Commercial vehicles with tail lifts for efficient logistics
Commercial vehicles are of central importance in logistics and supply chain processes. In freight transport, they ensure that goods arrive where they are needed. At the latest at the point of delivery - in last-mile logistics - tail lifts play a decisive role. They are an essential component of modern commercial vehicles and help to make the handling of goods safer, faster and more ergonomic. As the link between the vehicle and goods handling, they determine the efficiency of your daily work.
As a manufacturer, BÄR designs its Cargolifts for specific vehicle types and carrier vehicles with a defined gross vehicle weight (GVW). The vehicle plays an important role in ensuring that the Bär Cargolift is optimally integrated into your loading process. That is why you will find the Bär Cargolift product portfolio illustrated below based on the carrier vehicle:
- Panel van
- Transporter / van chassis up to 8 t GVW
- Medium-duty trucks up to 18 t GVW
- Trucks up to 32 t GVW
- Truck with low coupling
- Truck with offset drawbar
- Turntable trailer
- Centre-axle trailer
- City semi-trailer
- Semi-trailer
- Long truck / trailer-trailer combination
- BDF swap systems
Alternatively, you can also find the product recommendation for your loading process in the product finder MyCargolift.
Panel van
Panel vans - also known as vans - are manoeuvrable companions in urban areas. In the case of Bär VanLifts, the maximum permissible load capacity may be limited by the vehicle manufacturer. Further information can be found on the VanLift website, more precisely in the fitment information, as well as in the bodybuilder portals of the vehicle manufacturers.
BÄR offers the VanLift for panel vans:
- BC 600 A2V with foldable FreeAcccess platform
- BC 500 A2V with foldable FreeAcccess platform
- BC 500 S2V with wide Standard platform
- BC 600 S2V with wide Standard platform
What does the product name mean? In short:
BC stands for ‘Bär Cargolift’, followed by the load capacity (e.g. 600 kg), A stands for FreeAccess (the upright, vertically folded platform) or S for Standard (upright platform), 2 indicates two cylinders, V for Van. For more information, please refer to the Bär Cargolift type code.
Transporter / van chassis up to 8 t GVW
In the light vehicle classes, payload plays the central role for inner-city deliveries. For van chassis with a gross vehicle weight of 3.5 t to 8 t, Cargolifts with a load capacity of 750 kg are generally used.
For van chassis, BÄR offers:
- BC 750 S2L as a lightweight version for more payload
- BC 750 S2S as a strong power pack with a high load moment
- BC 750 S4 with fixed underrun bar and four cylinders
- BC 750 A2L with foldable FreeAccess platform
BC stands for ‘Bär Cargolift’, followed by the load capacity (here 750 kg), S stands for Standard (upright platform) or A for FreeAccess (the upright, vertically folded platform), 2 indicates two cylinders, the letter after that is explained in the list above. Further information can also be found in the article on the Bär Cargolift type code.
Medium-duty trucks up to 18 t GVW
The payload is also often of central importance for medium-duty trucks up to 18 tonnes gross vehicle weight. BÄR offers the following Standard Cargolifts for this vehicle class, whose platform is positioned vertically at the rear of the vehicle in the driving position:
- BC 1000 S2 as a lightweight version for more payload
- BC 1000 S4 as a power pack with high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
- BC 150 S as a price-performance leader with a manageable range of features
- BC 1500 S4L as a lightweight version for more payload with a wide range of additional equipment
- BC 1500 S4 as a power pack with high load torque and a wide range of additional equipment
Alternatively, there are foldable ‘tuck-away’ Falt Cargolifts that can be folded underneath the vehicle if the loading aid should not cover the rear portal:
- BC 1000 F2
- BC 1000 F4 with tilt levelling
- BC 1500 F2
- BC 1500 F4 with tilt compensation
If the vehicle doors are to remain freely accessible, the retractable / slider product groups RetFalt and Ret/HydFalt can be considered:
- BC 1500 R21 with single manually folded platform
- BC 1500 R42 with double manually folded platform
- BC 1500 H42 with double hydraulically folded platform
What does the product name mean? Simply explained:
BC = ‘Bär Cargolift’
Number (e.g. 1000) = Load capacity
Letter = Cargolift system: S = Standard, F = Falt, R = RetFalt, H = HydFalt
Number (e.g. 4) = Number of cylinders
You can find out everything else in the Bär Cargolift type code article.
