Future-Focused Transport Logistic 2025: Schmitz Cargobull Emphasizes Digital Collaborations
At this year's Transport Logistic, Schmitz Cargobull, a leading manufacturer of semi-trailers and truck bodies, presented a comprehensive range of digital solutions and partnerships aimed at improving efficiency and operational safety in freight transport. The company's trade fair appearance, themed around the digitalization of operational processes under the motto "Delivering Performance," took place in Hall A6, Stand 301/402.
Schmitz Cargobull's offerings focused on several key areas:
1. **Fleet Management and Telematics** The integration of telematics solutions within Schmitz Cargobull's trailer ecosystem provides real-time data, enabling enhanced fleet management and operational efficiency. This includes monitoring trailer status and maintenance needs to ensure maximum uptime. The trailers, such as those in the Evolution Generation series, come with telematics that support smooth operations and faster turnaround times through lightweight design and intelligent load management.
2. **Trailer Maintenance and Mobile Service** Schmitz Cargobull has launched an innovative mobile service van concept that delivers on-the-spot maintenance, repairs, and spare parts directly at the customer’s premises or even on the road. This service, supported by a network of over 1,400 service partners across Europe and organized partly on a franchise basis, significantly reduces downtime, enhances service quality, and improves proximity to customers by offering fast, flexible, and reliable 24/7 breakdown assistance via mobile units.
3. **Cold Chain Management** While specific details on cold chain management systems were not explicitly outlined, the Evolution Generation trailers offer multiple certified body types, including those suitable for beverages and chemicals, implying capabilities to maintain regulatory cold chain standards through specialized trailer designs and digital load monitoring solutions.
4. **Digital Communication in Yard Logistics** Schmitz Cargobull’s connected trailers and telematics systems facilitate seamless digital communication within yard logistics. Integration into a broader digital ecosystem allows real-time trailer tracking, condition monitoring, and interaction with fleet and yard management systems, optimizing trailer handling and reducing idle times.
5. **Partnerships and Ecosystem** Schmitz Cargobull collaborates with partners like BERGERecotrail to develop innovative lightweight trailers that enhance payload efficiency and sustainability. The service network is enhanced by partnering with franchisees who operate mobile service vans supported by Schmitz Cargobull’s IT and logistical infrastructure, ensuring consistency and scalability of service delivery across Europe.
In addition, Schmitz Cargobull showcased the S.KO COOL trailer for connected cold chain management. Equipped with Schmitz Cargobull's own cooling units, S.CU d80 ePTOready and S.CU dc85, which can be operated emission-free, the trailer is designed for refrigerated transport.
Moreover, customers can access contracts, vehicle data, and maintenance histories through the MyCargobull platform. Schmitz Cargobull also announced a partnership with Van Hool for equipment in modern logistics.
At the event, Schmitz Cargobull aims to demonstrate how digital solutions can transform the freight transport industry, making operations more efficient, safer, and sustainable. Other exhibitors at the stand include Seaco International Leasing, Axxès, Cojali, Gebrüder Weiss, Goodyear, Bus2Bus, Heylog, Checkturio, and Bergerecotrail.
Incorporating technology into their offerings, Schmitz Cargobull's digital solutions extend to real-time weather tracking, allowing for optimal cold chain management and route planning. Moreover, to enhance the lifestyle of their customers, the company's connected trailers and telematics systems enable seamless digital communication in sports-like yard logistics, ensuring smooth operations and faster turnaround times.
