One of the leading box manufacturers and Europe’s market leader air cargo semi-trailer manufacturer Talson meets the growing demand for secure transportation needs through its high-security vehicles within its box range for air cargo, intermodal, distribution, and general cargo business.

According to the latest intelligence reported by the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA), in the first 6 months of 2019, cargo theft rate increased by 5% in the economic area of ​​Europe, the Middle East, and Africa compared to 2018.

As it is reported in TAPA EMEA IIS Reports, 4.187 crimes were occurred during the first 6 months of 2019 and exceeds the crimes that occurred in 2018 by 5.1%. The report also shows a shows total value for incidents with financial data of more than €55 million or an average of €305,605 per day.

As the cargo theft rates increase, Talson highlights its Trailer Innovation 2019 “Concept” Category winner Secure Box to overcome the increasing security problems during operations. Secure Box is developed with research into existing TAPA guidelines as well as best pratices.

Talson Secure Box firstly presents advancements to cover TAPA guidelines for Trucking Security Requirement points, that fall under the direct responsibility of the trailer manufacturers. With its advanced features and supported upper structure, Talson Secure Box meets TAPA’s A class security requirements for wall, roof, and door. Secure Box’s layered upper structure design allocates, robust aluminum panels as well as, extra reinforcement of aluminum and galvanized steel and aluminum Talfix multi-purpose panels for cargo placement options. All aluminum panels are sourced at optimum grade to prevent either breakage, perforation, piercing, drilling or penetration of other kinds. Furthermore while the reinforced box body ensures impenetrability, the vehicle still provides industry standard tare weights and dimensions hence do not compromise operational gains.

Talson’s Secure Box’s other advancement feature is the special cage-type wiring that can be integrated with any make electronic lock systems, alarm and tracking systems on the market according to the customers’ choice. The cage-type wiring is placed at several locations for the most timely activation of alarms.  While the enhanced upper structure of Secure Box makes it highly improbable for a breach of the box itself, the cage type wiring is the extra safety lining that will activate the alarms hence providing owners, fleet managers and the driver more time to react to circumstances. With enhanced upper structure, cage type wiring that is connected to all makes of locks and alarm systems according to customer choice Talson Secure Box provides the highest security box type trailer according to TAPA regulations.

Trailer Innovation 2019 Winner Talson continues to work with all parties whose responsibilities are detailed under TAPA guidelines to advance the security of its entire range of box trailers and will continue to offer the highest-quality, innovative vehicles to its customers and be their reliable business partner.

One of the leading box manufacturers and Europe’s market leader air cargo semi-trailer manufacturer Talson is taking its place in the world’s largest commercial vehicle exhibition, IAA Transportation 2022 fair in Hanover, Germany between September 20 and 25, 2022.

As the only aluminum box manufacturer in Europe, Talson will present its premium, highest-quality, innovative, flexible, and sustainable vehicles in its Hall 27-E17 stand to its customers.

Also celebrating its 40th Year Anniversary in 2022, Talson keeps on bettering the best box ever conceived, delivering innovative, sustainable, reliable trailers assuring the high quality and functionality that is standard for loyal Talson customers.

With 40 years of experience, Talson mastered the needs of all box trailers segment with cutting-edge technology with its wide product range. Talson’s high-quality, state-of-the-art aluminum trailer boxes in 6 segments – respectively solutioner, air cargo, city, intermodal, specials, and GRP panel cooler trailers. Talson’s aluminum self-supporting box vehicles are designed with half chassis, modular upper structure, and Talfix double-deck & load security systems to provide solutions for the needs of its customers.

Contributing to Sustainability

Since the day it was founded, Talson has always been a proud pioneer with its high-quality, state-of-the-art trailers, and on its 40th anniversary, Talson not only focuses on the operational quality it provides to its customers but highlights its vehicles’ contribution to the environment. 

As the world aligns with regulations that aim to protect our future, Talson proudly contributes to achieving this target as the only box manufacturer in Europe to manufacture its vehicles primarily out of Aluminium.

Talson customers on average use their Talson Aluminum vehicles for 15 years, 25% more product life than conventional vehicles. While Talson Aluminum Box vehicles contribute to its customers’ strong Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), they also prevent material waste in association with fleet renewal needs. In addition, Talson vehicles offer modular aluminum side walls made of separate riveted panels that allow less costly and faster repair but also minimize material waste.

Talson’s multi-functional Talfix system with more than 10.000 holes on side panels, as well as a wide range of loading options enables its customers to use their trailer capacity more efficiently resulting in less fuel consumption and less CO2 emissions.

