English - Nooteboom Giants on the Road Magazine English - Nr. 4 - 2017 | Page 23

COMPANY PORTRAIT ■  ■  For the transport of ultra-long rotor blades, Transannaberg has several Super Wing Carriers at their disposal TRANSPORT ESCORTS CLOSE COOPERATION ‘Our transports are so large and heavy that on some days we have more than 40 goods vehicles with escorts on the road. We do some of the escorting ourselves, some we hire and in Germany our transports are often escorted by the police. Escorting is a very important part of our business and therefore we make sure that our large transports are escorted by very experienced people who are familiar with the entire route. This is important, because one wrong turnoff can mean hours of delay. Reversing a combination that is more than 50 metres long is a big problem.’ ‘Transannaberg has grown during recent years by working close- ly together with a small number of suppliers. In our business we are often under time pressure. If we turn up too late, an entire construction team will often be waiting for us. Nooteboom employees think the same way too: a problem must be solved today, because tomorrow it will be twice as big. We can rely on Nooteboom.’ ■ The latest addition to their transport fleet is the MPL-145-37(VV), a semi low-loader with 7 axle lines and a Multidolly with 3 axle lines 23