Herpa - 065795 - Tractor-Trailer, Modern - Schumacher

Prototype History: A semi-trailer truck (more commonly semi truck or simply "semi") is the combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight. A semi-trailer attaches to the tractor with a fifth-wheel coupling (hitch), with much of its weight borne by the tractor. The result is that both the tractor and semi-trailer will have a distinctly different design than a rigid truck and trailer.

Road Name History: Spedition Josef Schumacher Josef Schumacher, frozen fresh goods logistics, was founded in 1931 in Aachen by Josef Schumacher as a transport company. The transport business initially consisted of simple transports in the Aachen region. Soon, however, the first, more complex services were added.
Today, the company is a well-positioned, medium-sized logistics service provider for frozen food and fresh goods as well as confectionery logistics, which is well-known in addition to the traditional logistical areas such as transport, handling and storage, especially for its expertise in the field of fresh food logistics.
In the field of confectionery logistics, the company has focused particularly on the development and operation of individual, tailor-made solutions for complex logistical requirements, such as Warehouse management or co-packing, profiled. With its approx. 300 employees, approx. 200 refrigerated vehicles and approx. 80,000 m² of managed logistics space, Spedition Schumacher is one of the leading providers not only in the Aachen region.

Brand/Importer Information: Herpa, or Herpa Miniaturmodelle GmbH, is a German manufacturer of die-cast model aircraft under the Herpa Wings trademark and plastic car models under the Herpa Cars & Trucks trademark. The mainstay of Herpa Wings is in the 1/500 scale, although models are also produced in the 1/400, 1/200, and 1/1000 scales as well. Herpa Cars & Trucks are mainly produced in the 1/87 scale, although 1/120 and 1/160 scales are also offered.
Herpa also produces magazines for car & truck enthusiasts and model aircraft enthusiasts, known as Der Maßstab and WingsWorld respectively.

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