Manufacturer of trailers and bodies for commercial vehicles: tippers, tank, platform and push-floor trailers.
Schwarzmüller Group GmbH
Freinberg · Žebrák · Budapest · Bucharest · PassauNew on Amplifa
About Schwarzmüller
The Schwarzmüller Group is an Austrian manufacturer of towed commercial vehicles headquartered in Freinberg, Upper Austria. The company produces trailers and vehicle bodies in eight product groups, including tipper trailers, platform trailers, push-floor trailers, tank trailers, low-loader trailers, timber and stake vehicles, container transport vehicles and flatbed bodies. Production is predominantly in steel and aluminium construction; since 2009 the Freinberg site has had a fully automatic longitudinal girder assembly line. Manufacturing includes sandblasting, spray galvanizing and painting as well as vehicle assembly. In 2017, more than 8,800 commercial vehicles were produced at the production sites Freinberg, Žebrák and Budapest. Customers come from long-distance transport, construction, waste management, mineral oil and tank logistics, the food industry as well as the timber and forestry sector. Since 2024, Schwarzmüller has been a strategic partner in the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group; a service network in 21 countries across Central and Eastern Europe complements the new vehicle business.
- Site
- Freinberg
- Processes
- Vehicle production (trailers and bodies), Longitudinal girder assembly (automatic longitudinal girder assembly), Sandblasting, Spray galvanizing, Painting, Maintenance/repair of commercial vehicles, Maintenance/service workshops, Rental vehicles
- Materials
- Steel, Aluminium, Sandblasting, Spray galvanizing, Painting
- Founded
- 1870
- Employees
- 2200
- Industries
- Long-distance transport, Construction industry, Waste management, Mineral oil/tank logistics, Food industry, Timber/forestry
- 01
Design and development of the vehicles
- 02
Steel and aluminium processing
- 03
Fully automatic longitudinal girder assembly
- 04
Sandblasting
- 05
Spray galvanizing
- 06
Painting
- 07
Vehicle assembly
- 08
Service, maintenance and spare parts
Materials and Processes
Steel
Structural and frame construction for trailers, including the first push-floor trailer with a steel-aluminium frame (2009).
Aluminium
Lightweight components, including in half-pipe tippers (2001) and ultra-light platform trailers (2012).
Sandblasting
Surface preparation of steel components prior to corrosion protection treatment.
Spray galvanizing
Galvanization of steel components as corrosion protection.
Painting
Painting of vehicle components as final surface treatment.
Production and Company Sites
Freinberg
ATProduction and headquarters
- Materials
- Steel, aluminium
- Automatic longitudinal girder production line (since 2009)
Žebrák
CZProduction
- Materials
- Steel, aluminium
Budapest
HUProduction
- Materials
- Steel, aluminium
Bucharest
ROProduction
- Materials
- Steel, aluminium
Passau
DEHistoric founding location
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle production (trailers and bodies)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Steel, Aluminium |
| Longitudinal girder assembly (automatic longitudinal girder assembly)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| SandblastingSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Spray galvanizingSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| PaintingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance/repair of commercial vehiclesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic longitudinal girder production line | – | – | – | 2009 | Freinberg |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1870
Founded as a forge by Joseph Schwarzmüller in Passau.
- 1921
First lorry trailer with wooden spoke wheels and solid rubber tyres.
- 1936
Relocation of the company to Freinberg (Upper Austria) by Joseph Schwarzmüller junior.
- 1958
Four service workshops in Austria and one in Germany.
- 1966
Expansion of the product portfolio to include tank trailers.
- 1990
Opening of the production plant in Budapest.
- 1993
Opening of the third production plant in Žebrák (Czech Republic).
- 2001
Development of half-pipe tippers in lightweight construction.
- 2009
Opening of the production plant in Bucharest; commissioning of the fully automatic longitudinal girder assembly in Freinberg; first push-floor trailer with a steel-aluminium frame.
- 2012
Market launch of the ultra-light platform trailer.
- 2014
Thermally formed trough, Tele-Mega-Platform and 3-axle double-wedge tank trailer; trade fair presence at Bauma and IAA.
- 2016
Management by Roland Hartwig, Michael Weigand and Georg Preschern.
- 2022
Schwarzmüller Intelligent Telematics (SWIT) wins 'Product of the Year 2022' in the Management category (construction industry).
- 2024
Schwarzmüller becomes a strategic partner in the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group; Matthias Paletar takes over head of After Sales.
- 2025
Georg Eckmair becomes CFO; completion of the management team.