Superwoman in timber transport

ZACHERL TRANSPORTE GMBH – NOW IN ITS THIRD GENERATION

Zacherl Transporte GmbH, which is based in Dillingen, Germany, operates a fleet of ten trucks, has been active in the field of timber transportation, crane and loading work and bulk material transportation for more than 60 years. Thanks to its diverse range of vehicle units, the company can both transport and, with the help of its own loading crane, load all sorts of different types of timber. The company’s fleet includes two EPSILON M12Z cranes and one EPSILON Q180Z, which, thanks to lifting capacities of 10–13 tonne-metres (M12Z) and 15–18 tonne-metres (Q180Z), are ideal for short-timber and the occasional long-timber handling operations. The existing Zacherl Transporte fleet is shortly to be expanded to include another Q180Z crane. In addition to timber transportation, the company also transports different types of bulk material such as gravel, sand and asphalt. This is made possible thanks to the flexible use of dump bodies.

FAMILY AND WORKING LIFE UNDER ONE ROOF

It’s not always easy running your own company – especially not when you’re a mother of two. But running your own company is more than a full-time job. You take your work home, have to be contactable round the clock and bear huge responsibility for your employees and your own family. “It’s certainly a real challenge to reconcile family and working life, but by no means impossible. Being a family-run company means that everyone lends a hand. My husband schedules the vehicles, looks after the fleet and also drives trucks himself, usually when one of our drivers is on holiday or off sick. My brother manages the fleet and takes care of the day-to-day business when we’re not around,” says the mother of two.

A PASSION FOR MANAGEMENT

Above all, Nicole Behringer-Zacherl enjoys the variety her job brings, whether it’s contacting customers, working alongside her team, working together to find solutions or coming up with new ideas. “It’s not always easy,” says Nicole Behringer-Zacherl, “but I’ve got the best job in the world!” She inherited this attitude and her passion for the job from her father, and Nicole Behringer-Zacherl has passed on both of these traits to her son, who is currently completing an apprenticeship as a vehicle mechatronics engineer. “Just as my mother couldn’t stop me going into the family business, I can’t stop my son joining us either,” she says with a smile.