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Three Times “Thank You!“ 

Michael Kubenz, Ulrich Schöpker and Anita Würmser 

at the Image Award presentation (from left to right) 

For the third year in a row Schmitz Cargobull has won 

the image award presented by the specialist magazine 

VerkehrsRundschau! The award judging panel comprises 

executives from forwarding agencies and the transport 

industry. 

For the trailer specialist from the 

Münsterland 2009 began with a 

magnificent success! At the end of 

January executive board member 

Ulrich Schöpker was handed the image 

award for 2009 of the trade journal 

VerkehrsRundschau by laudator 

Michael Kubenz. With this Schmitz 

Cargobull won the hotly contested 

prize in the “Trailer” category for the 

third time in a row The award was 

presented by Michael Kubenz, Presi- 

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dent of the German Forwarding and 

Logistics Association (DSLV). In his 

speech Mr. Kubenz stressed how 

important the aspects of customer 

orientation, quality and service for 

trailers and semitrailers were to him 

and his colleagues. “Here it is evident 

that the people from Cargobull 

have an open ear for their customers 

and a fully functioning blanket 

service network throughout Europe. 

Which is to our benefit,“ he said. 

“For me Schmitz Cargobull‘s test 

centre, which is unique in the industry, 

is an important factor in the decision-making 

process, as it allows 

us customers to experience and understand 

the quality on offer! “One 

of the other eight categories in the 

image ranking is telematics. Cargobull 

Telematics, the still-young trailer 

telematics system, was ranked sixth 

in the evaluation. In his words of 

gratitude concerning the first place 

in the trailer awards, Ulrich Schöpker 

made the following self-critical statement: 

“We are not satisfied with this 

ranking in the telematics category. 

In spite of our considerable success 

among the large number of suppliers 

on the market, we have to place 

greater emphasis on the benefits of 

this trailer telematics system to the 

industry. Trailer telematics stands 

above all for shipment tracking and 

safeguarding the forwarding agent’s 

logistical services.“ (gro) 


Saving is the Order of the Day – 

First-Class for a Second-Hand Price H H H 

Tailor-made precisely to customer requirements, Cargobull Trailer 

Store (CTS) presents the ideal range of products for a discerning 

environment: Top Used Vehicles with Three Stars: H H H 

In difficult times the Cargobull Trailer Store 

(CTS) is offering a solution to make life easier! 

For anyone requiring a trailer in top condition 

quickly, CTS offers an inexpensive alternative: 

tested 3-star used vehicles that are as good 

as new! The economic climate is not making 

it easy for transport companies to invest in 

new vehicles. If new transport contracts are 

acquired, there are often no opportunities for 

obtaining the requisite short-term investment 

or finance to enlarge or renew the vehicle fleet. 

The current campaign of the Cargobull Trailer 

Store offers specific advantages: the “3- star“ 

vehicles. These are exclusively quality products 

of the S.KO, S.CS, S.CF and S.KI ranges 

from Schmitz Cargobull. The vehicles are not 

more than two years old – and in many cases 

considerably younger. Every trailer has a oneyear 

CTS warranty and is checked through 

before handover to ensure that it is completely 

free of any faults. Additionally, all vehicles 

have a fresh MOT and safety test certificate. In 

the case of refrigerated vehicles the CTS also 

performs a new cooling unit service. 

The Cost Killer 

Certified according to 

EN 12642 CODE XL 

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Height-adjustable roof, double-decker, two loading levels, removable corner stanchions, 

rail-transportable or TIR capability – the S.CS knows no limits. 

People like to talk about a “Jack 

of all trades” when a product 

brings together a large number 

of advantages. And: in this case the 

image is correct. Thanks to its extensive 

modular system, the S.CS 

curtainsider semitrailer offers a wide 

range of versions with which forwarding 

agencies can effectively deal with 

almost any transport job. With the new 

sturdy generation of fabric tarpaulins 

known as TARPOS ® , the removable 

corner stanchions, the double-decker 

system or the second loading level, 

the vehicle’s TIR capability is now 

supplemented by further technical 

features. Particularly in times of economic 

turbulence, the perfect interplay 

of practical detailed solutions pays off 

as a competitive advantage for the forwarding 

agencies. 

In sophisticated trailer technology it 

is not spectacular innovations and design 

changes that count. Instead forwarding 

and shipping agents expect 

cost-reducing measures which are not 

only practicable, but which also work 

in combination with one another. Under 

pressure from the increase in the road 

toll and dramatically falling transport 

volumes, simple operation, low levels 

of wear and tear, low running costs 

and a high degree of vehicle availability 

therefore have priority in day-to-day 

business. Moreover, the flexible use of 

cargo space and certified load securing 

systems pay their way. 

The S.CS with TIR equipment and 

the new generation of TARPOS ® Safety 

Technology is such a multi-talent 

for cross-border traffic. As a flexible 

curtainsider semitrailer it fulfils the TIR 

requirements without restriction. Now 

nothing stands in the way of fast customs 

clearance on journeys beyond 

the EU borders – for example to Russia, 

Ukraine or Turkey. The TIR seal is 

guaranteed thanks to the novel routing 

of the customs-approved fastening 

rope and structural elements for securing 

the tarpaulin tensioning roads 

and roof tarpaulin. Up to now only the 

flatbed semitrailer with side platform 

gates and “Hamburg tarpaulin” fulfilled 

the criteria. This renders handling and 

side loading much more difficult and 

severely restricted. The new solution 

finally makes use of all of the advantages 

of the flexible curtainsider in TIR 

transport. The three-webbed separated 

tarpaulin construction allows 

2 nd loading level 

1 st loading level 

Double the loading area: room for 67 

pallets. 

Check the vehicles on offer on the 

Internet – then inspect and buy on site. 

individual opening according to loading 

requirements. The flexible TARPOS ® 

tarpaulin replaces the PVC tarpaulin, 

which is very rigid in the cold, and 

can be pushed to the side in just two 

minutes. The semi-trailer can now be 

loaded and unloaded from above, the 

side or through the rear. This degree of 

flexibility serves the purpose of effective 

cargo space use in the same way 

as the optional double-decker system, 

which is height-adjustable, or the permanently 

installed second loading level. 

Through efficient use of the cargo space 

it is possible to transport up to 67 Europallets 

in the double-decker system. 

TARPOS ® SafetyTechnology has 

many Plus Factors 

The TARPOS ® Tarpaulin – Part of the 

EN-12642 Code XL Certificate 

The high-strength fabric of the 

TARPOS ® tarpaulin is not only tearproof, 

it also prevents the tarpaulin 

from tearing any further in the case 

of damage, is easy to repair, and with 

the optional welded-in wire fabric also 

increases protection against theft. In 

this way wanton damage to the tarpaulin 

is prevented. Webbing welded on to 

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CARGObULL NEWS · MAY/2009 

Top vehicles with the best bodies pay their way. 

Friendly Service 

Schmitz Cargobull plays an important role in leading 

bakery Hiestand & Suhr’s logistics operation 

Hiestand & Suhr Handels- und 

Logistik GmbH is one of the 

most innovative suppliers of highquality 

deep frozen pastries in 

Germany and is part of Aryzta AG, 

which is listed on the stock exchange. 

The range of products offered 

byb the company comprises 

a huge number of high-quality frozen 

pastries made of natural unmodified 

raw materials and a varied 

range of services. 

The wide range of products 

and services on offer includes croissants, 

sweet biscuits or savoury 

snacks, as well as rolls, baguettes 

or bread specialities – not forgetting 

reliable and punctual delivery with 

the company‘s own vehicle fleet, 

as well as sales support, training 

and expert advice. Hiestand & Suhr 

are suppliers to renowned customers, 

for example the shops of major 

petrol station chains, numerous 

self-service and standard bakeries, 

as well as other suppliers of bakery 

products who do not have their own 

production facilities. “Part of our 

success is certainly based on our 

philosophy of going the last mile to 

the customer ourselves,“ says Jörg 

Unruh, Head of the Logistics Division 

at Hiestand & Suhr Handelsund 

Logistik GmbH, describing the 

distinctive aspect of the company. 

“Hardly any of our competitors offer 

their customers such an all-round 

service. Our drivers are motorised 

bakery sales assistants, so to 

speak,“ Unruh goes on. “We reach 

98% of our customers with our own 

vehicle fleet. Only 2% is handled 

by partner companies. I am also 

pleased to say that we hardly ever 

receive any complaints concerning 

our own vehicles or staff!“ the logistics 

manager adds. 

The fleet of 12 and 18 tonners 

comprises 190 vehicles in Germany 

and Switzerland. All new vehicles – 

which now make up 60% of the fleet 

– are fitted with a FERROPLAST ® 

box body from Schmitz Cargobull. 

“When we purchase new vehicles 

the quality is just as important to 

us as the price,“ explains vehicle 

fleet manager Thomas Schneider. 

