Girteka impressed with Kögel Cool – PurFerro quality

With its more than 1,750 refrigerated box body trailers and more than 400 platform semi-trailers, the Lithuanian company Girteka Logistics is one of the largest forwarding companies in the Baltic area. Up to now the forwarding company had placed its trust in Kögel quality, particularly with its curtain-sider trucks. In order that this trust be transferred to refrigerated vehicles, the forwarding company is one of the first in Eastern Europe to carry out tests on the Kögel Cool – PurFerro quality. The new premium refrigerated box body demonstrates that it is not only designed to cope with the most varied of road conditions and day-to-day tough loading operations, even under extreme conditions, but also that it is ideally suited to the special market requirements of the transport of fresh and frozen foods.

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Girteka can rely on the following standard highlights

The Cool PurFerro quality scores with the new non-rotting, water-tight, low wear and noise aluminium floor structure. The welded aluminium trough in the floor area provides improved hygiene and a simplified cleaning facility. Penetration of moisture into the support structure is prevented by the aluminium trough. This considerably increases the service life and economy of the refrigerated box trailer. The HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) requirements for safeguarding consumer health with regard to temperature-controlled food transports in international goods traffic, and the ATP Directive, are met by the Kögel Cool – PurFerro quality.Using the premium refrigerated box body also reduces noise generation during loading and unloading by up to 10 decibels (dB) when compared with its predecessor model. The reduction in noise emissions makes deliveries outside regulated opening hours easier.

Box body with improved insulation

The panels that go to make up the box body are produced by Kögel PurFerro GmbH & Co. KG, the sandwich panel competence centre that is a member of the Kögel group of companies. They consist of a new high-quality and highly-insulating special foam material that is 100 percent CFC-free. The 0.6 mm thick, robust, easy-to-maintain steel covering layer is also coated with a hard PVC film on the inside. The 65 mm thick walls, 85 mm thick roof, and 125 mm thick floor are made within the company and ensure a significantly improved thermal transfer coefficient (K-value). This efficient protection against temperature effects reduces the energy consumption and simultaneously saves costs. The innovative constructive integration of the floor and frame has increased space by 45 mm, permitting both better airflow and increasing the internal height. 25 mm of the increase have been used for the floor and ceiling insulating layers.

Load-securing

Different level rails and anchoring rails can, as an option, be incorporated directly in the foam in the walls. This not only obviates subsequent complicated installation, but it also helps the driver to secure his load quickly and securely. In addition, the vehicle has, as standard, a load-securing certificate in accordance with DIN EN 12642 Code XL.

Cathodic dip-paint coating: Long-term corrosion protection

The entire vehicle frames of all Kögel vehicles, including the new Kögel Cool – PurFerro Quality, are permanently protected against corrosion by Nano-Ceramic technology and cathodic dip-paint coating with subsequent UV varnishing.

Photo: Darius Kriukas, Organisation Development Director in the Girteka Group and Marius Vitkauskas from UAB “Bene Trucks Lietuva” in front of the Kögel Cool – PurFerro quality