Broshuis Scores High with American Defense 170 piece Order. – Heavy Lift News
31 May 2019

Broshuis Scores High with American Defense 170 piece Order.

U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) has selected Broshuis for the delivery of trailers for the heavy equipment, Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET).

The assignment, 170 pieces of PL2 pendular semi low loaders with 8-axle lines, is in collaboration with Oshkosh Defense. In addition to the delivery of the trailers, the contract also includes service and support for the coming years. The total order value is more than €50 million and is the largest ever in Europe, in the area of heavy transport trailers. Delivery will take place in the coming years.

After a tendering round with several candidates, an order followed for the delivery of 3 prototypes, which were extensively tested by the American defense for 4 months. The Kampen family owned business succeeded in the extensive trials and won the contract.

Broshuis has invested heavily in new production facilities in recent years, which means that this large order can be built entirely in-house in Kampen. Because of this expansion, there is sufficient capacity for this large project together with the recently acquired Danish Defense Order. The capacity for commercial orders has also been increased by 25%.

This assignment is a huge step for the company, due to the large number of PL2 pendular axles (2,720!). Broshuis is now the market leader in pendular axle trailers.

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