitz Cargobull
trailers. Market developments,
management experience etc. are
also factors which are included.
From this it is possible to develop
tailor-made financial solutions together with the customer.
A tip from financial specialist Roelfsema
I am often asked: “How can
customers best cope with these
economic challenges?” And I
always answer: “Diversify your
income streams, so you are not
dependent on a single financial
partner. This allows you to work
together with partners who are
well acquainted with the branch
of industry and the required financing products. The financing
and service products offered via
Cargobull Finance can represent
a key element in this.”
More information about Cargobull Finance can be obtained
from your Schmitz Cargobull distributor or at www.cargobull.com
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Service Quality in Focus
Shipping company TSA (Transports Saint Arnould) could simply have remained an autonomous brewery in the north of France. But not with André Pecqueur, a dynamic individual, who
recently received the Entrepreneur Award 2011 for the Northern Region for his work as the
Chairman of the Brasserie de Saint-Omer. Until 1999 TSA’s most important task was to deliver
the products which were made in the breweries of André Pecqueur. But it quickly became
more attractive for the boss to work increasingly as a transport and logistics service provider.
F
or example, one of the business strategies was to offer
storage capacities for the evergrowing customer base, so that
TSA created over 60,000 m² of
warehouse space. With the opening of a branch in the north of
the UK in 2001 the movement
of goods across the Channel increased to such an extent that it
now represents 70% of the company’s transport services. In 2010
the business was expanded to the
Benelux countries and the vehicle
fleet further enlarged. Today the
company operates within a radius
of 700 kilometres around its historic headquarters in Saint-Omer
(France).
The fleet has also grown from
year to year and today comprises
220 tractors and 330 curtainsiders
with theft-proof tarpaulins. Today
TSA employs approximately 350
people, including a large proportion of UK drivers. It’s a European
company that it is very demanding in its choice of partners. “We
have semi-trailers in use by our
customers and owing to the high
level of use, we depend on utmost
reliability. That is why we have
decided on Schmitz Cargobull,”
explains Patrick Wecxteen, Head
of the Transport and Logistics Divisions.
The service quality is
decisive
In early 2012 48 new S.CS vehicles were supplied, and the simple and robust standard version
was chosen. Each semi-trailer in
the fleet is checked thoroughly
Contact Data
TSA
ZI du Fond Squin
62500 Saint Martin au Laërt
Tel.: 00 33 (0)3 21 38 72 00
Fax: 00 33 (0)3 21 38 41 54
Calais Poids Lourds (Carronor)
Distribution Schmitz Cargobull –
Carrosserie – Réparations – Pièces
détachées
1-Rue de Lorraine
62510 Arques
Tel 00 33(0)3 21 95 37 16
Fax 00 33(0)3 21 98 65 86
Mail: [email protected]
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The vehicles of TSA today operate within a radius of 700 km around the
headquarters in the French city of Saint-Omer.
twice a year in the transport company’s own workshop according
to a precise maintenance plan.
“Another important argument for
Schmitz Cargobull is their reliable
local representation by Calais
Poids Lourds, which is not only
close to us, but also very flexible and competent. That is our
guarantee that we will not have
any problems during our daily operations,” says Patrick Wecxteen
- although technical problems, as
Mr Wecxteen confirms, are rare
anyway thanks to the robust construction of the Schmitz Cargobull semi-trailers. TSA has proven
loyal not only in the selection of
the supplier for its semi-trailers,
but also with respect to tractors:
The company relies primarily on
DAF vehicles. Here too, it was the
service quality argument that was
decisive.
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Why not rejuvenate your vehicle fleet in the near future and get the latest technology for efficient transport? The Schmitz Cargobull subsidiary Cargobull Trailer Store GmbH is offering competitive offers for the purchase of used trailers until the end of the summer.
he Germany-wide trailer stores
are particularly interested in
S.CS UNIVERSAL Curtainsiders
made by Schmitz Cargobull which
are up to five years old. But they
In the Middle
of Europe
With just over two million inhabitants, Slovenia is small,
but still an up-and-coming transport nation at the heart of
Europe. Franc Pfeifer founded his haulage company in the
former Yugoslavia in 1973.
