Our technology:
Without terminal and crane - it couldn’t be easier
OUR TECHNOLOGY
A free ride for trailers by rail
100%
Helrom can load 100 per cent of all truck trailers onto the rail.
Innovative and barrier-free
An innovative technology and an ingenious principle.
A hauler drives his semi-trailer to our trailer hub. The trailer is decoupled from the tractor, the Helrom trailer wagon opens up at the side, the trailer is shifted onto the wagon and the wagon is re-closed – and that’s it. Once it reaches its destination, it is unloaded in the same way, coupled with its tractor and driven the last mile to its intended recipient.
A barrier-free loading process for all trailers.
We do not need any expensive loading terminals, no cranes and no craneable semi-trailers. A level ground next to the train track is all that’s required. We can get 100 percent of all truck trailers onto the tracks without any major outlay – this is a genuine revolution in freight transportation.
A transport technology
without terminals
Until now, loading both craneable and non-craneable truck trailers has required expensive loading facilities that take years to build and are very costly. Previous technological solutions have not been able to overcome this barrier. All conventional approaches mean inflexible route planning in the long term. A specialised terminal costing millions cannot be relocated if supply chains shift. This technological barrier has meant that only a very small proportion of truck trailers have been transported by rail to date.
With the barrier-free Helrom trailer wagon, complex special terminals are a thing of the past. With the elimination of the large terminals, combined road and rail transport can now be realised quickly and easily for the first time.
2%
Today, only 2% of all trailers travel by rail.
"Helrom Trailer Hubs can be set up anywhere where there is a track with an asphalted surface and a car park. We are really taking the combination of truck and rail to where it is needed."
Bruno Weissmann
Director of Sales, Helrom
Are you interested in the Helrom transport service for block trains or open trains? Then get in touch with us. We will be happy to advise you.
Net Zero Transport for the ecological transport transition
NET ZERO TRANSPORT
The European climate targets cannot be achieved without shifting freight transport to rail. That is why it is our mission to realize a transport concept for the Net Zero Economy.
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OUR SERVICE
A better type of rail transport
With our transport service for truck trailers, greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion can be significantly reduced – with flexibility, reliability and operating costs that are comparable to road transport.
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YOUR JOB
We want to make a difference
Reliability, safety, sustainability – from the train driver to the management, we have set ourselves clear principles. We work for better freight transport that is not only CO₂-neutral, but also faster and more reliable.
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