Mercedes-Benz Actros Bigspace "18 volume trailer truck "Gebrüder Weiss"

Mercedes-Benz Actros Bigspace "18 volume trailer truck "Gebrüder Weiss" (Österreich/Lauterbach)

NEW TYPE! The volume tandem trailer has received an update after more than 20 years in the Herpa range for fixed and interchangeable bodies. True to the prototype, there is now a small storage box between the two axles, which also means a new underride guard; the mudguards are also now a separate part. Gebrüder Weiss, a well-known company, is the godfather for the first model with fixed superstructures. Based in Lauterbach, it is the oldest transport and logistics company in Austria (if not Europe or the world) and is still family-owned (Weiss and Jerie families). Over more than 500 years, the company has steadily evolved and matured into a global player in the transport and logistics market. As early as 1474, the company had a regular transport contract with "der Mailänder Bote" between Lindau on Lake Constance (at that time an important transit port for north/south trade) via Fußach (Austria) and Chur (Switzerland) to Lake Como and on to Milan (Italy). Today, the company has around 8,000 employees, 180 company-owned locations and is one of Europe"s leading transport and logistics companies with annual sales of around 2.5 billion euros (2021 provisional).