English - Nooteboom Giants on the Road Magazine English - Nr. 6 - 2019 | Page 23

COMPANY PORTRAIT
for wind farms. By spreading the work among different customers and
sectors we are much less at risk. When we buy our trailers we also look
for multifunctional equipment we can use to transport construction
machinery today, concrete elements tomorrow and the day after maybe a
windmill turbine. Our Nooteboom trailers can be used for a wide variety
of loads.”
COLLABORATION WITH EUROPEAN COLLEAGUES
Angel: “In virtually every European country we have a partner with
whom we have worked for years. In the Netherlands we frequently
join forces with companies such as Van der Vlist, Van Wieren and Van
Santen. These are professional, reliable companies with good drivers and
good equipment. It took years to build up this network. We are reliable
and we expect the same of our European partners.”
Nooteboom is the best manufacturer
of low-loaders and semi low-loaders
WARRANTIES
Angel: “In part of Spain you are obliged to pay in a deposit for any
damage that might occur en route. Those amounts can soon escalate
because if, for example, I drive from Irun to Madrid we pass through
three different jurisdictions. The size of the deposit can easily end up
being more than € 10,000. In Galicia an amount of € 6,000 per trip
is normal and we don’t like to drive through Catalonia because the
regulations we are confronted with there are even more complicated.
These deposits are only required for transport in the category ‘Abnormal’
with a total weight of more than 110 tonnes.”
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CANTABRIA
Angel: “Salces, the village where Transportes Cepelludo is based, is
located in the Cantabrian Mountains. Across the road runs the river
Ebro, which has its source three kilometres away. The 928 km long
Ebro is the longest river in Spain. Its water catchment area starts in the
mountains of Cantabria and continues towards the Mediterranean.
The name of the river was also used as brand name for Ebro trucks,
which were manufactured in Spain until the eighties. The mountain
tops are over 2,500 metres high and even in summer they are covered
in snow. This year Salces still had a heavy snowfall. The distance to the
seaport of Santander is around 70 kilometres. For a heavy transport
coming from Santander direction Salces it is a serious climb as there is
a difference in altitude of nearly 1,000 metres.”
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE FOR CEPELLUDO?
Angel: “We are going to specialise further in the transport of
machinery and industrial relocations. For transports in Spain that
exceed a total weight of 110 tonnes you need a huge amount of
experience, not only when applying for exemptions but also en
route. Our drivers have years of experience and because of their
expertise we can offer our customers a better quality than any
transport operator from abroad. For us it is not a priority to increase
our storage capacity, because our location in Salces is strategically
not ideal. At the moment we are investigating which type of tractor
is suitable for ultra-heavy transports. The tractor must definitely
have a torque converter or perhaps we’ll go for a tractor with
Turbo-Retarder-Clutch.”
At Transportes Cepelludo everything emanates reliability. Perfectly
maintained Volvo tractors, the latest Nooteboom trailers and –
above all – extremely experienced drivers. For a transport exceeding
110 tonnes through Spain you simply cannot ignore Cepelludo. ■
Specialised transport cannot take place without specialised personnel
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