Denkfabrik #3 IN THIS EDITION Food for thought How do you define success? My house, my car, my business card - anyone who thinks this is the common definition of success could be mistaken. According to a representative study commissioned by LinkedIn, which examined how Germans define success for themselves, professional successes play a Editorial Dear readers, “Zero emissions by 2030” is the big goal - we at Krone are thinking even further and taking on the “Mission Beyond Zero”: At the IAA 2022, we will present the eTrailer, a technology that not only makes the trailer more sustainable and efficient, but also Blue Notes Multi Safe celebrates anniversary Krone revolutionised the load securing system 20 years ago with this innovation.The Multi Safe system from Krone has been reliably securing loads on curtainsiders for 20 years: since it was introduced in 2002 as Multi Lock/ Multi Block, its design principle has Cover story Many cooks serve the right ingredients An evening in Hamburg in May 2022: Seven people from transport and logistics stand at the cooker of the cooking school “La Cocina” and together create three courses of a sophisticated menu - beef carpaccio with parmesan and rocket, pork neck with gnocchi and Reality check The digital trailer optimises efficiency The truck consumes oil, water, diesel or battery power - it is the trailer that carries the goods and can optimise the vehicle’s efficiency. Krone offers the digitalisation of transport management in three stages, with open interfaces for seamless integration. This Pioneers The engine moves into the trailer If you want to power a 40-tonne truck electrically - why not put the battery in the trailer instead of the tractor unit? This idea gave rise to the eTrailer, which the Aachen-based start-up Trailer Dynamics and Krone developed together: a powerful electric axle that “We need to take advantage of everything that technology can provide” Queues at international ports have been reported for months: Container ships are jammed for kilometres, goods are stuck, organisational processes come to a standstill again and again. For freight forwarders like Axel Plaß, Managing Director of the Zippel Group in Impulses What continues to move us More inspiration, tips and thoughts Innovations The innovative thinkers Many start-ups are pursuing smart ideas for transport and logistics. We present four that make everyday life easier with their products, increase transparency in the supply chain and ensure greater efficiency. Heart of the Matter Facts instead of gut feeling How can digitalisation and automation make more efficiency and sustainability possible across all means of transport? Simon Richenhagen, Head of Marketing at the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group, talked about this with Moritz Röder from Lufthansa Industry Solutions The Big Picture Simply The Best Down-to-earth components, intelligently connected with each other, can make revolutionary innovation possible. This view into the electrically driven axle of the eTrailer, which Krone is developing together with Trailer Dynamics, shows the components that electrify the Onstage Fully automatic container preparation Prepare a chassis for a new container size in less than a minute: The first fully automatic multifunctional Box Liner TU 50 Traction Automatic from Krone makes this possible. At the touch of a button, the chassis switches autonomously to the desired configuration. For People On the way to the electric refrigerated trailer With Celsineo, Krone and Liebherr have revolutionised the refrigerated trailer - now they are taking the next step and want to combine the modular cooling system with an electrified trailer from Trailer Dynamics and Krone to make the overall system more Vision Building on our strengths Climate change predictions are clear: our planet needs help! The entire global community must commit to greater sustainability. In transport, we see clearly that sustainability does not need just one ingredient, but a whole range of concepts, ideas and technical