“Today we have plenty of expertise 

concerning what features a good 

distribution vehicle must have and 

invest a lot of research work into our 

invitations to tender.“ Schneider explains 

that during the peak period of 

the Easter business he had to hire 

some rental vehicles. “Then we saw 

that such low-budget solutions do 

not meet our expectations in terms 

of body quality or cooling unit performance!“ 

Thomas Schneider feels sure that 

it would be possible to reduce the 

purchase price of his fleet by a third. 

“but in the long term this does not 

pay off! We do not operate standard 

vehicles, but vehicles for professional 

use.“ As examples of this he 

refers to the three-winged rear door. 

“With this the driver is able to remove 

part-loads through the middle 

door. Furthermore, the underfloor 

tail lift saves us the trouble of having 

to activate the loading platform 

every time the vehicle is loaded or 

unloaded.“ For reasons of corrosion 

protection and hygiene Hiestand & 

Suhr also has all fittings made from 

stainless steel. “Other special features 

are our LED lighting systems 

or additional stop plates, which reinforce 

the body,“ says Schneider. 

“The fact that Schmitz Cargobull 

also achieves a very good k value 

in spite of the relatively thin panels 

helps us of course with the design 

of economical and effective cooling 

units! Moreover, we have also 

found that the body is much sturdier 

than many products of the 

competitors and in the worst case 

scenario is easier to repair.“ Their 

own experience is used as a basis 

for modifying the M.KO, for example 

with the side reinforcements which 

effectively prevent penetration of 

the covering layer by the door handles 

– important when the doors 

are opened at least 30 times a day. 

The latest project of Jörg Unruh and 

Technical Project Manager Thomas 

Schneider is a truck with trailer for 

internal shuttle transport. “With this 

we have set a new standard as far 

as handling and refrigerating capacity 

are concerned,“ explains Unruh 

with more than a little pride. The 

body and trailer are also produced 

by Schmitz Cargobull. “We are considering 

expanding the concept, as 

with the tractor-trailer combination 

we mainly service short distances 

because these are expensive to purchase 

from forwarding agencies,“ 

the logistics manager explains as 

the reason for his commitment to 

work that goes beyond distribution 

alone. 

Hiestand & Suhr Handels- und 

Logistik GmbH has outsourced vehicle 

management to an external 

vehicle fleet service provider. “They 

deal with maintenance and repair 

and we only control matters from 

the background,“ explains Thomas 

Schneider. “It is important to concentrate 

on your core business,“ 

Jörg Unruh continues. “If you have 

reliable partners, then there is nothing 

wrong with that!“ (tt) 


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The Cost Killer 

the inside ensures that the tarpaulin 

can stand up to increased tensile forces. 

Together with the sturdy body this 

fulfils the certification requirements 

according to EN 12642 XL. 

Furthermore, the tensioned tarpaulin 

scarcely swells up, thereby improving 

the aerodynamics. Fuel consumption 

is reduced, as are environmentally 

harmful emissions. Even safety is 

improved, as the field of vision in the 

rear-view mirror is not restricted by the 

swollen tarpaulin. Even safety levels 

are improved: The field of vision in the 

rear-view mirror is kept clear by a taut 

tarpaulin that does not expand. The 

tarpaulin is of low flammability and 

fulfils the ADR requirements for the 

transport of hazardous goods. 

EN 12642 Code XL Safety Certificate 

Ensures Transport Safety 

During checks by the police the 

certification according to EN 12462 XL 

simplifies the procedure considerably, 

as the high side and body strength 

is certified. If the vehicle is correctly 

loaded to ensure that the cargo is not 

able to slip, there is nothing to prevent 

the vehicle being allowed to continue 

on its journey quickly. One option in 

the Schmitz Cargobull modular system 

is the perforated steel rails, with 

which part loads can be variably positioned 

at the front and rear by means 

of load securing beams. 

Provides increased pass-through 

width at the side 

More Flexibility during Loading: 

Removable Corner Stanchions 

Convenient loading is also the focal 

point with the corner stanchions 

that can be twisted or pushed out. The 

corner stanchion that can be twisted 

out at the side permits through-loading 

via the rear up to a width of 3,380 

millimetres. The simple operation of 

the sturdy mechanism guarantees fast 

and undamaged loading of the goods. 

At first the sliding roofs are opened 

completely. The stanchions and inserted 

boards have to be removed. With 

the help of a crank the entire galvanised 

construction is turned towards 

the outside by up to 450 mm on every 

side. For side loading with particularly 

long parts the development team has 

conceived the corner stanchion that 

can be pushed out towards the rear. 

These corner stanchions are pushed 

out so far that more space is acquired 

for the sliding stanchions and the sliding 

tarpaulin. The pass-through width 

via the sides is then around 13 metres. 

This solution represents an example 

of how Schmitz Cargobull also integrates 

specific customer requirements 

into the modular system. The corner 

stanchion that can be pushed out is 

already being successfully used for 

the transport of bus roofs. 

VARIOS ® : A Mega with Standard 

Tyres 

Similarly, operation with changing 

tractors and varying fifth-wheel heights 

does not represent a hurdle for the 

semitrailers constructed according to 

the VARIOS ® design. This considerably 

simplifies vehicle fleet material planning. 

Thanks to the variable inside height of 

the trailer, fifth-wheel coupling heights 

from 965 mm to 1,150 mm ensure optimum 

use of the loading volume. The 

new body adjustment system solves 

the problem with consummate ease. 

by means of a simple plug-in mechanism 

at intervals of 50 mm the height of 

the body is varied at the front and rear. 

Together with the “Dual Ride Height“ air 

suspension the vehicle is then adapted 

to the coupling heights of 965 mm to 

1,150 mm. Particularly in the hotly contested 

competition for freight, the high 

level of flexibility and operational readiness 

is a decisive factor. 

Simple Changeover between Road 

and Rail 

In addition to the variability required 

with respect to loading, highest demands 

are also placed on the flexibility 

of trailer deployment. The S.CS with 

the VARIOS ® system can be equipped 

Close-Up Experience 

and retrofitted for combined road-rail 

transport (codification P400 with a 

maximum internal height of 3,000 mm). 

The rail-transportable S.CS is available 

for various types of wagon, and in 

conjunction with a body strength that 

complies with EN 12642 XL is authorised 

for speeds of up to 140 km/h. 

Reliable Financial Partner 

Maximum vehicle availability and 

optimum life cycle costs are also the 

main focus of the service subsidiaries 

of Schmitz Cargobull. The transport 

companies should be able to concentrate 

fully on their core business. 

Particularly during times of financial 

crisis Cargobull Finance stands by its 

customers with various financing opportunities. 

Packages that are tailormade 

to fulfil customer requirements 

are put together from the leasing, hire 

purchase and full-service offerings. 

Due to their profound knowledge of 

the market, the finance subsidiaries 

can offer appropriate finance more 

quickly and effectively than a bank. 

Cargobull Finance has more than 

eight years‘ experience of the financing 

of new and second-hand commercial 

vehicles. A good 9,000 vehicles 

are on the road with full service 

agreements. One basis for the high 

level of customer acceptance is their 

wide-ranging experience of the country-specific 

framework conditions and 

tax laws in particular. 

For repairs, maintenance and service 

the pan-European service network 

of Cargobull Parts & Services with 

850 authorised workshops is available. 

These partners guarantee a high 

level of spare parts availability, as well 

as fast and professional repairs. As a 

result the off-road times for the trailers 

are reduced to a minimum. (gro) 

Over 300 customers attended Schmitz Cargobull’s recent roadshow in the Spanish port 

of in Valencia. 

We wanted to demonstrate to 

our customers the advantages 

of our vehicles in a manner that was 

specific to various target groups and 

practical requirements,“ says Marketing 

Manager Luis bonasa. 

After the opening event in Valencia, 

Schmitz Cargobull Iberica presented 

the fleet in Algeciras, bilbao and barcelona. 

“The focus was on the semitrailer 

container chassis for 20 to 45 ft 

containers, as well as the S.CF with 

sliding bogie – our trendsetter in intermodal 

transport,“ comments bonasa 

when recalling the successful 

customer event. “The sliding bogie 

met with a particularly high level of 

interest among the professionals. Not 

only can it accommodate all container 

lengths from 22 to 45 ft, but its sliding 

chassis also allows optimum central 

positioning at all times. As a result it is 

simple for the user to load the vehicle 

from the rear, while at the same time 

the 25% rule for the rear axle load of 

the tractor is complied with!“ 

Traditionally Schmitz Cargobull 

Iberica has combined the information 

event in Valencia with a charitable 

purpose. In partnership with the 

Transcont Comunidad (TC) blood 

donor society the event team held 

At the centre of the presentation: S.CF with sliding bogie 

The flexible double-decker system 

with individual height adjustment 

an information event on life-saving 

activities in the sports hall in Massanasa. 

