Truck & Bus Builder learned that Sunswap’s marketing efforts are currently focused on the Benelux countries.

Thanks to its advanced panel technology, this product boasts a significant weight reduction of 700 kilograms. This lighter design improves fuel efficiency, reduces CO2 emissions, and enhances durability with increased impact resistance.

The ‘S.CU dc85’ is the latest model in Schmitz’s range of diesel-powered refrigeration units and is intended to replace the company’s current “top” model, the ‘S.CU 2.0’.

In partnership with Trailer Dynamics, the company showcased its new eTrailer, a significant step in the electrification of freight transport. The eTrailer is equipped with a new electric axle that helps reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 50%, depending on the application and route.

The order, which will be fulfilled in three batches, is for 139 twin-axle trailers with box van bodies measuring four metres in height.

The ‘E-CoolPac’ integrates power electronics, controls, and battery modules in a single box, storing between 15 and 35 kWh of energy depending on the specification.

The new facility, covering 20,000 square feet, is located on the same site as the old facility in the Carrs Industrial Estate, which Solomon Commercials demolished following a fire in June 2023. 

The jury praised the concept of the truck, which was first unveiled at the last IAA Transportation event in 2022: originally called ‘eActros Long Haul’, the idea was to develop a truck capable of covering up to 500 kilometres on a single charge.

In addition to Schmitz products, the new warehouse will also store parts for Berger Fahrzeugtechnik, a specialist in lightweight trailers.

Manufacturers have always cared about what the customer thinks about their products. In the commercial vehicle industry, this is often expressed in terms of economics. Perhaps it needs an industry outsider to make the question of customer satisfaction about empathy instead of, or in addition to, materialism. Recently, I spoke with somebody who is prepared to bring feelings into a conversation that normally deals with facts only – Ali Javidan, the founder and CEO of Range Energy, a startup firm based in Mountain View in California’s Silicon Valley.

The trailers themselves have been designed to carry tyres featuring reinforced internal body walls to prevent bowing under heavy loads.

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