TrailerForum 1/2019 IN THIS EDITION Editorial The activities all of us do today are actively shaping the transport and logistics of the future. Of course, we are faced with many challenges in this industry and not all of them are easily solvable. At the same time, there are lots of new opportunities opening up for Innovation Trailer competence meets cooling expertise Temperature-sensitive goods can be transported reliably only if the refrigeration systems are reliable. Logistics companies desire the most dependable technology possible – but it also has to be economical. In Celsineo, the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group in Forum The highest level of refrigeration efficiency In cooperation with Liebherr, the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group has developed a new generation of refrigeration systems for trailers. ‘Celsineo’ combines the latest technology, modern design and high quality of all components and raises the efficiency throughout Denkfabrik Designing intelligent transport with foresight Companies that use new digital technologies in a smart way, control traffic and thereby transport of the future. Such implementation requires knowledge, networking and vision of one's objectives. Facts Transport of the future ● RISK OR OPPORTUNITY?THIS IS HOW COMPANIES SEE DIGITISATION IN LOGISTICS11 percent — Risk; 88 percent — Opportunity● ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY BITKOM, THESE TECHNOLOGIES WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT IN LOGISTICS.Smart glasses supporting employees.Autonomous The most sophisticated site in Europe Europe’s most sophisticated commercial vehicle plant is in Lübtheen: here, on a site of over 430,000 square metres, Brüggen (part of the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group) manufactures around 8,000 – 9,000 actively and passively cooled vehicles per year, exclusively Portrait Ecological yet economical The IGS Logistics Group from Hamburg operates a well-developed network for intermodal transport. The company deploys a fleet of modern electric locomotives and wagons to transport by rail and uses the new container chassis eLTU70 for the last mile. The lorry should always be on the road ... Austrian firm Müller Transporte GmbH, a specialist in temperature-controlled transportation, relies on its own equipment and personnel in order to offer its customers premium quality. It was the test partner for the new refrigerated trailer concept, Celsineo, by Krone A Walk “Cities need new solutions” BerlKönig is a new ride-sharing offer provided by the Berlin public transport utility Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG): customers can use an app to book people carriers and flexibly travel from A to B. Alfons B. Veer, Executive Director and Deputy CEO of the Krone Viewpoint “Digital technology can help to avoid empty runs” The intelligent freight room monitoring system at Krone is ready for series production. Hendrik Schniederbruns, project manager within telematics and digitisation at Krone, sheds some light on how the system can help to solve one of the biggest problems facing the Collectors Have a good trip! Werneke Logistic – headquartered in the town of Werl in North Rhine-Westphalia, specialise in transporting bulky and heavy goods in the paper, steel and automotive industry – is expanding its fleet by another Coil Liner Ultra. Fleet Manager Christian Otte (left) Balance All the way to Sweden and the Nordic Trophy Abit of polishing here, adjusting the rear-view mirror there: Before a vehicle leaves the yard in Lübtheen, Andreas Bülow casts a watchful gaze over every detail. The 36-year-old team member of deliveries in Brüggen is working hard on restoring a 1995 Scania towing Defending against an attack with the right technique Aikido is a Japanese martial art that teaches a range of techniques that allow its students to skilfully deflect an attack – a beautifully aesthetic sport that trains the entire body and, above all else, enhances mobility. And it's exactly that benefit that appeals