A pleasant additional effect of 

the event – at which representatives 

of ASNEPA, TRANSCONT and ATPE 

got to know more about the broad 

range of vehicles and services on offer 

– was the presentation of a donation 

cheque to TC. L. Bonasa

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The individually selectable hydropulsors simulate the toughest of test tracks. Providing liquidity: renting or leasing the vehicle fleet 

The Acid Test 

One year ago Schmitz Cargobull put its Validation Center (CVC) into operation. The wellequipped 

experimental workshop, prototype construction and the variable test beds 

guarantee short development times and high vehicle quality. 

Will the newly developed axle 

be able to cover 1 million 

kilometres without difficulty? 

Is the new frame generation 

able to stand up to the stresses and 

strains of combined road-rail transport? 

Questions which are extremely 

important to the user – who expects 

to be able to use the products without 

them breaking down. In order not to 

use the customer as an involuntary 

tester, Schmitz Cargobull perform 

extensive tests on new components 

and vehicles in their own test centre 

before the start of series production. 

With the new Cargobull Validation 

Center (CVC) it has been possible to 

intensify the test phase. At the CVC 

the en gineers and technicians check 

not only entire semitrailers, but also 

individual components and parts with 

respect to their durability and suitability 

for daily use. The greatest advantage 

over road tests: reproducibility 

and the extensive time savings. For 

example it is possible to use various 

test beds to test individual components 

independently of the entire 

vehicle with respect to the stresses 

and strains which they would have 

to endure when covering 1 million 

kilometres on the road. Ideally such a 

test lasts only two weeks! In this way 

it is possible to optimise new components 

and designs in the experimental 

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laboratory and put them on the road 

quickly and yet fully developed in 

terms of their technology. 

A modular system for test beds allows 

rapid adaptation to the respective 

requirements of the planned trial. 

Currently the CVC is determining the 

resilience of floor segments of the 

S.KO COOL, as well as testing and 

optimising a new spare wheel holder 

for the S.CF. On so-called vibration 

tables the developers test attached 

parts and their attachment concepts, 

the aim of which is to provide even 

more payload and stability – i.e. minimise 

the life cycle costs of the trailer! 

Especially in the field of axle development 

the component test beds 

perform important work in the further 

refinement of axle components and 

the analysis of weak points. Short 

test phases mean low costs, which 

are subsequently reflected in product 

prices that are in line with the market. 

The centrepiece of the CVC is the 

road simulator, with which entire vehicles 

can be tested with respect to 

their lifetime. Load cycles determined 

beforehand on the road – which may 

be different for every type of vehicle 

due to their structure – can be dynamically 

reproduced on this test bed. 

In a current project Schmitz Cargobull 

are optimising chassis frame parts of 

the S.KI semitrailer tipper vehicles. 

To this purpose data have been measured, 

analysed and prepared as a 

basis for testing within the framework 

of a sizeable measurement campaign. 

For this data, which was recorded 

with an appropriately equipped test 

tractor-trailer combination both on the 

customer‘s premises in Eastern Europe 

and here on the test track, a test 

program was drawn up that serves as 

the basis for testing on the road simulator. 

This is further supported by 

several semi-trailer tippers fitted with 

long-term measurement technology 

which records the customer‘s operational 

data and loads over a period of 

several months in order to obtain an 

even more detailed overview of the 

everyday loads to which the vehicles 

are subjected. 

Experience up to now with the 

CVC and the test beds has been positive. 

It has become apparent that with 

the help of modern testing technology 

in both the entire vehicle and at the 

component level, it is possible to detect 

and overcome possible problems 

during the early development process. 

The result of all this is that this project, 

which so far is unique in the trailer industry 

in this order of magnitude, guarantees 

that customers of the “blue 

elephant“ are supplied with reliable 

and light vehicles that have optimum 

maintenance characteristics! (tt) 

Saving is the order of the day – First Class for a Second-Hand Price H H H 

All 3-star trailers undergo first-class 

treatment, with the result that even 

two-year-old semitrailers and trailers 

do not reveal any signs their past, being 

technically and optically of new vehicle 

quality. Neutral tarpaulins on the 

corresponding vehicles erase all signs 

of the vehicle‘s history. Customers can 

also have all of the additional services 

which are available for new vehicles 

for their new used vehicle: from a 

Full Service Agreement, through corresponding 

financial services from 

Cargobull Finance, to the adapted 

Cargobull Telematics solution. 

In addition to the 3-star vehicles, 

the CTS also offers others – includ- 

ing other makes – at attractive conditions. 

A large selection is to be 

found on the used vehicle portal at: 

http://www.cargobull.com/de/ 

gebrauchtfahrzeuge/fahrzeuge_ 

online.php. 

Anyone interested in the vehicles 

on offer can select his or her mother 

tongue and call up all of the details 

of the vehicles. Information on the 

3-star used vehicles is provided by 

the Cargobull Trailer Store on the 

service number 0180-1-1872-4537 

in Germany or by e-mail at 

cts@cargobull.com. (gro) 

Your Route to the 

3-Star Trailer 

The tested, first-class used vehicles 

are offered by the Cargobull 

Trailer Store with all standard purchase 

options – cash, hire purchase, 

leasing with a purchase option and 

other country-specific financing options. 

Your contact person is the 

respective field wor ker at Schmitz 

Cargobull AG, or you can address 

your enquiries to Frank Fernandes 

(Tel.: +49 (0)2558/81-25 54) or Jutta 

Wehmöller (Tel.: +49 (0)2558/81-25 57) 

at CTS directly. 

All-Round Economic 

Stimulus Package 

Scania in Germany is the first truck supplier to offer 

its customers the chance to hire tractors and trailers. 

Since May 2008 Schmitz Cargobull Partner has been 

a partner in this all-inclusive service, which is now 

being expanded. 

Around 12 months ago Scania 

Germany started offering trucks 

and trailers together in a rental 

package. With “Scania Rent Truck 

& Trailer“ the customer can choose 

from a pool of Scania vehicles comprising 

around 1,000 tractors and 

motor units. In addition there are 

currently around 200 S.CS curtainsider 

semitrailers, S.KO refrigerated 

semitrailers and S.CS COIL vehicles 

with coil bodies from Schmitz Cargobull 

available. 

“The additional service offering 

has been well accepted by our 

customers in spite of the difficult 

economic environment,“ explains 

Christian Teichmann, Director of 

Truck Sales at Scania Germany/ 

Austria. “With the combined rental 

of Scania trucks and Schmitz Cargobull 

trailers we can offer our customers 

even more flexibility during 

their daily business.“ However, Mr 

Teichmann does admit that customers 

would like to see a greater level 

of differentiation in the trailer fleet. 

“We have therefore taken the decision 

to expand our trailer fleet by 

adding new versions. In future these 

will also include dry freight box vehicles, 

paper trailers and semi-trailer 

container chassis, sliding floor trailers 

and – last but not least – semitrailer 

tippers. And Schmitz Cargobull 

will remain our partner as we 

expand the range of trailers we have 

on offer!“ In the trailer fleet Scania 

pay particular attention to the safe 

securing of loads. All S.CS and 

S.KO vehicles have a load securing 

certificate. 

The curtainsider semitrailers are 

equipped with an optimised number 

of load securing points. “As a result 

of the expansion of the vehicles we 

have on offer, our customers can 

react more flexibly to various transport 

requirements,“ confirms Christian 

Teichmann. 

Customers can rent Scania tractors 

plus Schmitz Cargobull trailers 

throughout Germany from a total 

of 22 authorised Scania dealers, 

where they can choose between the 

long and short-term rental of trucks 

and trailers from Scania Rent. In 

addition to the vehicles, the rental 

contract also includes a full service 

agreement with repairs and maintenance 

– in the case of the trailers 

through Cargobull Parts & Services 

– a tyre service and the insurance 

of trucks and trailers. If vehicles are 

rented for six months or longer an 

on-board unit (ObU) is also offered. 

The list of options will also include a 

telematic system in the future. (ae) 

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Cargobull News No. 32 

The Customer Magazine 

of Schmitz Cargobull AG 

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It is speed that counts – available round-the-clock 

0080024CARGOBUll 

Throughout Europe 

From now on you only need one number to contact the 

Schmitz Cargobull breakdown service in an emergency. 

CARGOBULL Euroservice of the blue elephant provides 

assistance throughout Europe! 

The name says it all – 00 800 24 

CARGObULL (The number key 

is 00 800 24 227 462 855)! From now 

on the Schmitz Cargobull European 

service can be reached on this service 

number free of charge. If there 

is no GSM network available, drivers 

that have broken down can reach 

the central breakdown service on 

+ 49 7333 808 143. 

