T R A N S P O R T 2 0 19 : VISITORS FROM ALL OVER
SCANDINAVIA THE MESSE CENTER IN THE MID-DANISH TOWN OF HERNING HOSTED THE TRANSPORT SHOW 2019, ATTRACTING A NUMBER OF VISITORS AND EHIBITORS. [ Story by Tim de Jong ]
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he Transport show in Herning, which was held 21-23 March, gathered visitors from all Scandinavian countries and the north of Germany. While the show has been around since 1988, it hasn’t really attracted the ‘big shots’ from the trailer world until now. Trailer building juggernaut Schmitz Cargobull has come a long way since its humble beginnings. Way back in 1989 it had a modest office pavilion and used a container as a spare parts warehouse in Padborg on the Germany border. Three decades later, the OEM has firmly established itself in Denmark. “Product innovations such as the galvanised and bolted chassis, the company’s own axle unit and most recently, its own cooling unit, have always been very well received by our Danish customers,” according to Schmitz Cargobull Director – Northwest Europe, Gregor Rein. Schmitz Cargobull Managing Director, Tim Warmeling, explained that the Danish transport industry often plays pioneering role in telematics as well. “The openness for new technology and services is an essential part of our success story in the Danish market.” The Danish had some impressive heavy vehicles on display, too. B-Doubles are approved to run on their roads just like elsewhere in Scandinavia and in The
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Schmitz Cargobull were in Herning to discuss telematics and the trailer builder’s latest developments.
Netherlands. Operators in both countries are frustrated, though, about the reluctant attitude of their neighbour Germany versus heavier and longer combinations though. Should the Germans allow longer combinations up to 25.25 metres up to weights of 60 tonnes, many trucks would be taken off the road in Germany. It’s a point
