At a joint event in Pfedelbach on Wednesday 25th June, the new SCHEUERLE STB 550 side girder deck, with a payload of 550 tonnes, was unveiled and officially handed to new owners Collett Transport. Presented by SCHEUERLE and TII Group, the impressive STB 550 is not only extraordinary due to its 5.2 ratio between payload and deadweight but also due to its flexible modular combinations. Currently unrivalled in Europe, the STB 550 without load distribution frame features a factor of 6.6. Invited guests of Collett Transport and the TII Group also had the opportunity to glance at the current and upcoming innovations from the SPMT and Trailer Series, in particular the widening solutions of SPMT, Road Vehicles and the fast running SPMT F. The technical innovations of the TII SPMTs substantiate TII Group’s position as a world market leader within the industry. With the biggest fleet of self-propelled modular transporters worldwide, customers of the TII Group are responsible for approximately 80% of all worldwide SPMT transport operations, rising to 90% in the 5.000 tons category. The payload, bending, coupleability, functionality, tilt stability and velocity of the TII SPMTs offer a unique and unequalled product within the market.
“Today we are delighted to present a ‘ready for operation’ side girder deck which utilises the ratio of 5.2 between payload and deadweight. However, if we omit the load distribution frame, as is common within the marketplace when calculating this figure, the factor becomes a currently unrivalled 6.6”, stated Bernd Schwengsbier, Managing Director of TII Sales, the sales organisation of the TII Group which encompasses the companies SCHEUERLE, NICOLAS and KAMAG. “At the same time, the STB 550 is much more versatile than comparable products on the market and thus guarantees Collett a headstart within the industry. With the SPMT innovations shown today, we’ve clearly demonstrated our technical expertise within the industry and are proud to be able to offer the biggest widening range SPMT, excellent tilt stability and the highest bending moment. We can offer the fast running SPMT soon and increased the axle load to 60 tons. Also, we are building SPE types with 45 tons of axle load for quite a time already.”
During the handover event, and in the run up to the ceremonial unveiling of the side girder deck, Lincoln Collett, Technical Director for Collett Transport, expressed his thanks to SCHEUERLE: “The new side girder deck closes the last gap in our fleet. The cooperation between Collett and SCHEUERLE has worked excellently and we are extremely satisfied with the outcome.”
Dr. Axel Müller, Managing Director of the TII Group, underlined the synergies within the Group during the technical design and planning stages: “It is with great pride that we present the STB 550 to Collett Transport, having collaborated very closely in the planning phases, SCHEUERLE, NICHOLAS and KAMAG have created a product which encompasses the knowledge and expertise of all three companies.”