Once a connection has been established 

the driver can select his own 

mother tongue. Then assistance is 

provided by a professional CARGObULL 

Euroservice coordinator. In order 

to be able to deal with the breakdown 

as quickly as possible, the 

driver should have the following data 

at hand: chassis number, registration 

number, location details, telephone 

numbers and address of the firm, as 

well as his own name and mobile telephone 

number. With this data the 

CARGObULL Euroservice (in: A, b, 

bY, CH, CZ, D, DK, E, EST, F, FIN, 

Gb, GR, H, I, IRL, LT, LV, N, NL, P, PL, 

RUS, S, SK, UA) will then search for 

a suitable service partner nearby and 

inform the driver of the time of arri- 

SERviCE PARTNERS iNTRODUCE THEmSElvES 

One hundred four years ago 

Friedrich Tiemann founded his 

stevedore company in bremen and 

subsequently loaded the ships of his 

shipping company customers, which 

at the time were mostly british. Today 

the success of the business is 

based on a broad range of services: 

the handling of goods, packaging, 

storage, distribution and automobile 

logistics, as well as container and 

vehicle technology. 

The fact that Tiemann has at its 

disposal a large amount of knowhow 

in the repairs business with its 

specialist fields of container service, 

val of the breakdown assistant. The 

driver is contacted before leaving in 

order to clarify the first damage diagnosis 

and get ready any spare parts 

that are needed. As the coordinator 

of all of the procedures involved 

the CARGObULL Euroservice will 

keep everyone informed on a regular 

basis of the status of the work. 

The fast breakdown assistance is 

provided by 850 Schmitz Cargobull 

Service Partners throughout Europe 

and a further 200,000 authorised 

workshops in 40 countries. The 

CARGO bULL Euroservice offers 

not only breakdown assistance 

for all types of trailers, but also a 

towing and recovery, tyre, cooling 

unit, tail lift, axle and electronic/ 

electric service. Upon request advice 

can be provided on the law 

and average agents, and replacement 

vehicles and drivers can also 

be arranged. A particular advantage 

is enjoyed by Schmitz Cargobull 

customers with a full service 

agreement: this also includes a payment 

guarantee in the case of a 

breakdown. (ae) 

its own container freight stations 

and as a specialist for maintenance 

and repair work to dry cargo containers, 

flats, refrigerated containers 

and cooling units, is certainly an advantage 

for the customers. A fleet 

of mobile workshops also enables 

fast repairs wherever the vehicle is 

located. 

In bremen the company handles 

approximately 500 trucks every day 

and around 300 in bremerhaven. It 

was therefore obvious that Tiemann 

should also provide services for their 

customers‘ vehicles. In the new approximately 

3,000 m² workshop buil- 



From the Ship to the Trailer 

Since its foundation in 1905, the Friedrich Tiemann group of firms has faced up to many 

challenges. Today the all-round service provider, which was established as a stevedore 

company, also functions as a Schmitz Cargobull Service Partner in Bremerhaven. 

Service Provider for Companies 

in the Neighbourhood 

With a wide range of services and as a partner of the FLO logistics network, the transport 

and logistics professionals at Depaeuw have a broad base. A modern and environmentally 

friendly vehicle fleet ensure the company‘s success. 

Seventeen million kilometres were 

covered by the Depaeuw fleet 

last year. 190 tractors keep the 210 

trailers and semitrailers rolling. The 

family concern, which was founded 

in 1950 by Gylbert Depaeuw in 

Malo les bains, today operates from 

two locations: Lille (Lompret) and 

Dunkirk. 

Since 1998 Depaeuw has been a 

member of the France Lots Organisation 

(FLO), a network of companies 

established in 1993 which currently 

has 70 firms at a total of 180 

locations. FLO is a service provider 

for storage, transport and vehicle 

hire and organises the transport of 

part and complete loads in France 

and the most important other European 

countries. 

Some of Depaeuw’s main points 

of focus are the fields of the retail 

trade, food, the automotive and steel 

industry, building materials, cardboard 

packagings and container 

N. Vesely (left) congratulates 

P. Depaeuw 

transport. In order to optimise its 

transport services the French company 

also makes use of intermodal 

routes by rail, inland water transport 

and maritime shipping. The company’s 

strength lies in its optimisation of 

ding, trailers, chassis and tractors 

are repaired in a total of 16 different 

lanes – Tiemann is an official Service 

Partner of Schmitz Cargobull. 

Amongst other things the workshop 

specialises in the corrective 

maintenance of transport refrigeration 

systems. Furthermore, Tiemann 

have two diagnostic stations for 

electronic braking and telematics 

systems from Wabco and Cargobull 

Telematics. The all-rounder is also a 

certified service partner for Wabco, 

Knorr-bremse, Haldex, bPW and 

SAF-Holland. On their own frame 

alignment machine their specialists 

Dedicated to safety and the environment: modern tractor-trailer combinations 

of the Depaeuw company 

goods distribution through improved 

route planning. So-called triangular 

traffic allows better adaptation of the 

flow of goods. 

Depaeuw sees itself as a highperformance 

service provider for 

companies in the neighbourhood. In 

the last few years the company has 

succeeded in establishing itself as a 

service partner and regional market 

leader in local industry. The company 

pursues the aim of being present 

at all phases of the supply chain. 

Participation in the FLO network – 

which operates a very diversified 

vehicle fleet, including curtainsiders, 

box body and special semitrailers 

– also allows Depaeuw to 

offer transport solutions for special 

cases. In their own trailer park Depaeuw 

have also deployed products 

made by Schmitz Cargobull since 

last year. Currently around one third 

of the S.CS curtainsider semitrailers 

were produced at the works in Altenberge. 

“In the meantime all of the doubts 

that I initially had with respect to 

Schmitz Cargobull France have been 

dispelled,” company boss Patrice 

Depaeuw is happy to admit. “At 

Schmitz Cargobull we have found 

an enormous bandwidth of products 

which are ideally suited to the 

various fields covered by our vehicle 

All-round service maintains the value of your vehicle. 

carry out all alignment and body 

work to semi-trailers and drawbar 

trailers – not forgetting that Tiemann 

is also a repair shop certified by Germanischer 

Lloyd and is allowed to 

perform special repairs and welding 

work. Legally prescribed tests are 

also carried out by external testing 

fleet: coil semitrailers, efficient load 

securing equipment as standard, 

various versions of tail lifts, as well 

as the different types of body with 

broadened rear portal!” 

Last but not least, the positive experience 

acquired by Depaeuw with 

the trailers from the Münsterland has 

now led to the FLO group also using 

vehicles bearing the blue elephant 

symbol. Recently the FLO members 

were able to see for themselves the 

advantages of the Schmitz Cargobull 

trailers while attending a congress in 

Turkey. “We found that safety, quality 

and the environment are values 

which Schmitz Cargobull shares with 

the FLO group,” explains Patrice Depaeuw. 

“The environmental aspect 

has become increasingly significant 

for our industry over the course of the 

last few years – as we have seen in 

the design of trailers and as Schmitz 

Cargobull impressively demonstrated 

during the last IAA in Hanover!” 

Patrice Depaeuw has increasingly 

turned his attention to environmental 

protection. “One of 

our concerns must be to show by 

means of a strong communication 

policy and citizens’ initiatives 

that road transport is important, 

safe and environmentally friendly!” 

www.depaeuw.fr 

www.fr-lo.org (ae) 

agencies, while safety checks and 

corresponding preparatory work is 

carried out by the workshop itself. 

The range of offerings provided by 

the service partner is supplemented 

by services in the fields of swap 

body, body and curtain truck/trailer 

repairs. (ae)

“ 

Refrigeration Specialist 

Hard work and commitment pay off! When Erich Winkler founded his transport service 

in 1990 he knew that it would not be easy. Today he offers a comprehensive service for 

his customers with a modern vehicle fleet and wide-ranging logistics services. 

The success of my company can 

only be ensured in the long term 

with hard work, reliability and clever 

economic management,“ explains 

Erich Winkler. “As a transport company 

in the highly competitive logistics 

industry you are involved in a risky and 

fast moving business.“ The transport 

and logistics service provider from 

Oberhaching has recognised that the 

key to success is the use of state-ofthe-art 

technology. “My aim is to provide 

our customers with the uncomplicated, 

efficient and punctual transport 

of goods. Winkler specialises in the 

transport of temperature-controlled 

goods throughout bavaria and neighbouring 

Austria. The vehicle fleet, 

which currently contains 26 refrigerated 

and frozen food vehicles, is right 

up to date. The services on offer range 

from a fast Mercedes Sprinter with six 

pallet storage places and a payload of 

1 tonne, through various 7.5, 12, 18 

and 25 tonners to the long-distance 

truck/trailer combination with 33 

storage places and a payload of 

24 tonnes. 

