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The BPW Group is set to unveil cutting-edge transport solutions at IAA TRANSPORTATION 2024 in Hannover. The company will highlight innovations in artificial intelligence and electrified transport to enhance efficiency, predictability, and climate protection in the transport industry.
Key Highlights:
- Intelligent trailer running gear with AI for greater transport predictability
- Practical solutions proven to boost efficiency and competitiveness
- Electrified transport solutions for effective climate protection
- iC Plus running gear featuring telematics and AI for improved vehicle operation
- New AI functions from idem telematics to support fleet managers and dispatchers
- ePower generator axle saving up to 4,000 liters of diesel annually per trailer
- Aerodynamic trailer solutions to reduce diesel consumption by BPW subsidiary Hesterberg

BPW’s iC Plus running gear generation is equipped with telematics and artificial intelligence, offering new avenues for vehicle operators to achieve efficiency gains. From optimizing utilization and analyzing brake performance to managing transport processes, drivers, fleets, and maintenance, BPW’s innovations bring transparency, security, and predictability to the transport process. Idem telematics, the European leader in transport telematics, will introduce new AI functions to assist fleet managers and dispatchers, alongside enhancements to existing products.
Dialogue with industry professionals is a key focus at the BPW Group’s presentation, featuring expert talks. The company aims to show how its solutions empower transport companies amid increasing demands for environmental sustainability from politics, society, and the business sector. BPW emphasizes that climate protection must be economically viable to keep transportation affordable.

BPW’s development of electrified solutions reflects the practical needs of everyday transport. The ePower generator axle generates energy for electric or hybrid cooling units during movement and braking, potentially saving up to 4,000 liters of diesel and reducing CO2 emissions by ten tonnes per trailer annually. BPW subsidiary Hesterberg will showcase an aerodynamic trailer solution that can reduce tractor unit diesel consumption by up to 0.4 liters per 100 km.
See also: BPW’s iC Plus Enhances Trailer Efficiency with AI
About BPW Bergische Achsen Kommanditgesellschaft
BPW Bergische Achsen KG, the parent company of the BPW Group, has been developing and producing complete running gear systems for truck trailers and semi-trailers since 1898. With around 1,500 employees, BPW’s technologies include axle systems, brake technology, suspension, and bearings. BPW’s systems are used in millions of vehicles worldwide, providing economic efficiency to vehicle manufacturers and operators. More information can be found at www.bpw.de/en.
About the BPW Group
The BPW Group ensures that transport remains safe, illuminated, intelligent, and digitally connected. With brands like BPW, Ermax, HBN, HESTAL, and idem telematics, the group is a preferred system partner for the commercial vehicle industry. BPW offers comprehensive mobility services, from a global service network to intelligent vehicle networking. The group employs around 7,000 staff in 27 countries and achieved consolidated sales of 1.731 billion euros in 2022. More information is available at www.bpw.de/en.
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