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Rubrik 2 Issue Two 2014 Contents 08 Title The future in our heads Three well-known futurologists draw up scenarios for the transport business of tomorrow. 14 Telematics The best of both worlds The pharmaceuticals logistics company, Frigo-Trans, uses the combination of telematics applications in its trucks and trailers. 18 Telematics Greater transparency and more up to date Telematics applications also play an important role during the loading and unloading process. 21 Innovation Everything under control? A roof lift system from HESTAL with integrated sensor will send information automatically to the cockpit in future. 24 BPW Group we think A strong community with a varied range of specialists: Great minds of the BPW Group in conversation. 27 Agriculture Full speed ahead Weber‘s green boat trailers are a familiar sight for many boat owners: The harbour trailers from the family-owned firm epitomise durability and secure boat storage. 30 International The town rising from the waves Off the coast of Nigeria, the “Eko Atlantic” project is taking shape. In the thick of it: Meiller, the Munich-based tipper specialist. 34 Fokus »We want to give students a helping hand.« To enable them to concentrate effectively on their studies, BPW is supporting young people with the company’s own bursary scheme. Dear Readers, “we think transport“ – this is the guiding principle for the IAA Commercial Vehicles by which the BPW Group has formulated its aims for the future: How can the potential of the trailer be used even more effectively to make tomorrow‘s mobility safer and more efficient? What solutions are available for shaping companies‘ processes even more efficiently from loading and transport through to scheduling? What will logistics be like in the future? These are topics that we address not only in this edition of trailer world, but on a daily basis so we can present solutions for our customers that will offer them real added value. For this purpose, we have to think in the way that transport business stakeholders think – and above all, we need to think ahead. In this way, as partners, we will be able to take new approaches and develop innovations to provide a specific competitive edge within a dynamic transport and logistics sector. As a strong group of companies with specialists in the areas of fastening systems, superstructure technology, composite technology, lighting systems and telematics, we employ our expertise to enable you to achieve optimum mobility worldwide, and offer you a complete system from a single source. The best example for this is the merger between the telematics providers Funkwerk eurotelematik GmbH and idem GmbH to form idem telematics GmbH; through this step, we have combined the worlds of truck and trailer telematics data. As a result, we are the first provider to offer you a system that covers the entire tractor-trailer unit as a complete telematics solution. With this in mind, let‘s work together for “Driving the future“, true to the IAA motto. I hope you enjoy reading this trailer world! Editorial Carlo Lazzarini, member of the Board of Management e-mail: lazzarinic@bpw.de Carlo Lazzarini, member of the Board of ManagementCarlo Lazzarini, member of the Board of ManagementCarlo Lazzarini, member of the Board of Management picture gallery linkvideo/audio