LEADER ON THE MARKET

We are leaders in terms of “Walking Floor” transport. Having mainly started with transporting waste, we are now evolving towards transporting ‘clean’ products.

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WHERE WE OPERATE

We are a Flemish company operating all over Belgium, the Netherlands, in the north of France, in Germany and in Britain.
We’ll go where you want us to go!

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Also called “push floor lorries”, this is the widest group of semi-trailers we provide our customers with. These make up the basis of our company. We have 180 semi-trailers available daily. They are used for transporting jumbled merchandise, such as waste, swarf, recycling products etc. Our semi-trailers have a loading capacity ranging between 90 and 96 m³.

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NEWS

New purchase.

Friday, 22 May 2015

We bought 12 new MAN tractors. These lorries have the most recent technology, such as emergency brake assist, an adaptive cruise control and maximum safety and comfort for the driver. All the cars will be delivered at the end of...

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PUSH FLOOR LORRIES
The basis of our company.

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What is a push floor lorry?

Push floor lorries, also referred to as ‘Walking Floors’, are skips which can be unloaded automatically; they’re a type of specific semi-trailer which can transport all sorts of jumbled merchandise. Merchandise items are loaded from above thanks to a crane or a loader et the load comes out at the rear.

But “Walking Floors” go even further: they can also load automatically. Merchandise in big bags or in pallets can be placed at the back of the semi-trailer and automatically drawn into the hold.

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A push floor lorry is a universal semi-trailer that can transport many types of merchandise. It is mainly used for jumbled merchandise.
- Recycling and energy: wooden by-products, home or company waste, construction waste or rubbles, paper and cardboard, plastic, rubber, biodegradable waste, biomass waste, pellets, dust waste, all sorts of metals, scrap iron, write-offs, …
- Agriculture: cereals, beetroots, fertilisers, residual products, …
- Consumers: all sorts of merchandise in pallets, bigbags, …
In short, a Walking Floor provides you with a solution for each type of product.

TECHNICAL FEATURES:

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ALUMINIUM

Push floor lorries are made of aluminium, which puts a limit to its maximum weight. On the upper side, semi-trailers are strengthened with a metallic frame, making them more resistant to blows.

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PUSH FLOOR

“Walking Floor” semi-trailers have a “push floor” making unloading (and loading too) automatic and very easy. A whole 90m³ load can be unloaded in about twenty minutes.

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THREE SYSTEMS FOR TARPAULIN COVERING

Tarpaulin covering can be achieved in three different manners:
→ Tarpaulin to roll up manually.
→ Hydraulic tarpaulin.
→ Two-part hydraulic tarpaulin.
More information below.

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PUSH FLOOR

In order to unload automatically, the floor of push floor lorries is made up of 24 planks. By making all planks slide forward, it is possible to insert groups of 8 planks at the back. Therefore, the load is automatically unloaded from the semi-trailer.
This technique can also be used the other way round so as to load merchandise into the semi-trailer. For instance, consider merchandise in pallets or bigbags.

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THREE TYPES OF TARPAULIN COVERING

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TARPAULIN TO ROLL UP MANUALLY

This is the traditional system. The semi-trailer is closed manually by means of a tarpaulin to be rolled up. Advantages: waterproof and very light.

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Two-part hydraulic tarpaulin

This tarpaulin opens up in two parts and it is ideal for transporting recyclable waste. This method is fast and reliable but not waterproof.

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Hydraulic tarpaulin

This tarpaulin is innovative and unique on the market. This traditional tarpaulin to be rolled up is replaced by a hydraulic system. Advantages:
→ Waterproof.
→ Safety for the driver: he no longer has to climb up on to the semi-trailer.
→ Easy to use: this tarpaulin is easy to shut by simply pressing a button.
→ And most of all, improved transporting speed.

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A UNIVERSAL SOLUTION

In short, a hopper wagon is a universal semi-trailer that can be used for all types of merchandise.

APART FROM HOPPER WAGONS, OUR FLEET ALSO ENCOMPASSES:

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SKIPS

Our fleet also encompasses skips.
These are mainly used for transporting soil and mud from construction sites.
We have ten or so skips.

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TRAILERS

These are 6×4 trailers for transporting containers that are part of our fleet too.
Eight such lorries are available.

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CARTS

Carts are excavators that can carry heavy loads and which are often used on construction sites.
We own ten such machines.

VIDEO:

Hertsens Transport Company Video.

How does a hopper wagon work?

A tour we shot with tractors in 2005.

Transport Hertsens. A lively story.

1978

In 1978, the Hertsens family joined up its forces and evolved from existing agricultural activities to work on demand in the agricultural branch. In a difficult period, they worked by subcontracting for entrepreneurs and companies with their excavators.

1988

In 1988, they expanded to road and infrastructure works.
This was a great development, which required transport facilities for machines and merchandise.
This is how ‘Transport Hertsens’ was born. Arnold Hertsens was at the head of the company.
For all maintenance and repair works, we resorted to our own mechanics who were united as the ‘Hertsens Services SPRL’ company.

The company bought its first lorries, Mercedes 6×6.

1990

Then there was an invitation to tender for home waste transport for the City of Antwerp. Thanks to this, ‘Transport Hertsens’ appeared on the waste scene.
Transport towards places which are not easily accessible, such as rubbish tips, became one of our specialities.
Our work method and our excellent service quickly generated our good reputation. As a consequence, nearly all active holdings in the field of recycling daily resorted to our services in the meantime.

A few lorries on the City of Antwerp transhipment site.

Our fleet in 1994.

1994

Our establishment in Doel quickly became too small and too remote. For that reason, we moved to Lindenstraat in Zwijndrecht in 1994.
For ten years, Zwijndrecht was ‘our home’.

Group photo on the Zwijndrecht site in 1996.

1999

In 1999, ‘Transport Hertsens’ went international. Ship container transport etc. was gathered within a new company: ‘Alfitra NV’, whose head office was in Luithagen in Antwerp.

In 1999, we bought 7 white tractors for transporting containers.

Group photo on the Zwijndrecht site in 2000.

FEBRUARY 2004

Our (perhaps?) last moving took place on 14 February 2004, about 1 km from exit 16 off the E17 motorway, a very important one in terms of merchandise transport.

2005

Group photo on the Kruibeke site.

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Heirbaan 9
9150 Kruibeke
BE - België

(GPS: Hogenakkerhoekstraat 2 – Kruibeke)

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9150 Kruibeke
BE - België

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Trucks

Semi-Trailers

Staff members

Loads / day

What is a push floor lorry?

CARGO

ALUMINIUM

PUSH FLOOR

THREE SYSTEMS FOR TARPAULIN COVERING

PUSH FLOOR

THREE TYPES OF TARPAULIN COVERING

TARPAULIN TO ROLL UP MANUALLY

Two-part hydraulic tarpaulin

Hydraulic tarpaulin

A UNIVERSAL SOLUTION

SKIPS

TRAILERS

CARTS

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1999

FEBRUARY 2004

2005

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