Long before it was required by the 

market, Winkler had all vehicles fitted 

with a real-time temperature monitor- 

ing system. “This gives us the opportunity 

of complying with our obligation 

to document the transport refrigeration 

data but also means that our customers 

can check the transport temperature 

of their goods at any time via an 

Internet platform.“ besides the continuous 

monitoring of the articles being 

transported, the professional logistics 

company also puts its faith in its highly 

motivated employees, who undergo 

permanent vocational training. In order 

to add a further aspect to the transport 

services, Erich Winkler recently 

expanded his operations to include a 

large cold warehouse which can accommodate 

up to two complete loads. 

“With the expansion we can offer our 

customers everything from transport 

to storage from a single source.“ 

The latest vehicle fleet expansion 

comprises six new Euro 5 trucks from 

Mercedes-benz. “The latest vehicles 

are not only more reliable,“ says vehicle 

fleet manager Ralf Schumann. 

“They are also the ideal supplementations 

to our fleet in terms of cost 

effectiveness.“ For their latest purchases 

of vehicle bodies and trailers 

the Winkler transport service prefers 

products made by Schmitz Cargobull. 

Elephants in the Urals 

ChelyabTransAvto with Reliable Partner 

ChelyabTransAvto was established 

in May 2001 as a forwarding 

department of the firm 

“Avtotrading“. The largest transporter 

of groupage cargo in Russia today 

began with 20 tractors and trailers 

from the Minsk Automobile Works 

(MAZ). As freight volumes grew 

quickly, the management of the company 

considered expanding the vehicle 

fleet. Within a short time a further 

100 vehicles had been purchased. 

Now the company turned to foreign 

manufacturers. At the end of 2005 the 

vehicle fleet had grown to 120 saddle 

mount combinations, which heralded 

in a new era in the company‘s 

development. 

At the time the company also set 

off in a new direction which was to 

prove important: after the worldwide 

logistics provider DHL decided to use 

ChelyabTransAvto as a cooperation 

partner for freight traffic within Russia, 

semitrailers suitable for DHL‘s requirements 

had to be procured for the 

new tractors. As is standard practice 

at ChelyabTransAvto, the company 

chose the best solution available: 

the first ten Schmitz Cargobull S.KO 

COOL semitrailers were ordered. 

During the first year of operation 

it was not only the high degree 

of reliability of the semitrailers which 

became apparent: due to their innovative 

technology the S.KOs also 

stood out with their clear economic 

advantages! Finally further contracts 

were concluded in November 2006 

for the supply of S.PR flatbed semitrailers. 

The first batch of 40 semitrailers 

reached Chelyabinsk in January 

2007. A further 42 followed during 

the course of the year. In the following 

year the vehicle fleet was supple- 


“Recently we bought three S.KO COOL 

refrigerated semitrailer vehicles, three 

tractor units with box body (M.KO) and 

one trailer (A.KO),“ explains the vehicle 

fleet manager. “We are very satisfied 

with the products as far as quality 

and workmanship are concerned.“ 

According to Schumann a further 

important reason for the purchase of 

the „cool“ FERROPLAST vehicles is 

the good service: “We work together 

with a contractual partner who maintains 

our bodies and trailers within the 

short time window in which they are 

not in use – because we work on two 

shifts seven days a week and therefore 

can‘t afford any breakdowns!“ In order 

to be able to ensure that the vehicles 

will continue to run perfectly in the future, 

Winkler has taken out full service 

agreements for the entire vehicle fleet. 

“besides our very good experience 

with Cargobull Parts & Services with 

respect to maintenance and repairs, 

we also decided to purchase the trailer 

and semitrailer containers through Cargobull 

Finance,“ vehicle fleet manager 

Ralf Schumann goes on. “They made 

us a very good offer and it was also 

much easier for us to speak to only 

one partner and nevertheless get an 

Fully committed to service – quality in the logistics chain from the very 

beginning! 

mented by a further 60 trailers made 

by Schmitz Cargobull. “In terms 

of cost-effectiveness the Schmitz 

Cargobull products are currently 

without equal,“ company manager 

Michail Shpakov explains the reason 

for selecting Cargobull products. 

“With their hot-dip galvanised frames 

the trailers are resistant to corrosion 

and extremely durable. The good 

price/performance ratio is our reason 

for remaining loyal to Schmitz 

Cargobull and putting our faith in 

Schmitz Cargobull in the future when 

expanding our vehicle fleet,“ Shpakov 

goes on. 

Due to its many years of experience 

as a transport service provider 

for industrial and commercial goods, 

ChelyabTransAvto has been able 

to significantly expand its radius of 

action and has established regular 

goods transport between numerous 

Russian regions. The transport routes 

more or less cover the entire European 

section of Russia. Every day 

more than 1,400 of the company‘s 

own and rented flatbed and refrigerated 

vehicles, as well as tractor-trailer 

combinations, are in use. Almost 170 

of these are Schmitz Cargobull trailers 

of various designs. 

With their wide-ranging experience of 

road haulage, ChelyabTransAvto can 

concentrate all of their energies on 

providing an impeccable freight handling 

service, while keeping freight 

charges to a minimum and offering 

their customers the highest possible 

levels of convenience. 

First-class service, optimum use 

of transport capacities, professional 

technical solutions and reliability during 

all stages of transport – these 

fundamental principles makes the 

Russian transport company one of 

the leading service providers in the 

Russian transport industry. As a result 

the company has all of the conditions 

in place to offer its customers 

solutions which are second to none 

in terms of price, quality and speed 

for all distances and types of freight 

transport. 

When considering the further development 

of ChelyabTransAvto, owner 

Oleg Vasilyev and company manager 

Michail Shpakov see the most important 

criteria for the future success of 

the company in improving customer 

service, expanding the company‘s 

own vehicle fleet, shortening transport 

times and reducing costs for the 

logistics services. O. Leuer 

The modern fleet guarantees verifiable high-quality transport. 

all-round service offer!“ The continuing 

success which he has built up through 

many years of reliable collaboration 

with his customers confirms that Erich 

Winkler‘s decision to specialise in 

his core business was the right one. 

“If you have partners such as Schmitz 

Cargobull it‘s really no problem!“ (tt) 

Here at the CTC the transport industry is very welcome. 

Route One: 

Now Even Closer 

to the Customer! 

When the customers at Cargobull Trailer Center (CTC) 

South wish to take advantage of the various offers 

available from Schmitz Cargobull, they can already see 

the CTC from the motorway. Since December 2008 there 

has even been a direct motorway exit which makes 

reaching the CTC even faster. 

he ideal location has received 

“Ta very positive reaction from 

the customers,“ reports the manager 

of CTC South, Hermann Grünewald. 

Customers coming from various 

regions are able to reach the CTC 

directly from the A8 motorway. This 

now brings the CTC even closer to 

the customers and offers them improved 

levels of convenience. CTC 

South is not only popular with many 

German customers, but also reaches 

many foreign customers, particularly 

from southern and eastern European 

countries. 

“Due to our proximity to Munich, 

which is only approximately half an 

hour away by car, we are in a very 

favourable location,“ adds Grünewald. 

The CTC South catchment area 

covers the whole of bavaria, as well 

as parts of baden Württemberg and 

across the borders to the Czech Republic 

and Austria. Throughout the 

area for which the CTC is responsible, 

nine field workers look after the 

customers and provide them with 

support with the purchase of new 

and second-hand trailers. Over an 

area of 15,000 m² the 10-strong team 

at CTC South offers customers professional 

all-round advice on every 

product and service, such as Cargobull 

Finance, Cargobull Telematics, 

Cargobull Parts and Services 

and Full Service Agreements. As is 

the case with all other CTCs, Hermann 

Grünewald‘s team pursues a 

strategy of “everything from a single 

source“ and is always anxious to 

deal quickly with the concerns of all 

of their customers. Moreover, for the 

customers of the CTC there are also 

around 150 second-hand vehicles 

available for immediate collection, 

an offer which the many Eastern 

European customers are particularly 

keen to take advantage of. The professional 

all-round support provided 

by CTC South makes it a popular 

“mecca“ for customers from all over 

Europe. 

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www.cargobull.com

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Robust quality which pays for itself in the long term. 

Ahead by a 

Nose in France 

Cargobull News (CN) spoke to Jacques Vincourt, 

Market Management South-West Europe, about the 

successful market developments in 2008 and the introduction 

of the S.KI family of semitrailer tippers. 

CN: “What form does the success 

of the S.KI take in terms of 

figures and what are the reasons for 

this success?” 

J. Vincourt: “In 2008 slightly more 

than 3,970 semitrailer tippers were 

newly registered in France. Within the 

framework of global growth, Schmitz 

Cargobull were able to achieve second 

position with respect to market 

shares. This success is certainly attributable 

to the many alternative solutions 

which the S.KI offers in comparison 

to the other solutions already 

on the market: a modular product 

range composed of optimised materials 

and constructional elements – for 

example the types of steel or aluminium 

alloys selected due to their ideal 

properties. The axles and hydraulic 

components installed by Schmitz 

Cargobull in the vehicles are standard 

market products and have proven 

their reliability over the long term.” 

