Alternative Trucks for Timber Haulage

• Suitable for haulage of loose, bulk goods.
• Transported by a container vehicle, which is equipped with a hook system.
• Flexible due to the rolls fixed to the container
• Widespread, DIN-standardised system, compatible throughout Europe
• Disadvantages: The hook equipment increases the price by about 20.000 € and the net weight considerably.

• Transported by vehicles equipped with a special frame according to DIN 70014
• Low net weight of the base vehicles
• Widespread, DIN-standardised system, compatible throughout Europe
• Combination with railway possible
• Swap bodies are set on four supporting legs, which are folded during driving.
• Equipment for a corresponding frame at 2.600 € is cost-efficient.
• Equipped with stakes for haulage of pipe-like goods.

• Container with an open stake construction from Georg Kraemer KG (Germany) especially for timber haulage; combines the systems named above. The container is equipped with supporting legs (foldable) as well as a hook system.
• High effort needed for organisation, coordination and communication between forest ranger, contractor and haulage company.
• Flexible application of haulage trucks, Euroflats can be used for haulage of sawn wood.

• Advanced, partly closed version of the Euroflat-system.
• This swap body can be used as a closed container for haulage of pieces or bulked goods (wood chips). An additional panel closes the open parts.

• Due to direct loading from the forwarder to the semi-trailer the interim storage in the forest is omitted.
• Working with a minimum of 2 semi-trailers allows for the continuous transport of timber out of the forest.
• The disadvantage of the system is the necessary infrastructure required: forestry roads need to be wide enough and stable enough to make loading from the forwarder to the semi-trailer possible.
• Furthermore this system is only profitable at large timber quantities, when there is a lack of storage space or for “just-in-time” deliveries.
• Lower purchase costs in comparison to a traditional timber truck as well as savings on motor vehicle taxes. Taxes need to be paid for the towing vehicle and for one semi-trailer. There are no additional taxes for any further semi-trailers. These trucks can also be used for transportation of other goods.

• The tandem-hooklift-trailer can be hauled by trucks with trailer couplings as well as by agricultural tractors or Unimogs. This makes the system of container transport attractive for forest owners, forestry partnerships or machine rings (machine sharing).
• The transportation of own timber to the user or to collection points is no problem and can be done by the forest owner him/herself without the need for a contractor.
• Trailer costs: 25,000 - 30,000 € (Fa. Krampe, Coesfeld /Germany).

• Special variation of swap bodies. The stakes, front, back and side panels can be folded. The flat bodies can be piled up on each other and stored or transported in a space-saving way. The manufacturer suggests the system can be used for timber haulage even though it was not designed for it.
• The swap bodies are approved for transport by railway – costs approx. 4,900 € (company CombiLog AG, Bamberg/Germany)
• Disadvantages: no combination with Abroll-containers, supporting legs are necessary for putting down the swap bodies (consider bearing capacity of forest soil at loaded state), a truck is necessary

• The system enables the combined transport of Abroll-containers via truck and train. Therefore the wagons are equipped with special, rotating frames.
• It is especially useful for the railway haulage of raw wood without single stem reloading and special timber transhipment devices. A special timber loading yard is not needed.

Swap body based on international (sea freight-) containers, especially suitable for transport of pipes or pipe-like goods