trailer world issue One 2010

Rubrik 34 Issue One 2010 are also hopeful signs of recovery among manufacturers of construction vehicles, al- though the generally positive willingness to invest is offset by a lack of funds. Stefan Fuchs, CEO of Goldhofer AG, ex- plains his optimism thus: “We presume that the impact of the financial and economic cri- sis are now weakening, particularly on the Eastern European markets”. Brunhilde Rau- scher-Doll, CEO of Doll Fahrzeugbau AG in Oppenau clearly indicated that “Public sec- tor investment plays a major role”, adding: “If the planned investment projects for the road transport system and general infrastructure are actually put into effect, this could give a major impetus to the building industry and consequently also to the HGV industry.” Uwe Meißner, Technical and Production Director at F.X. Meiller, sees a need for com- panies to get back onto a more secure foot- ing in order to boost the willingness to invest. “Given the backlog in investment, we could see a strong boost in demand”. Almost all vehicle manufacturers have used the profound crisis to prepare themselves for the competition with a cutting-edge product range. Stefan Fuchs from Goldhofer sees ad- vantages for his customers in the increased loading capacity of the 245 tyre. “They can now take 12 tons instead of the previous 10 tons. This opens the door for new interesting vehicle concepts in conjunction with swing- ing axles.” The Munich company F.X. Meiller with its long tradition has used the Bauma for a fireworks display of innovations. Uwe Meißner describes the USP of his new chassis products as follows: “Together with BPW, we have developed a tipper direct air suspension to protect the vulnerable air suspension bel- lows.” Doll Fahrzeugbau celebrated the world launch of its new Panther chassis technology for trailers. “We are curious to find out how our customers react and what their verdict will be,” says Brunhilde Rauscher-Doll. “The mood at the Bauma is a major economic in- dicator for the industry.” Helmut Fliegl, Man- aging Director of Fliegl Fahrzeugbau GmbH in Triptis, was optimistic at the presentation of a new 2-axle tipper semi-trailer: “We have noticed that the industry has overcome the crisis and is raring to go with a certain opti- mism.” (wt) Industry »Most of our customers work in the building industry. They use our HGV products for transporting construction machinery and building components. We offer the building industry a wide range of semi-trailers with 3 to 8 axles. We focus in particular on universal multi-purpose vehicles that can be used by the construction industry for most machinery and material transports.« Brunhilde Rauscher-Doll, CEO of Doll Fahrzeugbau AG, Oppenau

trailer world issue One 2010

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