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Plant Speed moves UK’s longest wind turbine blades on Nooteboom SWC Super Wing Carrier
December 2020
Heavy haulage specialist Plant Speed has transported what is believed to be the longest wind turbine blades ever moved by road in the UK. The blades, which each measure a total of 68.25m and weigh around 24 tonnes, were moved 24 miles from Avonmouth Dock to Magor, by three of the company’s 250-tonne Mercedes SLT tractor units pulling Nooteboom quatro extendable Super Wing Carriers.
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Nooteboom rises to 66th place in Dutch manufacturing top 100
December 2020
Netherlands. This consists of manufacturing companies with a Dutch parent company that manufacture and supply products to other companies (B2B) and directly to consumers (B2C).
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Update semi low loader program for machine transport
November 2020
The SMART semi low-loaders program has undergone another major update. The latest addition is a lightweight 3-axle OSDS semi low-loader with hydraulic gooseneck ramp, an extendable loading floor and tracking steered axles. This versatile and multifunctional semi low-loader is the ideal transport solution for the transport of construction machines, road construction machines and aerial platforms up to 36 tons.
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Hüffermann Krandienst expands its heavy haulage fleet by 4 new Nooteboom lowloader combinations
July 2020
Hüffermann Krandienst – service provider for crane & heavy haulage logistics – from Wildeshausen (Germany) has a very modern and young fleet of vehicles for special transport and heavy haulage. Hüffermann’s activities in this field have increased considerably over the last two years.
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First Nooteboom 4+6 low loader combination in Germany for Fröhlich Bau Kran und Baustellenlogistik
June 2020
The company Fröhlich Bau Kran und Baustellenlogistik from Rangsdorf (D) has expanded its fleet with the largest low loader in the Nooteboom EURO-PX low loader program. It concerns the EURO-143-46ICP. Mr. Rainer Fröhlich is the first transporter in Germany to use this impressive low loader combination, with a train weight up to 250 tons, for his customers. This combination, with an axle distance of 1.51 meters, is optimized for the German legislation.
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41st edition of Truckstar Mack and Special Transport Day moved to 2021
June 2020
The 41st edition of the Truckstar Mack & Special Transport Day, which would take place on Sunday 11 October at the Borchland site in Amsterdam South-East, is canceled due to the corona virus.
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New Nooteboom trailers for Mammoet Road Cargo
June 2020
In the past months, Mammoet Road Cargo (NL) has strengthened its fleet with a series of new Nooteboom trailers, divided into 4 types: a 2-axle Euro low loader, a 3-axle semi low loader, a 4-axle low semi low loader and a 3-axle mega trailer
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New regulation for axle load monitoring equipment on trailers.
June 2020
In Germany all vehicles with a §70 approval must be equipped with a system to monitor the axle load from June 2021. Nooteboom uses pressure gauges for this in combination with an axle load table, which complies with the regulations with regard to §70.
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Marinka Nooteboom: Long term focus in special transport is of vital importance
April 2020
Standing up in a time when uncertainty is the only certainty is very challenging. A time that demands the upmost from us all. During this intense period we think it is very important that we keep in touch with each other. We do this internally by informing our employees on a weekly basis of what is going on in the market and within Nooteboom.
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Peinemann expands its fleet with three new Nooteboom access platform semi low-loaders
December 2019
Peinemann from Hoogvliet has been a loyal customer of Nooteboom for decades. The fleet contains many hydraulically controlled Nooteboom MCO and Manoovr semi low-loaders, which are mainly used for the transport of crane parts and access platforms. The newest addition is a 3 axle extendible access platform semi low loader, type MCO-48-03V, with hydraulic load floor for loading on the gooseneck. The semi low-loaders are equipped with all kinds of options, specifically aimed at transporting access platform equipment. A 6-axle Manoovr will be added to the fleet next year.
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