
Special vehicle manufacturing: trailers, vehicle bodies, garage transporters and airport technology from Benningen in the Allgäu region.

Trautwein Fahrzeugbau GmbH
Benningen (Allgäu)New on Amplifa
About Trautwein Fahrzeugbau
Trautwein Fahrzeugbau GmbH is a medium-sized vehicle manufacturing company based in Benningen in the Bavarian Allgäu region. The company manufactures and repairs special vehicles and vehicle bodies of all kinds, including garage transport vehicles up to 52 t gross weight, crane bodies, tandem trailers for in-house timber transport, sliding covers for low-loaders and hydraulic tipper bodies. In the Airport Technology business division, Trautwein develops and builds recovery dollies for aircraft up to 5 t wheel load. In addition, portable fire pump trailers (TSA) and crew transport vehicles (MTW) for fire brigades are produced. Manufacturing includes design, new fabrication in the workshop and assembly in steel construction; since 2011/2015 the machining division has been expanded with its own hall and CNC milling machines and is also offered as a service. A repair and spare parts service, hydraulics, hose and crane service, as well as the maintenance of side loaders (including Klaus equipment) round out the range of services. Customers come from agriculture and forestry, fire services, airport technology and general vehicle manufacturing.
- Site
- Benningen
- Processes
- Machining (milling), Manufacture of special vehicles (e.g. garage transport vehicle up to 52 t gross weight), Design, manufacture and repair of vehicle bodies, Manufacture of crane bodies, Manufacture of tandem trailers for in-house timber transport, Manufacture of sliding covers for low-loaders, Airport technology: recovery dolly for aircraft up to 5 t wheel load, Repair and spare parts service for special vehicles and vehicle bodies, also third-party vehicles
- Materials
- Steel (vehicle manufacturing, trailers, bodies - unspecified), Steel
- Founded
- 1913
- Industries
- Agriculture, Forestry/Timber transport, Fire service, Airport technology, Vehicle manufacturing/Bodies, Timber transport/Forestry
- 01
Design
- 02
Machining (CNC milling)
- 03
Workshop new fabrication
- 04
Welding/Assembly
- 05
Hydraulics equipment
- 06
Repair and spare parts service
Materials and Processes
Steel
Main material for trailers, vehicle bodies, crane bodies and special vehicles.
Locations
Benningen
DEHeadquarters, production, administration
- Part weight / size
- Vehicles up to 52 t gross weight
- Lot size
- Single-unit and custom fabrication
- Materials
- Steel
- Milling machine (machining)
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Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machining (milling)Machining | – | – | – | – | Metal (unspecified) |
| Manufacture of special vehicles (e.g. garage transport vehicle up to 52 t gross weight)Assembly | – | – | 52 t (vehicle gross weight) | – | Steel |
| Design, manufacture and repair of vehicle bodiesAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Manufacture of crane bodiesAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Manufacture of tandem trailers for in-house timber transportAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Manufacture of sliding covers for low-loadersAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Airport technology: recovery dolly for aircraft up to 5 t wheel loadAssembly | – | – | 5 t (wheel load) | – | Steel |
| Repair and spare parts service for special vehicles and vehicle bodies, also third-party vehiclesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hydraulics, hose and crane serviceAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Repair, maintenance and overhaul of side loaders (including Klaus equipment)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of truck bodies with loading crane and tail liftAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Manufacture of hydraulic tippers with central locking of the tipping pivot bearingsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Manufacture of TSA (portable fire pump trailers) and crew transport vehicles (MTW) for fire brigadesAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milling machine (machining) | – | – | – | – | Benningen |
Additional services
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