Schmitz Cargobull impresses in ETM Verlag’s readers’ choice award

Schmitz Cargobull impresses in ETM Verlag’s readers’ choice award

In September 2024, Schmitz Cargobull took home not one but five awards for the first time in the ETM publishing company’s much coveted Best Brand Awards, which are voted for by readers.

In September 2024, Schmitz Cargobull took home not one but five awards for the first time in the ETM publishing company’s much coveted Best Brand Awards, which are voted for by readers. More than 3,000 readers of FERNFAHRER and trans.aktuell magazines and users of the eurotransport.de portal took part in the vote. And they ended up awarding first place Schmitz Cargobull’s S.KI tipper semi-trailer with on-board weighing system, the TrailerConnect® telematics system, the S.CU transport cooling unit, the ROTOS® axle and the EcoDuo concept. In the “Light-weight semi-trailer” category, the BERGERecotrailer semi-trailer, which has been available through the Schmitz Cargobull sales network since early 2024, came out on top.

“The five awards presented to Schmitz Cargobull as part of this year’s readers’ choice award are particularly valuable for us as they come directly from the users of our products,” said Andreas Schmitz, Chairman of the Board of Schmitz Cargobull AG, at the awards ceremony held during the IAA TRANSPORTATION 2024 in Hannover on 19 September. “This recognition shows us that our products impress during day-to-day use and meet our customers’ high standards. We are particularly proud that our S.CU transport cooling unit was named as best cooling unit in the semi-trailer cooling category. This shows that the full package offered by Schmitz Cargobull for the area of temperature-controlled transport has been well received by customers. I’d like to say a huge thank you to our customers and the readers who voted for us and, of course, to the entire Schmitz Cargobull team, too. Successes like these are only possible with the commitment of every one of them.”

An important indicator and benchmark

Schmitz Cargobull also came out on top in the semi-trailer telematics and axles categories. “Schmitz Cargobull is a universal system provider with its TrailerConnect® telematics system and cooling unit,” Schmitz continued. “Every component is ideally tuned to our semi-trailers and work seamlessly together. This holistic approach has proven to be effective and extremely successful for our customers.”

The EcoDuo combination is ideally suited to combined transport and reduces the carbon emissions per tonne transported by road by more than 25 percent. The EcoDuo is starting a one-year pilot project in Germany in September 2024. The global logistics provider Sesé, which uses the EcoDuo for its regular operations in Spain, is driving the EcoDuo back and forth between the VW plant in Wolfsburg and a terminal in Lehrte.

The ETM Award is regarded as an important indicator and benchmark in the commercial vehicles sector. The ETM Verlag held its first ever reader vote back in 1997. In the 2024, the motto for the coveted awards was “BEST OF NEW TRANSPORTATION”. The updated awards process covered the areas of “vehicles and trailers”, “suppliers and service providers” and “concepts”. This year, selected participants voted in 24 categories, with a specific product being the focus in most cases. Readers were able to choose from a total of 94 participants from the commercial vehicles sector, ranging from HGVs and transporters through to products, solutions and brands.


Caption: from left: Martin Krömer (Berger Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH), Andreas Schmitz (CEO Schmitz Cargobull) and Ralph Kleideiter (Sales Schmitz Cargobull)

Picture credits: ETM Verlag

À propos de Schmitz Cargobull

Schmitz Cargobull est le premier fabricant européen de semi-remorques pour le transport de marchandises à température contrôlée, de marchandises générales et de marchandises en vrac, et un pionnier des solutions numériques pour les services aux remorques et l'amélioration de la connectivité. L'entreprise fabrique également des machines de réfrigération de transport pour les semi-remorques réfrigérées destinées au transport de marchandises à température contrôlée. Avec une gamme complète de services allant du financement, de la fourniture de pièces détachées, des contrats de service et des solutions télématiques au commerce de véhicules d'occasion, Schmitz Cargobull accompagne ses clients dans l'optimisation de leur coût total de possession (TCO) et de leur transformation numérique. Schmitz Cargobull a été fondée en 1892 dans le Münsterland, en Allemagne. L'entreprise familiale produit environ 60 000 véhicules par an avec plus de 6 000 employés et a généré un chiffre d'affaires d'environ 2,6 milliards d'euros pour l'exercice 2022/23. Le réseau de production international comprend actuellement dix usines en Allemagne, en Lituanie, en Espagne, en Angleterre, en Turquie, en Slovaquie et en Australie.
 

 

L'équipe presse de Schmitz Cargobull :

 
Anna Stuhlmeier:  +49 2558 81-1340 I anna.stuhlmeier@cargobull.com 
Andrea Beckonert:  +49 2558 81-1321 I andrea.beckonert@cargobull.com
Silke Hesener:  +49 2558 81-1501 I silke.hesener@cargobull.com