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A trailer belonging to the forwarder “Peisker” was one of the first to put the new ECO Disc through its paces.
20 Issue Three 2009 Technology Check in the workshop in Wiehl: the trail- er bearing the company name “Peisker GmbH” is fitted with the new Eco Disc. For several weeks now, this new BPW trailer disc brake has been available for customers to or- der, but the trailer from Peisker was one of the very first vehicles to have been in road operation with it for a long time before the product launch. This was because the haulage company was one of 31 transport companies which took part in a field trial with the in- novative new system. Testing of this nature commences long before a new product goes into series production – and guarantees its safety and quality. Even on completion of the test phase, BPW continues monitoring the participating vehicles for the purposes of recording the respective technical data. Today it’s the Peisker trailer’s turn for an inspection session at BPW in Wiehl, in the course of which Chief mechanic Stefan Scholz and his colleagues will be taking a meticu- lously close look at the new brake. The vehicle is brought into position over the pit and has its wheels removed. The fitters first check the braking force and the condition of the mate- rial. All details are logged and passed on to BPW’s development service and design de- partment. “It’s exciting to know that the re- sults of our measurements can be used for ad- justments to the product”, enthuses Scholz. As managing director of haulage company Spedition Peisker GmbH in Waldbröl in the Bergische Land region, Peter Peisker is only too pleased to play a part in this important activity with his involvement in the field trial process. He founded his company in 1973 – and has used BPW axles right from the very start: “I can’t recollect one single glitch that would have put any of my vehicles out of ac- tion on the road”. Peisker has 40 company- owned truck/trailer combinations and works with 25 subcontractors. He goes about his dai- ly work under the motto “Nothing’s impossi- ble” – and that is precisely what he demands of the components with which his vehicles go on their travels. There are just 14 kilome- tres between Wiehl and Waldbröl – and thus from BPW’s premises to the headquarters of Peisker GmbH. The two companies have de- veloped a basis of intensive cooperation over the years, and BPW often books the haulage company’s services at short notice for express deliveries and, because of the proximity to »It is exciting to find out the results of our testing.« »Trust is a key factor« Field trialling of the new ECO Disc. Haulage company Peisker has tested the trailer disc brake on daily business runs. For the past 36 years, Peter Peisker has used trailers fitted with BPW axles.