The Safest Trailer Ever is nominated for Trailer Innovation 2023 in the category ‘Safety’

In addition, another problem for valuable goods transporters is cargo crime which causes disruptions and losses in the supply chain. Talson with its R&D capabilities and network of trusted suppliers develops solutions that aim to raise the standards for cargo security beyond those currently in practice.

Keeping on bettering the best box ever conceived with patented trailer body solutions and works, Talson, in harmony with associations like TAPA and regulators addresses the sector’s problems.

In 2019, Talson has taken 3rd place in Trailer Innovation 2019 “Concept” category with its innovation, Talson Secure Box, which was engineered to prevent valuable cargo theft with enhancements and special modifications on the self-supporting aluminum upper body structure. The innovative character of Secure Box character stemmed from the layered design of panels with reinforcements of the self-supporting body to ensure maximum impenetrability while still delivering accordingly to industry standard tare weights and dimensions. In addition, the Secure Box was designed to be integrated with all makes of electronic door and lock systems to provide maximum secure box type trailer according to TAPA regulations.

Since 2019, Talson furthered its safety innovations, furthering on TAPA requirements and developed its Safest Trailer Ever that guarantees unbreachable body construction, immediate and wholistic notification, protection from the theft of the entire trailer, and unauthorized trailer access.

For the Safest Trailer Ever, Talson has cooperated exclusively with Avertic Armour to create the unbreachable body construction. Made of aluminum sandwich panel design, Talson panels and roof are already the hardest to penetrate from the outside. Integration Avertic Armour’s patented paneling seamlessly to its sandwich panels, the Talson body is now 100% impenetrable even by automatic construction tools such as electric saws, mechanical saws, and any piercing tools.

Talson has also seamlessly integrated alarm wiring and sensors to the entire vehicle including the chassis, that trigger the loud alarm and notifies the predetermined people and institutions via mail and SMS at the first instant of attempted physical penetration.

Talson integrated its long-term trusted stakeholder SBS’s latest, state-of-the- art electronic lock system into The Safest Trailer Ever. The SBS electronic lock prevents not only unauthorized access to the trailer but also blocks the trailer to be accessed in any location other than the designated areas that the logistcis company has initally authorized.

By integrating the king-pin electronic safe connect solution; Talson prevents any truck other than the predefined authorized truck from coupling hence preventing the theft of the trailer.

The Safest Trailer Ever is also equipped with security cameras recording inside and outside of the trailer to be used by companies as well as law enforcement in case of any need.

One of the leading box manufacturers and Europe’s market leader air cargo semi-trailer manufacturer Talson proudly celebrates its 40th year anniversary this year.

Talson was established by a university graduate of aviation technology, Mr. Ir. Kees Thunnissen in 1982. Mr. Thunnissen has successfully merged aircraft design with box trailers and gave birth to the Talson trailer made of aluminum and self-supporting upper structure delivering lower weight and internal heights, the best box ever conceived.

One of the first developers of roller tracks for air cargo and the inventor of Talfix® multi-functional load carrying system, Talson, keeps delivering innovative, sustainable, reliable trailers assuring the high quality and functionality that is standard for loyal Talson customers for 40 years.

With 40 years of experience Talson, mastered the needs of all box trailers segment with its product range including air cargo, multi-functional boxes for general cargo, intermodal solutions, FNA line, as well as inner-city logistic boxes a perfect fit for the narrow city roads.

Since the day it was founded, Talson has always been a proud pioneer with its high-quality, state-of-the-art trailers, and on its 40th anniversary, Talson not only focuses on the operational quality it provides to its customers but highlights its vehicles’ contribution to the environment.

As the world aligns with regulations that aim to protect our future, Talson proudly contributes to achieving this target as the only box manufacturer in Europe to manufacture its vehicles primarily out of Aluminium.

Made of aluminum Talson vehicles have a longer product life. Talson customers on average use their Talson Aluminum vehicles for 15 years, 25% more product life than conventional vehicles. While Talson Aluminum Box vehicles contribute to its customers’ strong Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), they also prevent material waste in association with fleet renewal needs. In addition, Talson vehicles offer modular aluminum side walls made of separate riveted panels that allow less costly and faster repair but also minimize material waste.

Talson’s multi-functional Talfix system with more than 10.000 holes on side panels, as well as a wide range of loading options enables its customers to use their trailer capacity more efficiently resulting in less fuel consumption and less CO2 emissions.

Today Talson celebrates its 40 year-journey full of success shared with its customers from across Europe that are accustomed to the reliable Talson trailers that support the quality of their operations.
Bettering the best box ever conceived Talson will keep working for all its stakeholders.

