Press Releases from Kögel Trailer GmbH & Co. KG (26 total)
The forwarding company MEINDL takes delivery of the seventeenth height-optimised …
Burtenbach, 9th. August 2012.
• Kögel Mega P55: Maximum volume and compliance with the four metre regulation
The Austrian MEINDL Transport Ges.m.b.H. extends its fleet with six new height-optimised Kögel Mega. In total, MEINDL now has 17 Kögel Mega P55 trailers in its fleet. The new volume miracle from the German trailer manufacturer is ideally suited to volume transport with its internal effective height of three metres at an overall height of just…
Kögel's share of the market continues to grow in Germany
Burtenbach, 26th July 2012
• Kögel has sold more than 6,800 vehicles in the first 6 months of 2012
• Thomas Heckel: "In contrast to our competitors, we have once again been able to increase our share of the market in Germany considerably"
• Exports accounted for 69 percent of sales
The IAA commercial vehicle year of 2012 has so far been very good for Kögel: Europe's third largest trailer manufacturer has demonstrated an increase in…
Kögel sandwich panel competence centre is now the Kögel PurFerro GmbH & Co. KG
Burtenbach, 19th July 2012
• Ralf Hirschfeld is the CEO of Kögel PurFerro GmbH & Co. KG.
The sandwich panel competence centre in Duingen, Lower Saxony, has been a part of the Kögel group of companies since the end of 2011 and, from now on, will be called Kögel PurFerro GmbH & Co. KG. The renaming of the company is accompanied by the appointment of three managing directors to form the management…
Kögel offers benefits for companies in the forwarding and construction sectors
Burtenbach, 11th July 2012
• Brand-new Kögel innovations help forwarding companies to save costs and to increase transport efficiency
Innovations from the Swabian trailer manufacturer Kögel have characterised modern goods transport by road for decades. The fact that the ideas, concepts and innovations from Kögel turn up at other trailer manufacturers after many years confirms their leadership in innovation. In combination with our in-house know-how, we can meet the requirements of the…
The 300th Kögel trailer for the Jenty group
Burtenbach, 5th. July 2012
- Kögel Mega TIR: bonded volume transport
- Jenty receives five new Mega trailers
The Belarus-Austrian joint venture Jenty now has a total of 300 Kögel semi-trailers in its fleet after receiving five new Kögel Mega TIR trailers for the Westintertrans forwarding company. These Mega curtain-sider trucks without platform gate are ideally suited not only for domestic transportation but also for deployment in trans-border transportation. For Jenty, a…
Kögel presents the premium refrigerated box trailer of the next generation: Kö …
Burtenbach, 22 June 2012
More payload due to 250 kilograms lower tare weight
Low-noise aluminium floor as standard
Fewer empty drives due to new paper roll system
Improved cool air recirculation by increased internal height
Increased life span and economic efficiency
Improved insulation by increased insulation layers
PurFerro: the new Kögel own competence centre for sandwich panels
Kögel, the trailer manufacturer from Burtenbach, presents the newly designed Kögel Cool – PurFerro quality at the IAA Commercial Vehicles…
Kögel LongPlex: The alternative to the long truck
Burtenbach, 30th May 2012
Perfect for use in combined traffic
Can take two 7.45 meter swap bodies
Can be used without participation in or after the field trial
Kögel reengineers the LongPlex for the IAA commercial vehicles 2012. This means that the semi-trailer suitable for the field trial for innovative commercial vehicle designs can be used even more flexibly. 50 kilograms lighter and when retracted, 200 millimetres shorter than its predecessor, it optimally…
100 new Kögel Cargos for UAB Finėjas
Burtenbach, 21st. May 2012
Kögel gets a large order from Lithuania
UAB FinÄ—jas is getting 100 new trailers for its fleet
The Lithuanian forwarding company Finėjas, one of the biggest in the Baltic area, is now placing its trust in Kögel quality. The forwarding company will receive the first of the 100 ordered Kögel Cargo platform trailers via the long-term Kögel general importer for Lithuania – UAB Transuorė. The Cargo has impressed the…
New Special Equipment for Kögel Tipper Trailer
Burtenbach, 2. May 2012
• Kögel tipper trailers are now available with different wall thicknesses
• New: Comfortable control of the back wall door
Traditionally Kögel reacts quickly to customer requests and thus offers its 24 cum tipper trailer with many new optional equipment now. Customers can now set up their tipper trailers tailor-made perfectly to their needs.
