trailer world Issue One 2013

6 Issue One 2013  Leading manufactur- ers of com- mercial ve- hicles are clearly working hard to push new Euro-6 trucks onto the market.Withfinancingfromsourc- es close to the manufacturer, buyers are being tempted with the incen- tive of high guaranteed buy-back values. Initial fears that the vehicles would be more expensive in terms of fuel consumption than compa- rable Euro-5 trucks have proved to be unfounded; this, combined with progress in maintenance intervals and costs, means that it may already be worthwhile making the pur- chase, depending on individual use.  At the end of May, BPW Ben- elux is celebrating its fifth an- niversary – together with cus- tomers, employees and business partners. To mark this anniver- sary, the 19-strong team around CEO Guido Nussbaum will be holding an in-house show in the Belgian town of Herstal on 24 and 25 May. Since 2008, the BPW subsidiary has been responsible for sales in our neighbouring countries of Belgium, the Neth- erlands and Luxembourg, where BPW has been a renowned brand for more than 60 years. As well as the company’s headquarters in Belgium, BPW Benelux has an- other branch in the Dutch town of Eindhoven, in order to provide expert support to its customers there at any time. The product range of BPW Benelux includes the complete range of BPW axles and accessories from the areas of original equipment, aftermarket, agricultural market and com- mercial vehicles. In addition, the subsidiary acts as a dealer for products from Herstal, HBN- Teknik, Ermax, Mefro, Fontaine, Conti and Trailerline.  Recently, BPW began to present vivid case studies of applications involving axles, running gear and telematics systems from BPW. These studies can be found in the media area on the BPW website at www.bpw.de. The brief presentations illustrate a selection of individual and inno- vative solutions by means of which BPW customers solve their indus- try-specific challenges. For exam- ple, the newly developed one-cyl- inder steering axle was put through its paces by Josef Kotte Landtech- nik GmbH & Co. KG. This axle has been designed for driving with particularly low soil disturbance and maximum manoeuvrability in the agricultural sector. “Practical applications” delivers an exciting insight into the practical work done by BPW experts. Offering Euro 6In-house show to mark the anniversary of BPW Benelux Practical applications Panorama  “We’re taking the economic path”, announced BPW last year with its “Let’s go ECO” campaign. The objective was to draw attention to the economic potential of the trailer through flyers, adverts, newsletters and a monthly prize competition. The main prize on offer was certainly highly attractive: a two-week holiday to Australia including flights, accommodation and spending money. More than 1000 people took part in the prize competition, in which they were also competing for other prizes such as the BPW ECO Wheel forged aluminium wheel, truck tyres and ECO Meters. The first prize was present- ed by Peter Lindner, head of End User Support in Germany at BPW, to Theo Schuon, CEO of the large haulage company, Alfred Schuon GmbH, in Haiterbach. Together with his wife Doris Schuon, the lucky winner is looking forward to an exciting holiday Down Under. Working in the field: BPW technology has many application areas. With the »Let’s go ECO« prize competition from Haiterbach to Down Under Dates 04.–07.06. transport logistic D-Munich 11.–13.06. automechanika Middle East VAE-Dubai 12.–14.07. Truck Grand Prix D-Nürburgring

trailer world Issue One 2013

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