trailer world Issue Two 2013

Issue Two 2013 7 Panorama Dates 11.–16.11. Agritechnica Hanover, Germany 19.–23.11. SOLUTRANS Lyon, France New hotline for Pan-European breakdown service  Haulage companies that use trailers and semi- trailers with BPW technology now receive even better help in the event of a breakdown: BPWs new free 24 hour breakdown hotline is availa- ble on 00800 780 780 00 in 39 European coun- tries. Each caller is supported in his own language and in an emergency can make use of the over 3,200 BPW service partners and the Europe-Net Break- down Services with over 4,500 support points. “We see being there for our partners in an emergencyas our obligation, which we accept as international mobility partner”,explainsDr.BertBrauers,MemberoftheMan- agement Board “Together with Europe-Net we can offer the highest quality standards.” BPW has enhanced their breakdown service offer with the aid of the service organisation Europe Net, a subsidiary company of the ADAC TruckService. Photos:BPW,RichardKienberger,ufotopixl10/fotolia.com,vasabii/fotolia.com  Tomorrow’s mobility is an extremely important topic in the commercial ve- hicle industry. Great value is placed on sustainability and economy for new develop- ments. BPW has also intensively worked on this and has already presented, for ex- ample, for the first time at the IAA 2012, a suspension study from GRP with the GRP axle ECO Vision and the possibility of energy recove- ry on the trailer-axle. New technologies, which promote the zero emission driving, were also in the focus at BPW in June this year during the “Theme days electric mobility”. This event was organised for the employees of the firm. It introduced the Formula-Student-E-Team “KARaceIng” the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), which is sponso- red by BPW in the current racing season. Around 70 team members develop, construct, produce and test 2 race cars each year - one with conventional internal- combustion engine and one with electric drive. The students from Karlsruhe start with both vehicles at the construction challenge “For- mula Student E” and compete there against in total 500 teams from internati- onal universities. Please load! BPW organises »Theme days electric mobility« »I have never understood, why one en- trusts the postal system with the light things, such as CDs or DVDs and drags the heavy things home one- self.« Jürgen Gerdes, Mail, member of the board of management of the German logistics firms offer their cus- tomers sustainable performances, such as zero emissions transportation. Source: Pricewaterhouse Coopers Survey of 102 enterprises regarding their sus- tainability targets Only

trailer world Issue Two 2013

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