Components and Materials

World Champion Trailer

In mid-July, Germany’s national football team celebrated its 2014 World Cup triumph by parading the 18-carat gold trophy through a cheering crowd in Berlin. The ‘topless’ team truck was the result of a smart marketing ploy.
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The Fed Rex Express

Global Trailer once documented the complexity of transporting the space shuttle Endeavour, but what FedEx Custom Critical recently achieved in the US may just top it – a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
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One man’s vision

Automotive salesman Arnold Kioko Muthui, 30, from Kenya caused a stir in the design community when he came out with a futuristic concept truck called Vayro in 2010.
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Total control

Telematics is not new to the commercial road transport industry and will continue to bring more transparency to the market. But with more and more raw data available, the industry will need help to make sense of it all.
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How green is your trailer?

After the implementation of the much talked-about Euro VI legislation, it was only a question of time for the green transport movement to reach the trailer manufacturing sphere. A dedicated eco-label could be just around the corner.
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Built to task: Food for thought

We often take it for granted that meat is transported in the most hygienic way possible, but the transport industry has to go to great lengths to ensure meat intended for public sale is fit for human consumption.
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