TrailerForum 2/2018 IN THIS EDITION Editorial Every day we’re working at becoming a strong partner for our customers, offering them outstanding product quality and developing and promoting innovative ideas. To do this we need to work together closely: with our customers to understand their needs and Forum VAST SELECTION OF USED TRAILERS Krone Used pools resources and displays the entire portfolio of used vehicles on the new online portal at www.krone-used.com. The joint sales platform for all twelve international sites offers a central point of access to all of the vehicles. Using a search function Facts Smart connections ● 59 per cent of national package orders are B2C shipments.● DAILY DATA CAPACITY: 2.5 quintillion bytes of digital data are produced every day all over the world: 2,500,000,000,000,000,000 (a quintillion is a 1 with 18 zeros).● DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE VOLUME Portrait The road to expansion Danish ferry and logistics group DFDS is investing heavily, not only in its floating fleet, but also in trailers which it uses primarily for intermodal transport operations. Krone supplies a large number of these vehicles. Perfect refrigeration Donaulager Logistics drives better with high quality. Technology 100 percent transport efficiency The trailer can be optimally utilised, efficiently, affordably and intelligently, using Krone Smart Scan cargo space recognition. A Walk “We need intelligent concepts, in which all modes of transport are integrated” Dr Frank Albers, Managing Director of Sales and Marketing at the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group,met Axel Plaß in Hamburg for a walk at a major locale for combined transport: at the Duss terminal of Deutsche Bahn in Hamburg. The entrepreneur is running for the office Viewpoint Collaboration between man and machine Krone is increasingly working with automated production. This process has far-reaching consequences throughout all areas of the company. Collectors Off to a great start! When transporting cardboard boxes, Toni Hotz uses long vehicle combinations for routes from Rhineland-Palatinate, as this pays off on short trips. The fleet of the family-run company, which has worked with Krone since 1995, is now being expanded to include a Mega Liner. Balance “You need a lot of staying power” For Georg Schlangen, sports have always been a part of his life: He played football until the age of 34, changed over to running and in 2011, finally switched to mountain bikes. “At first, cycling was just supposed to balance out running, but then I attended riding Under way with a group When hobby mountaineer, Jochen Mählmann, sets out on a tour with friends, precise and responsible planning is essential: Is the equipment all there? Is the route clear and safe? Is everyone in the group fit enough for this undertaking? And does the weather allow for a Clever Connections Intelligent connections E-commerce boom, surges in package movement and the last mile: To ensure that supply chains continue to function smoothly in the future, new solutions are needed in retail logistics. The future in our grasp Under the banner “Clever Connections”, Krone invites you to attend the 2018 IAA in Hanover from 20 – 27 September. Production The modular system of the future The Krone Commercial Vehicle Group is continuously developing itself and its products: Trailers are now available to customers even faster thanks to shorter throughput times in production. “We rely on a modular system with intensively tested variants and combinations City Logistics Power pack for the last mile A fully networked cargo bike that can move packages, parcels and other packaged goods with virtually no emissions and with maximum efficiency; Rytle offers intelligent last mile logistics at minimal cost. The young company, which is a joint venture with the Krone Campaign Added value made in Werlte When you buy "a Krone", you not only get a trailer, but also a lot of service and know-how. A new campaign shows what the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group offers its customers. Special Edition Energy management perfection The German Energy Agency (Dena) has awarded the new Coating Centre from Krone as a pioneering project for the reduction of waste heat. Krone uses state-of-the-art production technologies to significantly reduce CO2 emissions: by around 40 percent. “We’ve achieved Andreas Scheuer and Bernard Krone pull the lever As part of the "Krone Future Lab", Bernard Krone, Managing Partner of the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group, and Federal Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer, symbolically pull the lever for the start of the system. Among the guests were more than 400 customers of Krone, Surface coating in a new dimension State-of-the-art, tried-and tested coating technology coupled with a fully automatic chassis warehouse.