We want your
used trailers!
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Franc Pfeifer (3rd from left, senior partner) with son-in-law and Managing Director Marko Skok (2nd from the left) with Marco Proje (left,
Schmitz Cargobull Sales, Slovenia) and Bojan Miklavc (right, Managing
Director of Schmitz Cargobull Slovenia)
will also be happy to take other
brands or older assets. Take advantage of the current low interest rates for your new trailer
investment and use your second-
Note: New! Depot No 23
The newly opened Cargobull Trailer Store in Gotha now offers even
greater customer convenience. Its immediate proximity to the manufacturing plant for tippers means customers now also have the opportunity to trade in their used vehicles without having to make any detours
when collecting their new vehicles from the factory. With the new CTS
Gotha, the number of Trailer Stores throughout Germany and Europe
has grown to 23 depots.
hand trailers as a deposit. Simply
send an enquiry/appointment by
fax to +49 2558 81-1335, email:
[email protected],
or even faster by phone on
+49 2558 81-7001.
If you are interested in the purchase of used vehicles, you will
receive the Trailer Plus package
in return for a young second-hand
trailer. Schmitz Cargobull offers
you not only the DEKRA seal, but
also one year’s breakdown cover,
telematic upgrades on top conditions, competitive financing,
six months warranty and driver’s
equipment.
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ven today, a beautifully restored Mercedes-Benz with
rounded bonnet adorns the vehicle fleet of the logistics service
provider in the Slovenian town of
Nazarje. The vehicle stems from
the early days of the company
when Franc Pfeifer started his
haulage business. Conveniently
located in the geographical triangle between Klagenfurt, Ljubljana
and Maribor, the location offered
good conditions for growth.
Pfeifer operates 55 of his own
vehicles, employs a staff of over
80 and has his own car wash, his
own filling station and a workshop
- and now even his own solar
power plant. Pfeifer began with international transport in the 1990s,
and since 2000 the company has
been offering its customers a wide
range of warehousing services
with its own storage space totalling 10,000 square metres. The
turnover last year amounted to
over nine million euros, and the
figure is increasing.
The Pfeifer company philosophy includes reliability and partnerships based on trust. For several years Schmitz Cargobull has
been a partner and supplier in the
field of trailers, tandem axle trailers and rigid bodies. The fleet
now consists exclusively of vehicles which meet or exceed Euro
5 standards. The Pfeifer rolling
equipment currently consists of
33 jumbo vehicle combinations,
including 28 road trains for the
transport of swap bodies. There
are 11 semi-trailer combinations
and various distribution trucks
with loading ramps.
All vehicles are equipped with
a fleet management system. The
materials planning department
and customers have continuous
access to the corresponding geodata. Pfeifer puts great emphasis
on the education and training of
the drivers and employees in the
areas of vehicle and cargo security, as well as transport optimisation. Major clients include DHL,
Bosch and the Siemens Home
Appliances Group (B/S/H), Danfoss and the Slovenian manufacturer of large household appliances Gorenje.
“The
standards
according
to which we act are good pricing, reliability, quality, flexibility,
environmental friendliness and
the potential for further development,” explains company boss
Franc Pfeifer. “These are maxims
which we guarantee our customers and which we naturally expect
from our suppliers. That is why we
also work together with Schmitz
Cargobull. The trailers, semi-trailers and bodies are quality products for fair market prices, with
good residual values.”
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T h e Tr a i l e r C o m p a n y .
STEEL ALL-ROUNDER
Good Business with Clothes
Schmitz Cargobull has expanded its range of MEGA S.PL flatbed trailers to include a
multifunctional steel box body known as S.PL STEEL BOX – optionally equipped with
double-decker loading equipment, or for the transport of hanging clothes.
Top quality at a fair market price - that was only one reason for deciding
on the semi-trailers made by Schmitz Cargobull.
A Perfect
Combination
Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics and subsidiary Samskip Van Dieren Multimodal operate the new Hohenbudberg
intermodal transport terminal in Duisburg. Currently the panEuropean logistics network operator is putting new rail-transportable trailers made by Schmitz Cargobull into service.