CN: “How would you characterise 

the S.KI family?” 

J. Vincourt: “As very light, functional 

and stable – but also aesthetically 

pleasing – semitrailer tippers! 

Examples from this family are our 

semitrailer tippers with smooth aluminium 

box bodies as well as consisting 

of abrasion-resistant b450 

steel, of which we alone have been 

able to sell 410 examples – a really 

disproportionate increase. A genuine 

all-round talent is the S.KI which can 

be used as a “grain transporter“ due 

to its length, which also has a box 

body made of aluminium and which 

we also offer in steel for additional 

types of use such as the transport of 

special waste. We have been able to 

sell 120 of these special versions.” 

CN: “An S.KI is not necessarily 

the cheapest product. Haven‘t customers 

sometimes hesitated before 

investing in the upmarket price 

category?” 

J. Vincourt: “That is correct; an S.KI 

is good value for money, but never 

cheap! but the customers have also 

invested in the upmarket price category 

because this provides them 

with a very high level of equipment. 

You only have to think of the air suspension, 

disc brakes and the possibility 

of lifting the trailer when moving 

slowly – even if it is laden. In addition, 

the S.KI offers the EbS electronic 

braking system and the RSP 

skid and tilting protection system – 

not forgetting a final coating of paint 

of automobile quality which obviates 

the need for aggressive products for 

unpainted aluminium materials!” 

CN: “It has evidently not taken long 

to build up the trust of the French 

customers?” 

J. Vincourt: “Some of our customers 

began to acquire experience of our 

products as long ago as 2004/2005. 

Looking back the decision in 

favour of the S.KI vehicles made 

at the Gotha works has definitely 

been worthwhile. In addition to the 

high quality of the vehicles, Schmitz 

Cargobull also offer their customers 

other advantages in the form of a 

sizeable service package. Financing, 

full service, trailer telematics and a 

comprehensive pan-European service 

partner network were important 

reasons for deciding in our favour 

again when making additional investments.” 

CN: “The works in Gotha has also 

developed into an important supplier 

in the field of S.CF container 

chassis?” 

J. Vincourt: “At least there has never 

been a phase of stagnation for the 

container chassis. Last year this segment 

grew by almost 32%! Schmitz 

Cargobull now have a market share 

of 9%! With these products I am 

definitely not afraid of being unsuccessful 

in 2009!” (ck) 



Combi Box vehicle 

The rail-transportable S.KO EXPRESS dry freight box trailer combines a maximum payload 

with multifunctional interior equipment. 

After the S.CS and S.KO COOL, 

the dry freight box trailer is now 

also travelling by rail in the form of 

the S.KO EXPRESS, which combines 

the best of both worlds – the 

bolted and galvanised MODULOS ® 

chassis of the S.CS curtainsider 

semitrailers and the robust, 30 mmthick 

FERROPLAST ® panels, which 

are impermeable to vapour diffusion. 

Additionally, the “EXPRESS“ 

can be individually adapted to a 

huge range of transport tasks by all 

kinds of options. 

The first prototype of the railtransportable 

S.KO EXPRESS has 

now passed its baptism of fire with 

a loading test and is now being 

handed over to a company which 

will mainly transport high-quality 

textiles by road, rail and occasionally 

by sea. Through the use of a 

low driving height and 435/50 R19.5 

tyres the designers have been able 

to achieve a clear internal height of 

2,900 mm (with codification profile 

P397 for an axle stand height of 

880 mm and pocket wagon T3000). 

In spite of additional reinforcements 

and equipment for rail transport, as 

well as optional ferry equipment, 

the unladen weight of the S.KO 

EXPRESS is only approx. 8,800 kg 

– and can be reduced to 8,530 kg 

if certain items of equipment are removed. 

A variable cargo space allows the 

combination of double-decker loading 

equipment with 22 girders and a 

total capacity of 67 pallets, plus six 

rows of keyhole rails for attaching 

telescopable safety/clothes rails. 

The 28 millimetre-thick floor plates 

can withstand a forklift axle load of 

up to 7,100 kilograms and fulfil the 

criteria of the strength test according 

to DIN/EN 283. As an option, Schmitz 

Cargobull can supply the body with a 

load securing certificate according to 

DIN EN 12642 Code XL. Weight-optimised, 

sturdy base coating boards 

(300 mm high on the sides, 750 mm 

on the front wall) made of steel help 

to prevent impact damage from forklift 

or lifting trucks. 

With its lifting and lowering device, 

which is also standard equipment, 

the S.KO EXPRESS simplifies 

docking on to loading ramps of 

various heights. An auto-reset function 

automatically sets the correct 

height when the vehicle is moving 

and thereby prevents damage to the 

bellows. As its components have 

been tested over a long time, the 

rail-transportable S.KO EXPRESS 

stands out due to its low life-cycle 

costs. The practical and burglar- 

resistant equipment makes this vehicle 

an inexpensive all-rounder. 

(tt) 

Europe Wherever the Road leads 

The company, whose head office 

is in Prat de Llobregat near 

barcelona, has been divided up into 

three company divisions: LogicAuto, 

which specialises in the transport of 

vehicles; LogicPetrol, the specialist 

department for fuel transporters, and 

LogiCargo. The last of these sections 

of the company deals with national 

and international transport for the 

automobile industry and customers 

for industrial goods – not forgetting 

the electronics industry. The transport 

segment of Tradisa Logicargo is 

supplemented by warehousing, order 

picking and packing. 

The Spanish logistics professionals 

have a European setup. For example, 

Tradisa maintains road transport 

routes to Moscow, Helsinki or Vilnius 

and travels by ship from Helsinki to 

Rome or Tangiers in Morocco! National 

branch offices, including those in Madrid, 

Valencia and Saragossa, as well 

as several international subsidiaries in 

Western and Eastern Europe, look after 

the interests of the customers. 

Since 2004 Tradisa Logicargo has 

been a customer of Schmitz Cargobull. 

“We drive S.CS curtainsiders with 

VARIOS ® equipment,“ explains Jorge 

Offering reliable protection to sensitive loads that are in danger of 

being stolen 

Tradisa Logicargo is one of the largest Spanish transport and logistics providers. The 

company, which was founded in 1954, has a vehicle fleet that comprises 400 units and 

specialises in contract logistics and transport services. Under the motto “Highest quality, 

integrated logistics and every conceivable additional service for the customer“ Managing 

Director Jorge Ferraz Sopena integrates all forms of carriers – truck, rail and ship. 

M. Iglesias (left) wishes J. F. Sopena 

(right) continuing success. 

Ferraz Sopena. “The vehicles are optimised 

to our requirements with a 

hydraulic elevating roof and removable 

corner stanchions. These options 

allow us to load the vehicle quickly – 

even in the case of cargoes which are 

very high and wide!“ 

Tradisa became interested in the 

blue elephant brand, which also operates 

its own assembly plant in Saragossa, 

as a result of a recommendation 

and their own extensive testing 

of the semitrailers. “Today we have 

110 S.CS vehicles in our fleet and are 

currently in the process of purchasing 

new vehicles – again with the equipment 

details which we typically require,“ 

Jorge Ferraz Sopena continues. 

When purchasing the vehicles the 

Managing Director takes advantages 

of the services offered by Cargobull Finance 

because there – as he says himself 

– he can obtain everything from a 

single source. “However, with respect 

to service and maintenance we make 

use of our workshop, in which we employee 

12 mechanics and perform all 

of the necessary work ourselves!“ The 

entire fleet is equipped with a telematics 

system in order to enable customers 

to track their shipments and 

simplify their own material planning 

processes. 

When asked about the selection 

of his trailers, Sopena says: 

Schmitz Cargobull has developed 

into the top specialist for semitrailers 

and is able to provide us with all 

of the equipment features which our 

previous supplier could not. Furthermore, 

we focus fully on our customers‘ 

requirements and Schmitz 

Cargobull always react quickly to 

our wishes!“ L. Bonasa

The Key to Success is Service 

Nowadays services are the decisive factor in the transport industry in particular. 

Customers want to be informed at 

all times where and in what condition 

their cargo is – the latter above 

all when sensitive items are to be 

transported in temperature-controlled 

vehicles. This was also the challenge 

faced just over a year ago by Herman 

Molitor, Managing Director of the 

firm Swift Logistik GmbH from Langenfeld. 

He decided in favour of the 

trailer telematics system of Cargobull 

Telematics GmbH as a problem-solver 

and as an important instrument for 

achieving customer loyalty. 

CN: “Why did you select trailer 

telematics for your company?” 

Molitor: “I clearly had to come to a 

decision concerning what was more 

important for me and my customers 

– knowing where the cargo and driver 

were currently located or resorting to. 