Founded in 1912, Van Eck Group produces highest quality, innovative and sustainable specialty trailers for the industry. As of 01.04.2019 Van Eck will continue all of its operations as Van Eck Trailers B.V., owned 100% by Talson Trailers B.V based in Venlo. Van Eck Trailers B.V will maintain its production, sales and after-sales operations in Beeds.

Talson Trailers and Van Eck Trailers have both been at the forefront of innovation developing rollerbed trailers for air cargo and double deck solutions concurrently during the 1980’s as R&D operations still remain the driving forces for both. Talson and Van Eck are presenting the customer with highest quality and sustainable solutions that are tailored to their needs.

Integration of Talson’s powerful resources, empowering quality, customer-centric innovation and Van Eck’s time honored “Eckcellence” will benefit Netherlands economy, its employees, customers and suppliers in the special trailers industry in reaching the goal of EU sustainability targets.

Kässbohrer Impressed With Its Appearance At The 67th IAA Fair

Europe’s fastest growing semi-trailer manufacturer Kässbohrer took part in 67^th IAA Fair, held between 20^th and 27^th of September 2018 in Hanover, Germany. During the fair, Kässbohrer exhibited a selection of its vehicles and digital examples from its widest product range to its customers from 55 different countries. Kässbohrer impressed with its highest quality vehicles and innovations and crowned its success by winning Trailer Innovation Award 2019 in “Chassis” category, in recognition of Kässbohrer’s Multifunctional Container Chassis K.SHG AVMH.

Kässbohrer’s press conference has taken place on September 20^th, 2018 at the Kässbohrer stand. During the very well-attended press conference, Kässbohrer Board Member İffet Türken met 100 respected journalists from around the world and shared recent company developments, introducing Kässbohrer’s latest digital innovations and award-winning products.

Two Nominations and Winner of Trailer Innovation 2019 “Chassis” Category

Kässbohrer has developed and launched Digital Trailer Control (DTC) in 65^th IAA in 2014, which builds the basis of Trailer Innovation 2017 Award “Safety” Winner Kässbohrer Safety Bitumen Tanker. This year Kässbohrer exhibited its trailers which feature upgraded Digital Options running on DTC, Trailer Innovation 2019 Nominees Smart Non –Tipping Silo K.SSL and Safety Tipping Silo K.SSK.

Kässbohrer has won the Trailer Innovation Award 2019 in “Chassis” category, in recognition of Kässbohrer’s Multifunctional Container Chassis K.SHG AVMH with first of its kind novel octagonal central frame design that solves all torsional issues that lead to permanent damage of semi-trailers – a problem, which has not been solved for 30 years.

Next to the “Winner” Vehicle, Kässbohrer Exhibited the Selection of Its High-Quality Vehicles from its Widest Product Range  

During the 67^th IAA Fair, Kässbohrer exhibited a selection of its wide intermodal and construction product range, including lightest tipping silo with the tare weight of 6.000 kg, Trailer Innovation 2019 Award Category “Safety” Nominee K.SSK 60, 3 axle low-loader  K.SLL 3 from Kässbohrer’s low-bed range that is designed for the reliable and on-time transport of heavy-haulage and abnormal goods, intermodal curtainsider with Code XL certification K. SCS M that is the perfect fit for efficient and eco-conscious fleet management, Trailer Innovation 2019 Award Category “Concept” Nominee 31 m3 non-tipping silo K.SSL with autonomous discharge system.

Addition to these vehicles, Kässbohrer launched the lightest swap body in the market K.SWAU CL and light and robust aluminum tipper K.SKA during the 67^th IAA fair.

Kässbohrer Launched Lightest Swap Body in the Market K.SWAU CL and Aluminum Tipper K.SKA at the 67^th IAA

During the IAA Fair, Kässbohrer introduced 2 vehicles to the visitors, the lightest Swap Body in the market K.SWAU CL and Aluminum Tipper K.SKA.

The lightest Swap Body in the market with tare weight equal to 3.900 kg and with 7,2 ton forklift capacity K.SWAU CL is engineered for the most economical and environment-friendly intermodal transportation. K.SWAU CL has 34 euro pallet capacity and provides maximum efficiency with the lightest tare weight. The robust design allowing for stowing and freight opportunity, K.SWAU CL provides lower cost in operations.

Kässbohrer’s Aluminum Tipper K.SKA offers more payload and higher fuel efficiency with its unique light design, 4.950 kg. High strength chassis and tough aluminum upper structure of the vehicle stands for reliability and robustness under the hardest load and road conditions. In order to prevent material residue on box corners during discharge process, Kässbohrer’s new vehicle K.SKA offers rounded corners design and provides easier discharge. Modular design of the aluminum side panels is useful for easy maintenance and provides easy change of panel due to any defects or damages.