Schmitz Cargobull AG says investments during 2017/18 year ending March 2018 and on-going into 2018/19 on technology and capacity expansion at its plant in Panevezys (where it builds a range of refrigerated and dry box van structures for trucks and trailers) will see daily output levels triple from April 2019.

Austrian trailer manufacturer, Schwarzmüller Group, has opened a new branch outlet in Germany by acquiring a service and repair location in Eltmann.

Fifth-wheel and trailer chassis components specialist, Jost Achsen Systeme GmbH is promoting use of a high-performance, organic, bio-degradable grease for fifth wheel couplings.

SEM Transport Solutions, a new subsidiary of transportation distribution giant, POM Group, is in the process of developing a number of axle steering systems products for the European trailer market, which are being brought to market during 2019.

Nooteboom, the heavy haulage specialist trailer manufacturer of Nieuweweg has developed a Cloud-based version of its NoVAB axle weight calculation software assistance tool - Nooteboom 3.0 Cloud version.

The Krone Group reported record revenues exceeding EUR2.1bn for its financial year 2017/2018 ending on July 31, 2018 and which also marked a significant increase over the previous year’s result of EUR1.9bn.