Where the driver is I can find out by 

means of a telephone call. but my customers 

should also know what condition 

their goods are in independently 

of what I tell them, and that can only 

be guaranteed by a trailer telematics 

system. With this it is possible to carry 

out fast and uncomplicated assessments 

of the temperature and routes 

taken and make these available every 

day to the customer by e-mail. That is 

why it was not difficult to take a decision 

in favour of telematics.” These 

are precisely the req uirements that are 

fulfilled by the trailer telematics system 

of Cargobull Telematics GmbH. Today 

locating the position of a cargo is only 

the start. Depending on customer requirements, 

it is also possible to provide 

temperature reports and position 

histories, as well as additional messages 

based on individual customer 

configurations such as when vehicles 

enter or leave specific regions. It is 

also possible to provide temperature 

reports and position histories as well 

as additional messages based on individual 

customer configurations such 

as when vehicles and released regions 

words an ideal tool for just-in-time 

planning. 

CN: “What advantages does the 

system offer you in addition to 

trailer location?” 

Molitor: “Telematics greatly facilitates 

our work. Not only do we save 

on manpower, but working resources 

are also optimised. Instead of having 

to telephone every driver individually 

in the morning in order to receive status 

messages, thanks to telematics I 

receive all the relevant information for 

the entire vehicle fleet with one click 

of the mouse almost instantaneously 

– a real time saving which is positively 

reflected in my operating costs.” 

CN: “What about if something doesn’t 

work, what help do you receive then?” 

Molitor: “Of course that happens be - 

cause wherever people work and technology 

is programmed by people, mistakes 

can always happen. but I am very 

satisfied with the escalation levels at 

CbT: besides the professional contacts 

who work directly in the technical support 

department at Cargobull Telematics, 

the service partners of SCb are also 

integrated into the network. As a result 

I can coordinate my routes if repairs are 


Always well-informed: With trailer telematics the load and the status of 

the vehicle can be permanently monitored. 

needed – in accordance with the locations 

of the service partners.” For 

Hermann Molitor the trailer telematics 

system of Cargobull Tele matics 

GmbH has proven to be the ideal 

standardised industry solution that can 

be deployed universally. The firm 

Swift Logistik GmbH is only one example 

of how trailer telematics can be 

efficiently used. And trailer telematics 

are not only ideal for forwarding agents 

with refrigerated vehicles. Cargobull 

Telematics offers the perfect package 

for every type of vehicle. The customer 

can always choose between options 

that are relevant to his vehicle. For 

mixed fleets, rental companies and 

trailer pool operators in particular there 

is a single telematics system on offer for 

use across all types of vehicle. As Cargobull 

Telematics offers a manufacturerindependent 

trailer telematics system, 

it is not only possible to equip Schmitz 

vehicles in the factory quickly and easily, 

but also retrofit all types of trailers 

produced by other manufacturers! (ae) 

individual Transport Solutions 

There are a wide variety of practical 

applications for trailer telematics. 

Whether a rental company, shipping 

agent, fleet or small traditional forwarding 

agency, all companies benefit 

from using trailer telematics. 

Depending on the composition of 

the fleet, preconfigured services for 

covered vehicles, dry freight vehicles, 

refrigerated semitrailers and 

other types of vehicles are offered. 

All services include representation 

on a digital map. As an option it is 

also possible to add customer links 

and additional services for security 

transport. 

Doubling Up Brings Green Benefits 

to Norfolkline 

Norfolkline operates logistics services from locations across Europe, providing ambient 

and refrigerated transportation of packed goods by road, rail, and sea to a wide variety 

of clients. 

To keep pace with growth within 

the chilled and frozen distribution 

side of its business, the company 

is currently expanding its refrigerated 

trailer fleet and, as part of this 

process, has recently taken delivery 

of a number of new reefer semitrailers 

S.KO COOL and placed additional 

orders for extra vehicles with 

Schmitz Cargobull. The trailers will 

work out of Norfolkline’s belfast facility 

and will be used to service several 

large food retail customers on 

routes throughout the UK and Ireland. 

With environmental concerns 

a key consideration for Norfolkline 

and its clients, the company approached 

Schmitz Cargobull to produce 

a trailer that could increase load capacity 

and reduce environmental impact. 

“We wanted a trailer that would 

enable us to enhance our service to 

our customers and make a positive 

contribution towards road congestion 

and the environment,” explains 

Mervyn McIntyre, Equipment Manager, 

Norfolkline. by increasing the 

trailer’s height to 4.65 metres (with 

an interior floor to roof height of 3.3 

metres) and incorporating a double 

deck storage system, Schmitz Cargobull 

has allowed Norfolkline to 

carry a higher volume of palletized 

loads within the same overall vehicle 

footprint. As a result, Norfolkline 

has been able to reduce the number 

of journeys that it makes while still 

providing the highest levels of service 

to its customers. The trailers 

– which feature the latest Thermo 

King SLX fridge unit – have been 

built at Schmitz Cargobull’s UK production 

facility at Harelaw, close to 

Newcastle upon Tyne using Schmitz 

Cargobull’s pioneering and patented 

bolted and galvanized production 

technique. The bolting process removes 

the need for any welding and, 

The galvanised curtainsider chassis – a real eye-catcher 

“GAlvANiSED iNTO ACTiON” or: 

The most Attractive Trailer 

for the Spring 

Valerius Transport from Sundern-Hachen is a specialist in the 

transport of coils. Together with the Picker galvanising plant in 

Arnsberg, the company from Upper Sauerland has put a very 

special truck on the road. 

The inhabitants of the Sauerland 

can certainly not be accused of 

having a strong desire for self-glorification. 

However, if the result is an 

attractive tractor-trailer combination 

– which will certainly attract a good 

deal of attention – a little public relations 

is certainly allowed! 

“GALVANISED INTO ACTION” is 

the suitable title for a trailer creation 

which the Valerius transport company 

has turned into reality with the 

Picker galvanising plant and Schmitz 

Cargobull. 

Currently the company is celebrating 

its 50th anniversary! As long ago 

as 1965 the then founder of the company 

purchased the first truck-trailer 

combination with coil body in North 

Rhine-Westphalia. In the meantime 

the vehicle fleet has grown to over 

30 units. The transport of coils and 

long materials – including wood – is 

still the main service offered by the 

company, which today is managed 

by sons Volker and Dirk Valerius. 

Large heated logistics areas, powerful 

crane systems and trailers which 

with special authorisation can manage 

coils weighing up to 35 tonnes 

bear witness to the orientation of the 

company from Sundern-Hachen. 

A partner and shipping agent 

of Valerius Transport is the Picker 

therefore, results in consistently high 

product quality and greater production 

flexibility. The galvanizing operation, 

meanwhile, ensures that there 

is no corrosion within the joint when 

two parts of the trailer are brought 

together. The refrigerated trailer box 

units themselves are constructed 

using Schmitz Cargobull’s FERRO- 

PLAST ® modular steel-skinned panels 

to keep loads at the desired 

temperature. The easy to clean box 

unit makes the trailer particularly 

suited for the transport of foodstuffs. 

99 per cent of the materials used in 

the production process is recyclable 

– another important environmental 

consideration which influenced 

Norfolkline’s purchase decision. 

“The new trailers will make an important 

contribution to the greening 

of our clients’ supply chains,” says 

Mervyn McIntyre. Norfolkline has 

specified Schmitz Carobull products 

for several years. “We have always 

galvanising plant in Arnsberg. The 

specialists for hot dip galvanising 

have long been considering creating 

some distinctive advertising for 

their own company. Even today 20% 

of this long-established company is 

still owned by the same family – birgit 

Picker, the daughter of the company’s 

founder, is a divisional manager. 

A further 40% belongs to Voigt 

and Schweitzer, the company which 

also galvanises chassis frame side 

members and parts for Schmitz Cargobull 

trailers! Through their association 

with the Seppeler Group and 

the Voigt & Schweitzer Group, Picker 

offers a broad range of products 

– from the galvanised screw to the 

23 meter-long steel structure. 

What could have been more appropriate 

than a bolted and galvanised 

S.CS COIL from Schmitz Cargobull 

for displaying the distinctive 

mobile advertisement? As indicated 

by the canvas, the customers, transport 

providers and drivers have one 

task, one aim – and of course allies… 

Even if modesty forms part of the 

character of Sauerland’s inhabitants, 

one has to concede that the 

“GALVANISER” is one of the most 

attractive trailers to take to the road 

this spring! 

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been impressed with the build quality 

and after-sales support the company 

offers,” explains Mervyn. “Furthermore, 

because we are pan-European lo- 

Satisfied customer: Mervyn McIntyre 

(right) 

gistics services provider we feel comfortable 

dealing with a partner that 

can support their assets throughout 

Europe which allow Norfolkline to 

provide a 24/7 service to our customers,” 

he adds. (ae) 

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L. Szemery (left) put his faith in partnership (J. Möhring, right) 

Partnership in 

Practice 

Szemerey Transport, Fracht- und Speditions AG is the leading 

refrigerated cargo logistics and dry freight distributor in Hungary. 