S
amskip is one of the leading pan-European logistics
service providers and uses every
imaginable version of multimodal
transport in its work. A new field
of operation for the subsidiary
Samskip Van Dieren is rail transport via the intermodal hub “duisport”. After an investment of more
than €20 million, the new terminal
in Duisburg has some 120,000
square metres at its disposal in
the final expansion phase, seven
train-length tracks and two gantry
cranes.
“Samskip has decided to invest in Duisburg and set up business there. Our commitment to
the terminal in Hohenbudberg is
an integral part of our strategy
of developing a pan-European
multimodal network of water, rail,
inland waterways and roads,” explains Jens Holger Nielsen, CEO
at Samskip Multimodal Container
Logistics. “With this we are ensuring that in the operational field
we have control and flexibility and
that in this way our pan-European
multimodal network can continue
to grow.”
Even before the commitment to
Duisburg, Samskip was one of the
largest container transport companies in Europe. The company
operates multimodal container
logistics and container services in
Europe - as far away as Iceland
and the Faroe Islands, as well as
worldwide shipments to 24 countries across the globe. One of the
specialities is global refrigerated
container transport. The network
of firms includes renowned companies such as the Dutch Geest
North Sea Line, Kloosterboer, Van
Dieren Maritime, Jónar Transport,
Frigocare, Icepak, as well as partners of Coolboxx and Silver Sea
- most of which are now all combined under the Samskip brand.
Most shipments of Samskip
Van Dieren Multimodal are carried
out with 45-foot containers, refrigerated containers, sliding canvas containers and semi-trailers.
The latter originate mainly from
Schmitz Cargobull. “When we selected the vehicles, three things
were particularly important to us:
top quality at a fair price, reliability and proven performance - we
did not want the cheapest trailers, but the best overall value for
money,” explains Sietse Grijpstra,
Management Assistant at Samskip Van Dieren Multimodal.
“Schmitz Cargobull was able
to supply us with exactly
what we were expecting!”
“We have a number of requirements which the off-the-shelf
products do not fulfil without restrictions. The Design and Sales
departments at Schmitz Cargobull considered together with us
how we could optimise the trailers in such a way that the functionality matched our operational
requirements. For pan-European
use it is not very easy to design
piggyback semi-trailers which
can be used on all railways and
in all systems without restriction.
But ultimately, Schmitz Cargobull
was able to supply us with exactly
what we were expecting!”
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lothes and fashion are big
business today. What is still
en vogue today will be out tomorrow. According to statistics, each of
us uses more than 15 kg of clothes
every year. At the same time, the
trade in clothes means logistics
tasks are also required: clothes
are imported or exported and have
to be distributed and transported
within the country to distribution
centres or department stores. Modern logistics for global transport
not only bridge distances, but also
include the provision of demandoriented means of transport.
With the S.PL STEEL BOX
Schmitz Cargobull is responding
to increased enquiries for solutions for the transport of clothing to North Africa. The vehicle,
which is produced at the Schmitz
Cargobull works in Saragossa for
the South-west European market,
can be optionally configured with
double-decker loading equipment
or the transport of hanging clothes.
The basis of this vehicle is the
MEGA version of the S.PL flatbed
trailer. The painted steel box body
provides a clear internal height of
2,970 millimetres (with a rear passthrough height of 2,950 mm). Even
with the optional double-decker
loading equipment the clear loading width is still 2,480 millimetres.
Despite the sturdy chassis and
steel box body, the ready-to-drive
For the alternative double-decker or
clothes transport, the Spanish factory equips the box with key sheets
which allow the greatest possible
degree of variability in the positioning of the rods.
weight of the trailer with the equipment described above is only 8,400
kilograms.
The roof of the steel box is made
of durable 1.5 millimetre-thick sheet.
Maximum stability is provided by
two rotating rod locks for each rear
door. As an option, Schmitz Cargobull supplies a crash bar made of
aluminium which protects the rotating rods against bending. The safety-relevant side marker lights are
integrated flush into the wall of the
steel box. For the alternative double-decker or clothes transport, the
Spanish factory equips the box with
key sheets which allow the greatest
possible degree of variability in the
positioning of the rods. When not in
use, the rods can be accommodat-
Clothes rails securely stowed away.
ed in the front section of the body to
save space.
