Deurne-based Knapen Trailers BV has engineered a customer-specific Longer Heaver Vehicle combination with moving floor.

The Austrian trailer firm intends to take advantage of Hüffermann's expertise in the construction and infrastructure vehicle sectors in order to increase its market share particularly in Germany.

The Neftekamsk Auto Plant in the autumn last year started production of an extended curtainsider semi-trailer, NEFAZ-93341-0300205-08, with a length of 16.5m.

Benalu SAS, the aluminium trailer specialist of the Benalu Group has launched an optimised version of the JumboLiner moving floor trailer, called JumboLiner 2, to increase sales even further in this market segment of France, as well as other markets.

Bennes-Marrel at Solutrans 2019 in Lyon held last November introduced Blacktrack, a new and specially designed steel tipping 3-axle semi-trailer for transporting hot asphalt.

Bennes-Marrel and its parent company, Benalu Group at Solutrans 2019 in Lyon held last November introduced a new steel / aluminium hybrid tipper specially designed and optimized for the transport of scrap metal called, Steeltrack.

The Benalu Group at Solutrans 2019 in Lyon held last November announced a group turnover of EUR170m and that it now employs more than 1,000 people in France and Poland.

The Krone Group (a producer of agricultural equipment and on-road trailing equipment (ie commercial vehicles - containers and container chassis, swap bodies and semi-trailers)) last month released record figures for Group operations for the year ending July 31, 2019.

‘Road’ was the name of a collaborative project with refrigerated trailer specialist, Jean CHEREAU SAS, four industrial partners and some institutional partners initiated to develop the reefer semi-trailer of the future: It was a three year project representing an investment of EUR5.5m that this has resulted in a four new products or areas of improvement for the Avranches-based company.

SAF-Holland GmbH has opened its new production plant in Yangzhou.

Tata Steel Europe is now manufacturing an abrasion resistant steel called Valast 450 specially developed for the construction industry involving rugged applications such as tipper bodies for trucks and trailers, bodies on refuse collection vehicles and excavator buckets.

Broshuis BV has launched its latest lightweight hydraulically steered and extendible flat trailer, that has two of three steering axles, and has a tare weight of just  8,400kg.