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Vocational Vehicles and Applications

  • Clear and well-founded introduction to complex commercial vehicle technology
  • Understanding modern commercial vehicles
  • Understanding the function and structure of today's trucks

Part of the book series: Commercial Vehicle Technology (CVT)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Vocational Vehicles

    • Michael Hilgers, Wilfried Achenbach
    Pages 1-2
  3. Vocational Vehicle Preparation by the Vehicle Manufacturer

    • Michael Hilgers, Wilfried Achenbach
    Pages 3-12
  4. Bodies

    • Michael Hilgers, Wilfried Achenbach
    Pages 13-17
  5. Trailers and Semitrailers

    • Michael Hilgers, Wilfried Achenbach
    Pages 19-33
  6. Equipment for Typical Truck Application Areas

    • Michael Hilgers, Wilfried Achenbach
    Pages 35-41
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 43-52

About this book

The aim of this work, consisting of 9 individual, self-contained booklets, is to describe commercial vehicle technology in a way that is clear, concise and illustrative. Compact and easy to understand, it provides an overview of the technology that goes into modern commercial vehicles.

Starting from the customer's fundamental requirements, the characteristics and systems that define the design of the vehicles are presented knowledgeably in a series of articles, each of which can be read and studied on their own. 

This volume, Vocational Vehicles and Applications, discusses the bodies and trailers that are added to a commercial vehicle to make it fit for purpose. Bodies, trailers and specific equipment packages are explained. It offers an excellent overview for readers who are undergoing training and those who are working in the field.  

Authors and Affiliations

  • Daimler Truck, Stuttgart, Germany

    Michael Hilgers

  • Daimler Truck, Portland, USA

    Wilfried Achenbach

About the authors

The Authors

Dr. Michael Hilgers is currently director of the testing center at BFDA, a Foton Daimler truck joint venture in China. Before that he was head of different development departments in Commercial Vehicle Development at Mercedes-Benz Trucks.


Dr. Wilfried Achenbach has worked in the automotive industry for over 30 years. Recently he retired as Head of Development at Daimler Trucks North America. 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Vocational Vehicles and Applications

  • Authors: Michael Hilgers, Wilfried Achenbach

  • Series Title: Commercial Vehicle Technology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-60844-9

  • Publisher: Springer Vieweg Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-60844-9Published: 03 March 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2747-4046

  • Series E-ISSN: 2747-4054

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 52

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Automotive Engineering, Engine Technology

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