Kögel presents its Multi semi-trailer for building materials
Hanover, 29th September 2014
Kögel presents the new Kögel Multi flat semi-trailer for building materials at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2014. This extremely flexible trailer is particularly suitable for the building materials transport business and for weather-resistent freight. Brand new, the Kögel Multi is also available with container locks. Freight forwarders benefit from the enhanced versatility because in addition to goods on pallets and extra wide loads, 20-foot and 40-foot containers can now also be transported and thus empty trips avoided.
The Kögel Multi is fitted out with a reinforced chassis for the particular demands of the construction industry and for container transport. With the all-new optional container locks that are flush-mounted in the cargo floor, two 20-foot containers or one 40-foot container can be transported. Moreover, it is ideal for transporting such various different building materials as steel mesh grating, palletted goods, and concrete components. The Multi is available with a 1,200 to 2,600-millimetre high front wall from either steel or aluminium. It is also available with the option of four or five pairs of foldable 600, 800 or 1,000 millimetre high aluminium drop sides with tie rods. The foldable back wall has three tie rods, T-bolts and one or two foldable steps on its inner wall. For use on sites with a shortage of space, Multi is also available with an optional articulated, self-steering axle.
Flexible application: with and without drop sides
For transport with a free plateau in the case of extra-wide goods such as prefabricated building sections, steel frames, construction steel mats or concrete plates, for example, the drop sides and insertable stakes can be removed quickly and easily without the need for tools. An optional storage box can be installed for stowing ten drop sides, the back wall panel and for all fold-down stakes. To prevent the drop sides from being scratched during loading and unloading, the mounting device is provided with a protective overlay.
Optimal load-securing, even with extra-wide loads
Even challenging freight requiring extra-wide loading can be carried by the Multi's loading platform. The optionally available extendable red/white retro-reflective warning panels for the front and rear and the rear rotating warning lights allow the safe transport of extra-wide loads. For variable, professional and time-saving load-securing of long materials and short goods, the Multi exhibited at the IAA Commercial Vehicles has eight pairs of optional stake pockets flush-mounted in the outer frame, and another eight pairs of stake pockets inside integrated in the side members. On request, eight stake socket battens can be built into the loading platform flush with the floor. Between the external frames and the left and right-hand side members, it then has five stake pockets, while between each of the side members in the middle of the vehicle are ten stake pockets for insertion of the top-quality, square-tube insertable stakes. In the Vario-Fix steel cavity outer framework there are up to 24 pairs of lashing rings with 2,000 or 4,000 kilograms of tensile force per ring, and the front steel wall has two pairs of lashing rings. Naturally, the Kögel Multi has a certificate for load-securing of construction materials in accordance with DIN EN 12642 Code XL.
Cathodic dip-paint coating: lasting protection against corrosion
In the Kögel Multi, the entire vehicle frame is given long-lasting protection against corrosion by nano ceramic and cathodic dip-paint coating, supplemented with UV lacquering.
Photo: Kögel Multi
Your contact person for further questions about this press release:
Volker Seitz
Director Communication/Marketing and Business Development
Fon + 49 8285 88 – 12306
Fax + 49 8285 88 – 12424
volker.seitz(at)koegel.com
Patrick Wanner
PR-Manager
Fon + 49 8285 88 – 12301
Fax + 49 8285 88 – 12284
patrick.wanner(at)koegel.com
Kögel is one of the three leading trailer manufacturers in Europe. Since its establishment in 1934, it has produced more than 500,000 trailers. With its commercial vehicles and solutions for the forwarding and construction industries, the company can offer all the benefits of 80 years of engineering quality "made in Germany". Since that time, it has maintained its passion for transport and innovation, enabling it to offer proven, long-lasting added value for freight forwarders. The company headquarters and main production facility of Kögel Trailer GmbH & Co. KG are in the Bavarian town of Burtenbach. In addition, Kögel also has plants and premises in Neu-Ulm (Germany), Duingen (Germany), Chocen (Czech Republic), Moscow (Russia), and St. Petersburg (Russia). With approximately 1,000 employees, it achieved sales figures of approximately € 275 million in 2013.
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