The new repair-friendly S.PL
STEEL BOX, which has been positively tested by Schmitz Cargobull’s
own test centre, is already in use
by renowned logistics service providers who, amongst other things,
transport clothes and then carry out
parts and container logistics for the
automotive industry on their return
journeys.
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The vehicle, which is produced in the Spanish Schmitz Cargobull factory in Saragossa, has been designed
specifically for the South-West European market.
“TrailerConnect®” as a Success Factor
M
ore than 16,500 trailer telematics systems have been sold
by Cargobull Telematics since the
launch in 2004, making it a leading supplier in Europe. Since the
launch of the latest hardware under
the brand TrailerConnect® in 2010
alone, sales have almost doubled.
“The system stands out due to its excellent reliability and the fact that it is
very easy to retrofit and can be used
for virtually all types of trailers,” says
Managing Director Karl-Heinz Neu.
Cargobull Telematics makes use of
sophisticated technology, customer-oriented service and innovative
project management. “Especially
with the equipment of large vehicle
fleets it is useful to integrate telematics data into an existing software
infrastructure,” Neu adds. “With our
standardised interfaces and an experienced project team, we offer our
customers extensive support. In this
way we guarantee that our customers can enjoy efficient use of the trailer telematics from the beginning.”
IAA 2012 - New Products
and Solutions
“The demand for trailer telematics
is rising just as quickly as the di-
versity of the possible applications.
It is therefore important for us to
continue developing our products
and services in line with the requirements of our customers,” says Dieter Honkomp, Technical Director of
Cargobull Telematics. “In the next
five years there are plans for the
expansion of sales to new countries, as well as a large number of
additional projects. An integrated
solution for the networking of truck
and trailer will provide the hauliers
with genuine added value. In addition, with attractive products and
services we will be pushing forward
with the networking of the valueadded services of Schmitz Cargobull and at the same time expanding the one-stop shopping concept.
At IAA 2012 Cargobull Telematics
is already planning to present new
products and solutions.”
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T h e Tr a i l e r C o m p a n y .
Safe Transport of
Fish Delicacies
Mildaras Masilenis,
Head of the Eastern Markets Transport Department at Vičiūnai
Isotopes Services International (ISI), the market leader
in the international distribution of sensitive items for the
pharmaceutical industry, is using bodies made by Schmitz
Cargobull for the first time.
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In 2011 his own transport company, ViciTrans, was founded.
From the very beginning it was
found that the mass transport of
frozen fish products over long distances required a sophisticated
transport system with the possibility of making precise adjustments
and automatically constant and
optimised temperature and humidity during transport. In 2012
the management of the Vičiūnai
Group decided to purchase five
S.KO COOL refrigerated semitrailers with a gross vehicle weight
of up to 40 tonnes from Schmitz
Cargobull.
The numerous advantages
and the good experience with the
new refrigerated vehicles from
Schmitz Cargobull have now led
to the Vičiūnai Group considering the purchase of an additional
30 semi-trailers with the blue elephant. Mildaras Masilenis, Head
of the Eastern Markets Transport
Department, explains why the
management of Vičiūnai opted to
increase the size of its vehicle fleet
with the S.KO COOL: “We have already gained a lot of varying expe-
rience with the use of trailers and
semi-trailers of various brands.
Our detailed analysis showed that
it was the semi-trailers of Schmitz
Cargobull which fully satisfied the
requirements we place on refrigeration technology for the transport of these highly perishable
products, which semi-finished fish
products are. Excellent value for
money, low operating costs and
a high degree of reliability are the
factors which made us decide in
favour of the S.KO COOL.”
Increased environmental requirements make reductions in
consumption and recyclability
increasingly important. In the development of the new S.KO COOL
the main focus was therefore to
minimise downtimes due to repairs and save fuel through better
aerodynamics and improved insulation. As a result it was possible
to significantly improve not only
the described measures, but also
the handling.
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The First One for
the Second Life
The “Vičiūnai” group of companies, founded in 1991, is one of the largest producers
of surimi products. The group supplies its products under the trademark “Vici” to over
47 countries.
he “Vičiūnai” Group comprises 47 companies, which are
located in different countries and
employ more than 6,700 people.
