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Transportation volumes continue to grow worldwide. One of the most important drivers of this development has been online commerce. How can commercial vehicle suppliers contribute to a solution?

SAF-HOLLAND has enhanced its digital expertise with the purchase of a majority stake in British telematics specialist Axscend.

With new acquisitions, SAF-HOLLAND is not only expanding its product portfolio, but also its global footprint.

Anyone seriously considering autonomous freight transport, should also be thinking about automatic coupling and uncoupling for tractors and trailers.

Less consumption – less noise: Electric drives offer considerable advantages, not only for the truck but also for the trailer.

SAF-HOLLAND is developing a new augmented ­reality app that makes service much easier for the repair shops.

Detlef Borghardt, CEO of SAF-HOLLAND, and Prof. Dr. Frank Straube from the Technical University of Berlin discuss today’s trends and how the transportation world of tomorrow can be made more efficient and ­sustainable.

A source of inspiration for innovative ideas: SAF-HOLLAND’s digital team in Aschaffenburg, Germany, and Muskegon, Michigan, is a pioneer in the digitization of transportation.

Step by step, steel is getting smarter. The goal is to combine mechanics with sensors and to automate work that was previously performed manually, thereby reducing the operating costs of freight forwarders.

Truck driver Hannah Meier is in a convoy of truck and trailer combinations on her way from Hamburg, Germany, to Turin, Italy. A look at the year 2025, when platooning and automated logistics yards will have become reality.

SAF-HOLLAND’s new air suspension system combines the functions of the air spring and shock absorber, ­eliminating the need for hydraulic shock absorbers.

Data collected by sensors on the trailer and ­processed in the cloud provide valuable knowledge for a host of applications – such as better scheduling of maintenance intervals and minimizing downtimes.

Goals, current status and steps to come: a talk with Detlef Borghardt, CEO of SAF-HOLLAND, on the execution of “Strategy 2020”. 

SAF-HOLLAND’s latest plant is in the Turkish city of Düzce – a new location to profit from the growing transportation industry in the Middle East.

Tippers on rough terrain: The first hydraulically driven trailer axle from SAF-HOLLAND. An innovative alternative to expensive all-wheel drive tractors that demonstrates our expertise in both engineering and application technology and winning the 2017 Trailer Innovation Award.

1,800 trailers from U.S. Xpress will be operating in the future with axle systems featuring disc brake technology instead of drum brakes: A major contract signaling a change in the market.

The goal: expanding into new regions and introducing new product groups. By acquiring KLL, SAF-HOLLAND is betting on external growth from the South American market.

Whether developing innovative product solutions, linking logistics processes or creating digital solutions for end customers: here are three examples of how SAF-HOLLAND is shaping the digital future.