23 September 2007
The new truck champion comes from the Rhineland-Palatinate


Picture: TriAss

Jürgen Buslei (centre of the picture) from Notscheid, near Linz on the Rhine, secured the title of German Champion Truck Driver on Saturday. A thrilling competition with a fantastic atmosphere saw him beat Josef Köglmeier (left of the picture) from Obersanding and Ronny Sawczuk (right of the picture) from Triftern, who took second and third place, thanks to his instinctive flair and speed.

Around 12,000 people on the Schlossplatz in Aschaffenburg followed the final of the third Linde German Forklift Cup with enthusiasm that weekend. Even before the official kick-off on Friday afternoon it was obvious that the competition for the title was going to be tough. The 80 best truck drivers from 1800 entrants and 28 regional championships throughout Germany were competing against each other here.

There was also an enthusiastic reception for the international participants that were at the start this year for this first time. The two best truck drivers from Spain and China, Joan Padilla, Josep Llobera, Zhu Jiuan and Cheng Feng, began an international team competition against the German nation team in the "Race of the Champions". Benjamin Empl from Kaisheim , the 2006 German champion, and Stefanie Schuster, until now the only female finalist (2006) and the best female truck driver in Germany, competed for Germany. Germany took third place behind China and Spain. Picture impressions

21 September 2007
The final kick-offs
The finalists completed the first day of the final in Aschaffenburg in ideal weather conditions and with the support of an enthusiastic audience.

19 September 2007
Press event
Stuntman Norbert Glaser ascends a 13 metre-high vertical incline to mark the German Truck Drivers' Championship, the Linde German Forklift Cup 2007 on 21/22 September.

He can be seen on the Schlossplatz in Aschaffenburg on Friday at around 15:25 and 16:40, and on Saturday at around 12:10, 13:50 and 15:40.

Organisers from Linde Material Handling and Klaus Herzog, Mayor of Aschaffenburg, kicked off the final of the German Truck Drivers' Championship this Wednesday on the Schlossplatz by introducing the "vertical truck":
Controlled by a stunt man, an electric forklift truck from the new generation Linde E12 to E20 lifted a 13 metre-high frame, which had been built in-house, vertically into the air.
The presentation can be seen from now until the end of the German Championship.
Emil Schneider, German Marketing Manager for Linde Material Handling, is pleased with the successful promotion: "These forklift truck acrobatics get everyone looking forward to the championship at the weekend. The weather promises to be perfect and we are looking forward to seeing our guests and to watching exciting competitions."