The refrigerated and frozen products are manufactured in their own
factories. These are located in
Plungė, Lithuania, and in Tallinn,
Estonia, in Sowjetsk, Russia, and
in a factory in Spain. Overall the
Vičiūnai corporate group produces
more than 120,000 tonnes of food
products every year. Of these,
over 80 per cent are exported.
Punctual delivery of the fresh
raw materials and finished products to the numerous customers in
Europe is known to work only with
the company’s own modern and
highly professional transport system. Therefore, the Vičiūnai group
of companies founded a specialist
transport firm ViciTrans – a logistics company which has its own
vehicle fleet with more than 50
tractors. This company provides
the transport for the goods manufactured by the companies within
the group to their destinations and
also rents out transportation to the
major trading centres.
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is located in the heart of
Europe, near Brussels.
The Belgian company has developed a European network in
order to collect sensitive products from customers and deliver
them to the end customer within
24 hours in Belgium, or within 24
to 48 hours throughout Europe. In
addition to the above-mentioned
focus on sensitive and perishable
goods, ISI specialise in the transport and logistics of radioactive
goods and hazardous materials.
The company is a founding member of the European Isotopes
Transport Association (EITA) and
has been certified to ISO 9001
since 2008. This makes it an ideal
partner for the transport, storage
and distribution of pharmaceutical and biological products, as
well as goods from the areas of
diagnostics.
All ISI vehicles are designed for
temperature-controlled transport.
The fleet comprises 35 vans and
trucks - from the small VW Caddy
to the Mercedes-Benz Actros. 47
well-trained drivers - all with ADR
certificates in hazardous goods
transportation - transport the
sensitive goods from and to the
customer 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. The entire fleet is
equipped with an instant POD
tracking & tracing system which
enables the company’s own materials planning department and
the customer to track the goods,
as well as maintenance of the
cold chain. ISI documents all
journeys by means of monthly
“performance reports”.
The latest vehicle in the fleet
is a Mercedes-Benz Atego. “For
the first time we have specified
a body made by Schmitz Cargobull for the concept of one of our
vehicles,” explains the fleet manager, Mss. Vandevordt. “The body
is a 7.2 metre-long M.KO with 18
europallet spaces, Dhollandia tail
lift and ThermoKing refrigeration
unit. For reliable cargo protection
the body has integrated lashing
rails.”
The first vehicle of its type with
the blue elephant is soon to be
followed by another one, which
Schmitz Cargobull Belgium will
supply to ISI. “Originally we had
two domestic body manufacturers in the vehicle fleet, amongst
others,” the fleet manager explains. “The M.KO made by
Schmitz Cargobull is an attempt
on our part to use a body for
longer than the life of a vehicle.
I know from experience that the
M.KOs are very robust. Therefore
it should be no problem to remount the box body on the chassis of the next truck. I also appreciate the fact that the body has
a standard aluminium floor which
is easy to clean. That is exactly
what we need for our transport
purposes.”
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Handover of the keys: from left to right Tom Michielssen (Schmitz
Cargobull Belgium BVBA), Serge Goossens (Managing Director of Isotopes), Ms Vandevordt and Robin Van Droogenbroeck (Mercedes-Benz)
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CARGOBULL NEWS · SPECIAL · NO. 39
SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED
In a Flash – semi-trailer
with Speed Curtain
Gudrun and Klaus Fischer (centre) at the handover of the new S.CS with
Speed Curtain.
Express means fast
Regardless of whether a small package or a full load
for the automotive industry – Eurotrans sees itself as an
express service provider. If speed is paramount, the S.CS
curtainsider semi-trailer with high-speed curtain technology is almost always the right choice.
E
urotrans Continental GmbH
from Landsberg/Lech offers a
range of services as varied as its
vehicle fleet: around 50 vehicles –
from small vans, through 7.5-tonners to the mega trailer, everything
is represented. For a special logistics service, company owner Klaus
Fischer even goes up into the air.
The resourceful pilot operates not
only his road transport company,
but also the airline Planestar Aircharter.
