Heavy Haulage - Germany: Illustrated History Books & Guides

Baumann Schwertransporte: Die achtziger und neunziger Jahre

They attract attention, the trucks of the Baumann forwarding company from Bonn, which specializes in heavy transport. The vehicles, which are always well-maintained and have an eye-catching paint job, stand out on the streets. Even more so when they are carrying oversized goods.
Spectacular heavy transports from the eighties and nineties and the most interesting heavy-duty tractor units in use are shown here.

Product details

Author:	Thorge Clever
Details:	144 pages, 9 x 6.7 in (24 x 17 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	290 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Verlag Podszun (D, 2011)
ISBN:	9783861335818

Baumann - Die Spezialisten für das Schwere

NEW

Founded in 1888, Baumann is one of Germany's leading heavy haulage companies. It operates one of the most modern heavy transport fleets, including state-of-the-art vessel bridges. The tractor units are usually custom-built to Baumann specifications, with at least three driven axles and special couplings for extremely high towing loads.

In this book, heavy transport expert and author Michael Müller describes and documents exceptional transports carried out by Baumann over the past 25 years.

Product details

Author:	Michael Müller
Details:	128 pages, 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.59 in (28.5 x 21.5 x 1.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	380 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Verlag Podszun (D, 2025)
ISBN:	9783751611916

Colonia Spezialfahrzeuge

It began in 1945 with a self-built trailer and a borrowed towing vehicle. Motor vehicles of all kinds were transported on official orders. Bridge and ship scrap had to be recovered from the Rhine.
Today, Colonia is the largest crane rental company and heavy load specialist on the Rhine, operating throughout Europe. Many of the special vehicles used in recent decades were constructed by the Cologne-based company itself. Using numerous unpublished images and with knowledgeable explanations, the authors document the eventful past and exciting present of Colonia's special vehicles.

Product details

Author:	Stephan Bergerhoff, Reiner Rammelmann
Details:	173 pages, 11 x 8.25 in (28 x 21 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	560 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Verlag Podszun (D, 2011)
ISBN:	9783861336020

Deutsche Bahn Schwerlastgruppe

The Heavy Transport Group of Deutsche Bahn is renowned in the industry for its specialized expertise in heavy transport on both rail and road. The author chronicles its journey from its inception within Deutsche Reichsbahn, through the post-war reconstruction period, to its development and eventual sale to a French conglomerate. The narrative concludes with its acquisition by Kübler Spedition, which continues the activities of the former Heavy Transport Group. The book features approximately 600 images spanning all eras, capturing the excitement of various deployments.

Pages of the book "Deutsche Bahn Schwerlastgruppe"

The first edition of the book was released in spring 2022 and quickly sold out. A new edition is now available.

Text in German.

Product details

Author:	Thorge Clever
Details:	221 pages, 11 x 8.5 x 0.94 in (28 x 21.5 x 2.4 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	600 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Verlag Podszun (D, 2022)
ISBN:	9783751610315

Kübler Spedition (Band 2): Schwertransporte 2005-2010

In June 2005, the heavy transport professionals at Kübler celebrated their 75th anniversary. The first volume about Kübler, which describes the company's history in detail, was published in time for this event.
This second volume covers the next five years. The author shows the most exciting transports from the period 2005 to 2010.

Product details

Author:	Thorge Clever
Details:	144 pages, 11 x 8.25 in (28 x 21 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	320 color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Verlag Podszun (D, 2011)
ISBN:	9783861335863

Schmidbauer KG (Band 2) - Historische Fotoaufnahmen von 1974 bis 1986

The second volume covers the period from 1974 to 1986. After the work on the subway and the stadiums for the Summer Olympics was largely completed in the early 1970s, a series of interesting heavy transports were undertaken. For example, a Demag H 71 hydraulic excavator was transported to a power plant construction site at an altitude of more than 2200 m using two three-axle MAN tractors.
The creation of Fricke-Schmidbauer, which expanded the heavy-duty activities, is documented, as is, for example, the construction of a radio tower using the Liebherr LG 1200.

Pages of the book "Schmidbauer KG (Band 2) - Historische Fotoaufnahmen von 1974 bis 1986"

In 1983 there was a big celebration: 50 years of Schmidbauer and Jakob Schmidbauer's 70th birthday. To mark this anniversary, a new large crane was presented, the Gottwald AK 850, which can lift 1000 tonnes. This was Schmidbauer's 400th crane!
In the following years, several 200 250 and 300 tonne telescopic cranes from Demag and Liebherr were also added. In the lattice boom and crawler crane sector, Schmidbauer operated five cranes in the 1000 tonne class in 1985.
All of this is illustrated in this second volume using around 500 photographs and explained with expert texts.

Product details

Author:	Konstantin Hellstern, Oliver Thum
Details:	192 pages, 11 x 8.25 in (28 x 21 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	520 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Verlag Podszun (D, 2019)
ISBN:	9783861339106