Nikolaos Keramopoulos (50) has taken over the position of Head of Product Line Digital Services at Schmitz Cargobull as of 1 December 2023. In this role, he also manages the business of the Schmitz Cargobull subsidiaries “Cargobull Telematics GmbH” and “KUBIKx“. He succeeds Marnix Lannoije, who was appointed Chief Research & Development Officer
TIP Group, one of the leading providers of trailer rental, leasing and service in Europe, and Schmitz Cargobull, Europe’s largest manufacturer of semi-trailers, have signed a contract to retrofit 2,500 trailers with telematics systems. The TrailerConnect hardware retrofits include vehicles of all trailer types and manufacturers and are scheduled to be completed by
Schmitz Cargobull has again delivered on its “We are where our customers are” brand promise, after unveiling two subsidiaries in Georgia and Kazakhstan. Schmitz Cargobull relies not only on a well-developed production network but also on direct sales through subsidiaries in almost all European countries and strategically important sales markets worldwide. With the
Schmitz Cargobull has closed its 2022/23 financial year (from 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2023), which was marked by political and economic crises, with an increase in turnover and a positive result. With around 6,800 employees, the group produced 57,122 vehicles (previous year 61,082 vehicles) and generated a turnover of 2.6 billion
Berger Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH, a specialist in lightweight vehicles from Tyrol, Austria and Schmitz Cargobull AG, supplier of semi-trailers, trailers and bodies from Münsterland, Germany have signed an agreement under which Schmitz Cargobull will acquire a 49 per cent share in Berger Fahrzeugtechnik. The companies intend to pool their expertise to offer sustainable and
Krone Trailer and TIP Group announce an innovative partnership that ensures immediate, seamless data transfer from Krone‘s advanced Telematics hardware to TIP Trailer Telematics applications. This integrated solution paves the way for the automatic transfer of trailer data from Krone Telematics solution to TIP Trailer Telematics. “Digital transformation necessitates data standardization, system interoperability,
Schmitz Cargobull’s site in Panevėžys, Lithuania has received its environmental management certification according to the ISO 14001 standard. This recognition means that environmental management processes with clear goals and guidelines is now fully implemented at Schmitz Cargobull Baltic. It comes two years after the company’s production site in Altenberge received its environmental management
Another step towards sustainable freight transport in Europe has been taken! After Schmitz Cargobull delivered an all-electric semi-trailer to Romania a few weeks ago, Fabian Diekmann, Fleet Manager at Rubetrans Logistics GmbH & Co. KG, has taken delivery of his fully electric refrigerated semi-trailer from Frank Reppenhagen, Head of Sales for Germany and
To meet the challenges of electrification, automation, sustainability and digitisation strategically and even more intensively, entrepreneur Dr. Tono Nasch has been called as an additional member of the KRONE Group Supervisory Board effective 01/06/2023. The 53-year-old managing partner of ISP, a family-owned business in Salzbergen, Germany, brings his comprehensive know-how in automated testing
Schmitz Cargobull has become the first trailer manufacturer to officially include the electric generator axle of the S.KOe COOL semi-trailer in its overall vehicle type approval, further enhancing its reputation as an industry pioneer. The approval has been officially granted by the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (Kraftfahrtbundesamt). The S.KOe COOL fully-electric reefer