The company, which is conveniently located on the A96 motorway,
has a broad line-up: national and
international refrigerated logistics,
full and part loads, as well as transport and supply logistics for the automotive industry. All vehicles are
GPS-monitored. The latest acquisitions in the Eurotrans vehicle fleet
are ten S.CS curtainsider semitrailers with a new quick release
tarpaulin known as “Speed Curtain”, which company boss Klaus
Fischer ordered after an extensive
test phase at Schmitz Cargobull.
Fischer uses the new semi-trailers
for a major customer in the automotive industry. “Through the enormous time savings when opening
and closing the curtain, as well as
the way in which it makes our drivers’ work easier, I consider this to
be a customer-oriented, stable and
innovative investment in the future,” says the Eurotrans boss.
In total, Eurotrans has 30 trailers in operation for a large supplier,
with which it handles the entire factory logistics. The exact loading
times of the vehicles are calculated
by a GPS arrival system. In order to
be able to meet the tight time windows at the loading and unloading stations, accurately calculated
opening times for the tarpaulins are
required. “By using the S.CS with
its Speed Curtain we save around
two to three hours a day compared
to semi-trailers with conventional
sliding tarpaulins!” Klaus Fischer
has calculated. Before deciding in
favour of the Speed Curtain body
system he also looked at other
quick-release tarpaulin options on
the market. “In my opinion most of
them have a problem with securing the cargo, and the handling of
the tarpaulins is associated with a
greater effort for the driver – particularly at low temperatures. The
roller system, which is more complex than the standard sliding
tarpaulin, is not considered a disadvantage by Fisher: “If they are
properly cared for and maintained,
they work perfectly.” Additional
time savings are provided by the
standard Code XL certificate. “As
our loads are usually a positive fit,
we don’t need any additional safety
measures.”
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S.CS semitrailer curtainsider
S.PR tilt semitrailer
S.KO semitrailer container
S.KI semitrailer tipper
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ith the S.CS Speed Curtain,
Schmitz Cargobull reflects
the spirit of the age with the need
for fast loading times, because in
times of tight loading windows and
just-in-time delivery, every minute
counts. On the one hand the travel
times have to be complied with exactly although the traffic situations
cannot be planned for, while on the
other hand hauliers want to load
their cargoes as quickly as possible and get the vehicle out of the
yard. Although only central stanchions and plug-in slats have been
required up to now, with the Speed
Curtain the micro-stanchions integrated into the tarpaulin fulfil the
body strength requirements of industry regulation DIN EN 12642
Code XL, so that with form-fitting
loads no additional load-securing
measures are required.
At the events all over Germany,
well-known personalities from professional circles acted as moderators for the three subject areas. Impressive films and facts underlined
the moderated items. Not only with
respect to the “35-second speed”,
but also the securing of loads
and accident prevention, visitors
learned how they can make transport more efficient and safer in the
future. In particular, the safe driving shots with an abrupt change
of direction – where the vehicle is
only kept on the road by supporting
wheels – and the interior pictures
with extreme cargo movements,
fascinated the experts. Further cinematic impressions from the com-
pany’s own test centre with its road
simulator underlined the quality and
safety of the vehicle.
In addition to this comprehensive product information, the fastest Speed Curtain masters were
also determined at these events.
“The events and the competition
were a great success. The response
by the participating customers and
drivers was very positive,” explains
Gerd Rohrsen, Head of Corporate
Communications at Schmitz Cargobull. “The fact that the semi-trailer
can be opened and closed much
faster had already been tested by
us in advance. However, opening
times of less than 10 seconds – the
fastest time being 9.81 seconds –
exceeded our expectations.”
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“Opens and closes in less than 35 seconds,” that was the motto of the major product
launch campaign for the new S.CS curtainsider semi-trailer with Speed Curtain at various
product presentations at home and abroad. And the fact that it is even faster than that was
witnessed by some customers in the large “SPEED MASTER” competition: fastest time
9.81 seconds.
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Full house and satisfied faces –
The events to introduce the new curtainsider semi-trailer with Speed Curtain were a resounding
success. Here are a few impressions which clearly show the professional performance and specialist interests of the visitors. In addition to extensive
product presentations, the Speed Curtain Master was also determined at these events. Congratulations! More about this in the next Cargobull News!