trailer world issue One 2010

Rubrik 2 Issue One 2010 Dear Reader, How special are specialists? In the current issue of trailer world, we pursue this question and find various people and companies who are particularly talented in a certain discipline, or who have managed to find their niche by employing a lot of creativity, energy and conviction. Such stories encourage us – particularly when we look back at the last year, which demanded a lot from all of us, and severely tested the motivation of the staff at BPW, and our customers. In light of this, I am all the more impressed by what people are able to accomplish under extreme conditions – for instance, the emergency staff in the trailer world title story. It would seem that economic rock-bottom has been reached and is now passed. We look optimistically at this year’s in- dustry get-togethers – at the Bauma that just closed its doors behind a record number of exhibitors and exhibition space, or the IAA in September, for which VDA president, Matthias Wissmann expects a « fireworks display of innovation » in the area of aerodynamics, alternative propulsion and sustainable automobile technology. Back to the matter of specialists. BPW is a specialist company, whose highly qualified staff are able to develop and build especially good trailer axles and chassis systems for a wide range of different applications. We want to convince the entire market of our quality standards by way of our development skills and pronounced understanding of the word service. With this in mind, let yourself be inspired by reading trailerworld. Yours truly, Dr. Bert Brauers, Member of the Board of Directors/Sales E-Mail: brauersb@bpw Cover:SaijaiNakonkit-Fotolia.com Editorial Contents 06 Title Logistics professionals on behalf of mankind Commercial logistics organisations helped to rapidly trans- port emergency personnel to the incident site. 12 Reportage Special routes for the Airbus 380 Due to their size, Airbus uses multimodal transport for the individual components of the A380, which originate all over Europe. They transport them by sea, by river, and finally, on their own road. 15 Portrait A family for special cases The family-owned, Hamburg based company, Pfaff pull together where “heavy and difficult transports” are concerned. 18 Interview »Revolutionary leaps« A trailerworld interview on innovations in the trailer industry and the challenges for the future, with Dr. Frank Sager and Bernhard Rossenbach. 22 International Neighbours with a Ro-Ro connection Turkish transporters founded their own ferry line to Italy during the Balkans war using a boat. A success story. 26 Reportage Tractors on the building site At the Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport BBI, Tractors help with the excavations – the machines impress with their power, speed, and flexibility. 29 International Overcoming the crisis thanks to flexibility The Finnish bodywork and trailer manufacturer Ekeri banks on traditional values and its own special niche. Their customers appreciate it. 32 Industry Construction machinery trade fair as mood indicator An optimistic general mood was simply unmistakable at the 29th Bauma in Munich. trailer world asked BPW key account customers about their current mood. 04 Panorama 35 Dialogue 35 Imprint

trailer world issue One 2010

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