Different wall thicknesses
With immediate effect, Kögel tipper trailers are now available in various wall thickness combinations.…
Kögel Long Truck: A choice of three dollies
Burtenbach, 11th April 2012
From a single supplier - Kögel provides approved vehicle combinations for field trials: Kögel Long Truck, Kögel Euro Trailer, and Kögel LongPlex
Kögel offers three different dolly variants for the 25.25 metre long truck for field trials.
Variant one
Kögel offers a normally couplable tandem-axle forerunner device (dolly) with a steered drawbar. In the case of this variant, the first axle of the dolly is positively steered. SAF axles…
Kögel is the job motor of the region
Burtenbach, 4th April 2012
Ulrich Humbaur is fulfilling his social responsibility to the region
Since 2009, more than 100 new jobs have been created in Burtenbach
Trailer manufacturer Kögel is now in the limelight again with new energy and unique experience and competence. Since taking on Kögel in 2009, Ulrich Humbaur has assumed an active entrepreneurial role which gives the brand the stability and continuity it deserves. Since joining Kögel, his actions…
Kögel is sponsoring the current european champion Castrol Team Hahn Racing
Burtenbach, 27th March 2012
European champion Jochen Hahn puts his trust in Kögel
Kögel swap bodies provide professional support to the Race Truck Team
Kögel is stepping in at the side of the Castrol Team Hahn Racing in the new season of the FIA European Truck Racing Championship – the highest European class in truck racing. The third biggest trailer manufacturer in Europe recently entered into an agreement with the European Championship team…
Kögel presents its hybrid quick-opening mechanism
Burtenbach, 19th March 2012
Considerable time saving when operating the tarpaulins
Large through-load width of over eleven meters
Innovative hybrid concepts: Opening and closing possible both pneumatically and conventionally
High quality with outstanding price to performance ratio
The trailer manufacturer Kögel sets new standards in the field of pneumatic tarpaulin interlocking with the new quick opening mechanism. With its intelligent combination of frame and closing technology, the system allows reduction of handling time for opening…
L.I.T. receives 50 Kögel Mega units with an overall height of 4 metres
Burtenbach, 13th. March 2012
L.I.T. goes with Kögel for volume transport in the automotive sector
Kögel Mega P55: Three metres loading height and just four metres total height
L.I.T. AG, with its headquarters in Brake, is extending its fleet with 50 new height-optimised Kögel Mega units. The volume miracle from the Swabian trailer manufacturer is thus playing an important role in the strategic growth strategy of this logistics, information and transport specialist.…
Kögel introduces new integrated trailer roof tarpaulin
Burtenbach, 9th March 2012
No more obstructing straps on trailer roof
Kögel improves the sliding roof and offers an increase ease of use. The new integrated trailer roof tarpaulin complies with DIN EN 12642 XL regulations. The therefore required roof straps are integrated in the roof tarpaulin. As such, obstructing straps in the trailer interior are a thing of the past. This improves the handling of the roof tarpaulin. No more hooking…
Kögel acquires prestigious competence centre for sandwich panels
Burtenbach, 2nd March 2012
New member of the Kögel group of companies
Box body vehicles with the most attractive price to performance ratio
The prestigious sandwich panel competence centre in Duingen, Lower Saxony has been a member of the Kögel group of companies since the end of 2011.Europe's third largest manufacturer of commercial trailers is now feeling the benefit of bringing the important know-how of box body production in-house. The purchase of…
Kögel expands service network in Denmark
Burtenbach, 7. February 2012
Nationwide Kögel Service in Denmark
A total of five service partners ensure the efficient supply of spare parts
As one of the three leading trailer manufacturers in Europe, Kögel has comprehensively expanded its service network in Denmark. Three additional service partners, namely KLC, Jysk Lastvogns & Trailer Service and Horsens Trailer Service, have recently become authorised Kögel service partners, joining the two long-standing Kögel partners B & K…
Above-average growth for Kögel in 2011
Burtenbach, 31 January 2012
Last year Kögel sold 11,960 units and increased turnover by 130 per cent
Exports accounted for 67 per cent of sales
"Never before have we had so much innovative energy" – Thomas Heckel
According to the VDA – the German Association of the Automotive Industry – Kögel achieved an above-average rate of growth in the 2011 financial year. Turnover at the renowned trailer specialist more than doubled in the…
The forwarding company Mahlstedt chooses the height-optimised Kögel Mega
Burtenbach, 17th January 2012
Kögel Mega: Three metres loading height and just four metres total height
The forwarding company Mahlstedt receives ten Mega trailers for its fleet
The forwarding company Mahlstedt GmbH from Delmenhorst recently took delivery of ten new Kögel Mega trailers. The height-optimised trailers really made a hit on two fronts with Mahlstedt: They are not only optimum for carrying out of volume transport, but also comply with the permissible total…
Dachser & Kolb chooses swap body chassis by Kögel
Burtenbach, 12th. December 2011
Kögel Combi impresses removals and furniture delivery companies
Dachser & Kolb has completely replaced its fleet and has thus chosen the Kögel Combi. The versatile swap talent from the Swabian trailer producer plays a supporting role in the strategic growth strategy of the removals and furniture delivery company with its headquarters in Kempten/Allgäu.
