The forwarding company MEINDL takes delivery of the seventeenth height-optimised Kögel Mega

Burtenbach, 8th. 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 four metres.

In addition, it maintains the permitted total height of four metres with a semi-trailer coupling height of 91 centimetres. The Kögel Mega P55 uses an intelligent combination of tyre choice (size 445/45 R 19.5) and a reduction in the semi-trailer throat from 90 to 55 millimetres to optimise the height – whilst retaining stability. A tare weight starting at 6.4 tons means that high levels of payload are possible. The Mega trailer is fitted with a mechanical-hydraulic lifting roof as standard to make loading and unloading easier. This increases the side and rear through-loading height to three metres. When the roof is open, dangling straps in the loading area are a thing of the past in the Kögel Mega P55, because the roof straps are integrated in the roof tarpaulin. This eliminates the straps snagging on the load.

The DIN -12642 Code XL certification means that no additional load securing is required for form-locked loading.

MEINDL special equipment

If form-locked loading is not possible, the MEINDL trailers are equipped with additional load-securing facilities. To provide a complete loading facility from above, the sliding roof can also be moved from the front to the back. On request, we fit two spare wheel carriers, one before and after the axle unit, with a winch and wheel mounting kit.

"The advantages of the Kögel Mega P55 are clear“, says Erik Meindl, Managing Director at MEINDL Transport Ges.m.b.H. "In addition to the unique tare weight, we can comply with the four metre height regulation as a result of the internal height of three metres“.

Photo 1: Kögel Mega P55 in MEINDL Design

Photo 2: Dimensions of the new Kögel Mega P55

Your contact for any questions about this press release:

Volker Seitz

Head of communication

Phone + 49 (82) 85 88 – 12 3 06

Fax + 49 (82) 85 88 – 12 4 24

Patrick Wanner

Public relations consultant

Phone + 49 82 85 88 – 12 3 01

Fax + 49 82 85 88 – 12 2 84

Kögel, a brand with over 75 years of tradition which earned a leading position all over Europe, is once again in focus with new energy and its distinctive experience and competence. Kögel has reinvented itself – by returning to the strengths that originally made the company great: Passion for transport. Quality characterised by engineering expertise. Innovation which deserves the name because it provides relevant benefit to customers. In addition to products for the forwarding industry, there are now models for the construction industry, which is not entirely a new sphere of activity for Kögel.

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