For almost 10 years trailers bearing the blue elephant symbol 

have been a permanent feature of the company’s vehicle fleet. 

Our aim is to be not only a service 

provider to our customers. 

We want to cooperate, take part in 

brainstorming sessions and develop 

joint solutions for optimum transport 

logistics!“ Lóránd Szemerey has very 

specific ideas on the role which he 

and his co-workers would like to 

play. And the success of the family 

concern Szemerey Transport Frachtund 

Speditions-AG shows that the 

management of the company are on 

the right track. The firm‘s foundation 

in 1990 as a forwarding company 

was followed in 1991 by the purchase 

of the first truck – an IFA produced 

in East Germany. With the firm formerly 

known as SZK Transport Kft. 

Lóránd Szemerey purchased 30 

RÁbA semi-trailer trucks from Hungarocamion 

in 1993 and grew as a 

result into a significant player on the 

domestic market. Two years later the 

qualified technical instructor for vehicle 

transport took over the company 

alone and changed it into a public 

limited company. Today Szemerey is 

Hungary‘s market leader for refrigerated 

cargo transport and logistics 

and one of the most important partners 

for dry freight transport. Growth 

continues, with annual increases in 

turnover of more than 10%. “Today 

our vehicle fleet has 300 tractor units, 

320 trailers (around 1/3 S.CS and 2/3 

S.KO), 250 tandem truck/trailer combinations 

and 320 distribution trucks 

weighing up to 12 tonnes,“ explains 

Lóránd Szemerey with more than a 

little pride. The 3,000 square metre 

central warehouse of Szemerey 

Transport is conveniently located on 

the M0 motorway, directly in budapest. 

Regional cross-docking transshipment 

points are operated by the 

professional logistics firm in Miskolc, 

Debrecen, Kaposvár and Györ. These 

are supplemented by 12 other branch 

offices throughout the country, including 

in békéscsaba, Kecskemét and 

Szolnok.Since 2000 the company 

has been using S.CS curtainsider 

semitrailers, above all S.KO COOL 

semi-trailer box vehicles. “I honestly 

don‘t know any more how we came 

upon Schmitz Cargobull as a supply 

partner at the time. but I knew 

that the trailers from Altenberge and 

Vreden had a very good reputation!“ 

explains Lóránd Szemerey looking 

back. “We have certainly never re- 

gretted the change! There is no other 

supplier who could offer us a similarly 

high level of quality and service. Just 

as we consider our customers to be 

our partners, we are also more of a 

partner than a customer of Schmitz 

Cargobull. The support is excellent! 

If difficulties should indeed occur, everything 

is clarified personally between 

our technical manager and the fieldworker 

who is responsible for us.“ In 

addition to the purchase of vehicles, 

Szemerey takes advantage of almost 

the entire range of services offered 

by Cargobull Parts & Services and 

Cargobull Finance. “When procuring 

the vehicles and spare parts, as well 

as the service and maintenance agreements, 

we place our trust entirely 

in the all-round package.“ but for 

the purchase of vehicles and spare 

parts, as well as the service and 

maintenance agreements, we place 

our trust entirely in the all-round 

package.“ 

The success of the logistics specialist 

is based not only on the unproblematic 

vehicle fleet, but also on the 

nationwide distribution network with 

central material planning. Here all vehicles 

are tracked day and night, temperatures 

recorded and the drivers 

provided with instructions. In addition 

to the transport services, Szemerey 

also carry out order picking, label- 

Vehicles with monitoring package 

ling, packaging, registration and dispatch 

for their customers. “Reacting 

quickly and effectively to changes in 

the market environment, striving for 

greater success and understanding 

growth as more than just a financial 

index – these are the important 

factors in our corporate culture,“ explains 

Lóránd Szemerey. “For us the 

most important value is the satisfaction 

of our partners and customers. 

And because we also want to be satisfied, 

we place our trust in trailers 

made by Schmitz Cargobull!“ 

E. Möhring 




Reliable, Cool and 

Environmentally Friendly 

Combined road-rail transport is the solution for “Green Logistics“ on long-distance journeys. 

The specialist freight forwarding company Paneuropa-Rösch has recently been using 

refrigerated trailers between northern Germany and northern Italy. 

The medium-sized specialist 

freight forwarding company 

Paneuropa-Rösch has moved 

on to pastures new in combined 

freight transport across the Alps. Since 

the middle of January 2009 the 

company has been using refrigerated 

trailers made by Schmitz Cargobull 

between northern Germany and Verona 

in the north of Italy, where at the local 

combined freight transport transshipment 

terminal the company has 

its own branch office to ensure that 

the trailers are rolled out throughout 

Italy. Transport by rail requires approximately 

23 hours. 

Managing Partner Carsten Hemme 

invested a good 18 months in preparing 

the project. The entrepreneur is 

an advocate of combined road-rail 

transport, handling more than 13,800 

combined freight transport consignments 

in 2008. With Schmitz Cargobull 

he has found what he calls the 

“ideal manufacturer“ of refrigerated 

trailers suitable for combined freight 

transport. The type of semi-trailer 

which Hemme decided to purchase 

comes from the standard S.KO range 

of the innovative manufacturer. Ho- 

wever, for the new tasks numerous 

technical adaptations were made 

to the semi-trailer. One example: 

the trailer ordered by Paneuropa is 

equipped with the most powerful refrigerating 

machine currently made by 

the firm Thermo King, which is nevertheless 

fully suitable for rail transport. 

This is the unit with the designation 

“SLX 400“. The refrigerating machine 

stands out not only due to its excellent 

cooling capacity, but also its robustness. 

For example, the manufacturer 

guarantees that the cooling unit 

can stand up to severe impacts during 

shunting. Thermo King also developed 

the two-way telematics system. 

This enables the carrier to remain in 

permanent contact with the cooling 

unit and if necessary intervene via the 

Internet in the case of technical faults. 

And Hemme is pleased to report that 

this technology has already passed its 

test with flying colours in two cases 

since the introduction of this transalpine 

route. For the coordination of the 

refrigerated transport Paneuropa has 

recruited a new employee with experience 

in this segment. The first step 

in the new era of refrigerated road- 

rail transport was undertaken with 

20 trailers. However, that is not the 

end of the story, confirmed Carsten 

Hemme: “We are currently negotiating 

a second package with a further 20 

rail-transportable refrigerated trailers.“ 

There certainly is enough demand. by 

the beginning of April Paneuropa had 

already handled 450 refrigerated semitrailer 

journeys between northern Germany 

and South Tyrol. Hemme: “Our 

customers are satisfied.“ It is above 

all the food sector which has shown a 

good deal of interest. 

but Paneuropa boss Hemme does 

not worry even if there is not enough 

refrigerated cargo for a return journey. 

“If necessary the refrigerated trailers 

can also be loaded with normal 

goods which do not require temperature 

management.“ The experienced 

entrepreneur considers the medium 

and long-term perspectives for refrigerated 

semi-trailer transport by rail 

to be excellent. “The topic of „green 

logistics“ is “in“ in the industry. “Combined 

transport on long-distance 

routes makes a clear contribution towards 

environmental protection.“ 

E.-H. Arndt 

Solutions for Combined Road Rail Transport 

The rail-transportable S.KO COOL 

with meat hanging system owned 

by the Paneuropa freight forwarding 

company is specifically adapted to 

the requirements of combined roadrail 

transport. The varying axle distances 

between the first and second 

axles (1,410 mm) and between the 

second and third axles (1,310 mm) 

guarantee wheel loads that also 

comply with the law in the case of the 

44 tonne gross vehicle weights which 

are usual in combined road-rail 

transport. An additional mudguard 

between the front axles provides optimum 

spray protection in the rain. 

Extra cross-bracings between the 

longitudinal chassis beams guarantee 

the additional stability required during 

railway operations. The vehicles have 

German railway equipment for pocket 

wagons of type T2000/3000, as well 

as SDGGMRSS. The support jack has 

been moved to a height of 2,600 mm. 

The combined road-rail transport 

equipment is supplemented by low 

side collision protection and MRH2 

air suspension with a splitter, which 

effectively prevents bellows damage 

during craning. In order to avoid damage 

to the lighting equipment the 

side marker lights are attached to a 

console on the head frame. A brake 

shoe holder behind the unit and the 

bolted-on underride protection provide 

enough free space on the wagon. 

Paneuropa are having the new S.KO 

COOL vehicles fitted with a tracking 

telematics system, which in addition 

to controlling the cooling unit during 

rail transport also monitors the filling 

levels of the plastic tanks of the unit.

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