SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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AUGUST 2013
28
An impressive number of
new specialized trailers
have entered the transport
industry this year.
IC
takes
a look at some new models
T
he market for specialized transport
trailers and equipment across
Europe, North America and even
Latin America has remained stable over
the past 12 months and a healthy flow
of new transport equipment and fleet
expansion has spread across the industry.
In July specialized transport company
Van der Vlist, for example, added a new
2-axle + 3-axle trailer and a new 4-axle +
3-axle trailer to its fleet. The fleet ranges
from semi low trailers and euro low
loaders, to special vessel bridges from
the modular fleet.
“The new trailers are lighter and more
compact, with a maximum length of 16.5
metres. This helps reduce permit costs and
helps increase the load factor,” Joe Burton,
group marketing co-ordinator at Van der
Vlist UK, said.
Over the last year Van der Vlist has
been transporting a high volume of cable
reels and drums from the UK to other
parts of Europe. Tasks like this, however,
can prove difficult due to variations in
regulations. To help overcome these
potential problems, all new equipment
added to Van der Vlist’s fleet meets
the highest euro regulations class, the
company says.
Creating combinations
With road regulations in mind,
manufacturer of specialized trailers
Goldhofer has introduced a new
extendable semi-trailer. “The trailer is
available as a 6- and 9-axle semi-trailer
and meets most of the North American
road regulations,” Stefan Kohler,
Goldhofer area sales manager for heavy
duty modules, explained. “This is achieved
with a low deadweight, low loading height,
all axle steering and axle spacing.”
The 6-axle Goldhofer semi-trailer
has a payload of 59 tonnes and a single
extendable trailer length of up to 26 m.
Alternatively, the 9-axle version has a 73
tonne payload and a double extendable
trailer with lengths up to 30 m long.
New to the industry this year is
an emissions-free battery-electric
hydrostatically driven ESPT-H self
propelled transporter from Nicolas
Industrie, part of the TII Group. The 8 m
long transporter has a 20 tonne payload,
a dead weight of 9.5 tonnes and can be
operated without a direct power supply
for up to eight hours, the manufacturer
said. Each axle line can carry a maximum
of 14.7 tonnes and the vehicle can be
controlled using remote control. It is
capable of working in temperatures
between -10 and +40 degrees Celsius, a
company spokesperson adds.
From specialized transport
manufacturer Doll is the 8-axle modular
semi-trailer from the Panther series. It
can be combined with different vehicle
components, including a low bed with a
bed length of 8 m.
“By removing the 3-axle dolly, the
vehicle can also be used as a 5-axle
extendable semi-trailer with a payload
of about 65 tonnes,” Patrick Spitznagel,
head of business unit Doll heavy haulage,
added. “In addition, if a 6-axle semi-trailer
is needed, a further axle can be placed in
front of the fifth axle. In combination with
the dolly even a 9-axle vehicle (3+6 axles)
is possible.”
The modular semi-trailer has
independent wheel suspension, a low
deadweight and a loading height of
850 to 900 mm.
First sight
New to the industry from Talbert
Manufacturing, a manufacturer of heavy-
The new Nooteboom OSDS
48-03 semi-low loader trailer
in Van der Vlist’s fleet has lower
vehicle weight for lower fuel
consumption and more loading
possibilities than earlier designs
Van der Vlist’s new
Nooteboom Euro GVW-03
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