With the Kögel Combi, Dachser & Kolb has chosen an intelligent commercial vehicle solution.…
Kögel invests in the Burtenbach facility
Burtenbach, 9th. December 2011
Kögel works extends by an additional 6.5 hectares
Jürgen Steinbacher: "We are expecting growth in production volume"
The Burtenbach trailer manufacturer Kögel remains on course for success. The company is showing continuous growth, and this has, in recent times, had an impetus created by large scale European orders and orders associated with the field trails of the German Ministry of Transport. This works extension will ensure that Kögel…
Kögel supplies the most popular trailer in Russia
Burtenbach, 6th. December 2011
Kögel is in first place in Russia with its trailers
The best trailer of 2011 in Russia comes from Burtenbach in Bavaria. Kögel was awarded first place in the "Movement" competition in the trailer category with its Cargo product. The platform trailer convinced the jury of experts both with its simple handling, the flexible and rapid loading facility, a high payload capacity, and with its quality finish.
The…
Exhibition world premiere: Kögel tipper semi-trailer – versatile, robust and …
Lyon, 29th. November 2011
Exhibition world premiere of the brand-new Kögel tipper semi-trailer
Unique: Modular concept by means of intelligent joining technology of the tipper body (screwed / bolted)
Versatile and flexible in use and with a high degree of stability
Top-quality corrosion protection of chassis and tipper body by cathodic dip-paint coating with Nano ceramic
Kögel is back on site. With its new 3-axle tipper semi-trailer, Kögel is impressively continuing…
Solutrans 2011: Kögel Cargo platform trailers – flexible deployment, optimum …
Lyon, 29th. November 2011
Be it for transporting high volumes, heavy duty, special load-securing or cross-border long-distance transport, Kögel provides the optimum trailer for all deployments with its 2nd generation Cargo platform vehicles. Kögel presents its Cargo platform trailer in a special version for the french market from November 29th to December 3rd at Solutrans 2011, hall 5, booth 189.
Kögel platform trailers are available in various different variants. Be it Cargo,…
Kögel keeps their comprehensive product portfolio available for the field trial …
Burtenbach, 25th November 2011
From a single supplier – Kögel provides the approved vehicle combinations for the field trials: Kögel Euro Trailer, Kögel Long Truck and Kögel LongPlex, and thus underscores its leadership in innovation
Semi-trailers extended by 1.3 metres, such as the Kögel Euro Trailer, can be used on the entire road network because of their official acceptance for the field trials "Innovative Commercial Vehicle Concepts" carried out by the German…
Kögel visits the Mercedes-Benz Truck & Trailer Symposium
Burtenbach, 24th. November 2011
Kögel Managing Director informs about efficiency optimisation of commercial vehicles and development trends in the trailer sector
The highlights of development at Kögel are the lightweight and aerodynamic solutions and alternative types of drive
The manager and development manager at Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Thomas Eschey, Managing Director Technology at Kögel and experts from other trailer manufacturers came together in the run-up of the "Trailer 2011" exhibition in…