Trucks up to 32 t GVW
Heavy-duty trucks are an integral part of professional logistics - whether in food and beverage logistics or distribution transport in general. This is because goods are often transported from a transhipment point such as a warehouse or terminal to shops, end customers or various recipients in a particular area using lorries with Bär Cargolifts to lift goods into the vehicle or unload them at their destination.
As a ‘Cantilever lift’ in the sense of the Standard Cargolifts with an upright platform at the rear of the truck, BÄR offers in this weight class:
- BC 2000 S4 with high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
- BC 2000 S4V with adjustable underrun bar for trucks with cranked / offset drawbar
- BC 2500 S4 with high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
- BC 2500 S4V with adjustable underrun bar for trucks with cranked / offset drawbar
- BC 3000 S4 with high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
Alternatively, there are also foldable tuck-away Cargolifts (named 'Falt') if the lift is not to be moved for loading at the ramp and is required less frequently::
- BC 1500 F2
- BC 1500 F4 with tilt compensation
- BC 2000 F2
- BC 2000 F4 with tilt compensation
The RetFalt and Ret/HydFalt Cargolifts, which can be driven or slided under, are also concealed under the truck:
- BC 2000 R41 with single manually folded platform
- BC 2500 R41 with single manually folded platform
- BC 3000 R41 with single manually folded platform
- BC 2000 R42 with double manually folded platform
- BC 2000 H42 with double hydraulically folded platform
What does the product designation say? Simply explained:
BC = ‘Bär Cargolift’
Number (e.g. 2000) = Load capacity
Letter = Cargolift system: S = Standard, F = Falt, R = RetFalt, H = HydFalt
Number (e.g. 4) = Number of cylinders
You can find out everything else in the Bär Cargolift type code article.
Truck with low coupling
A truck with low coupling is a commercial vehicle that is specially designed for using trailers with a low drawbar coupling. BÄR offers Standard Cargolifts with hydraulically adjustable underride protection as a ‘tail lift’ for lorries with a low coupling or for under-coupling systems: If the lorry is driving with a coupled trailer, the underrun protection remains in the upper position. If the trailer is parked and the lorry continues to drive in solo mode, the underride guard is positonned down hydraulically via the control element:
- BC 2000 S4V with hydraulically adjustable underrun bar, high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
- BC 2500 S4V with hydraulically adjustable underrun bar, high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
Alternatively, there are RetFalt Cargolifts that can be driven / slided under, which use a pendulum support to lock the platform at underrun guard height if the truck is travelling without a trailer:
- BC 1500 R4U with single manually folded platform
- BC 2000 R4U with single manually folded platform
Do you see a connection between these product names? Well recognised!
BC = ‘Bär Cargolift’
Number (e.g. 2000) = Load capacity
Letter = Cargolift system: S = Standard, R = RetFalt
Number (e.g. 4) = Number of cylinders
U = Undercoupling or low coupling
For more information, please refer to the Bär Cargolift type code.
Truck with cranked / offset drawbar
If the underride guard needs to be variably positionable - for example for mounting on a lorry with an offset drawbar - then a special Standard Cargolift comes into play: the BC S4V underrun guard can be adjusted vertically in four stages and horizontally in seven stages.
BÄR offers this Cargolift in two versions:
- BC 2000 S4V with horizontally and vertically adjustable underride guard, high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
- BC 2500 S4V with horizontally and vertically adjustable underride guard, high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
And the product name? It consists of:
BC = ‘Bär Cargolift’, load capacity (for example 2000 kg), S = Standard (standing platform), 4 = four cylinders, V = variably positionable underride guard.
For more information, please refer to the Bär Cargolift type code.
Turntable trailer
Turntable trailers are used in various industries, especially for the transport of long and bulky goods.
If there is little space at the rear of a turntable trailer, BÄR offers the following Standard Cargolifts:
- BC 2000 S4A with short installation space, high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
- BC 2500 S4A with short installation space, high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
Or alternatively the following Ret/HydFalt that can be driven under the trailer:
- BC 1500 R42 with double manually folded platform
- BC 2000 R42 with double manually folded platform
- BC 1500 H42 with double hydraulically folded platform
- BC 2000 H42 with double hydraulically folded platform
How does the product name come about? In short:
BC = ‘Bär Cargolift’
Number (e.g. 2000) = Load capacity
Letter = Cargolift system: S = Standard, R = RetFalt, H = HydFalt
4 = Number of cylinders
Further information can be found in the article on the Bär Cargolift type code.
Centre-axle trailer
The axle(s) of centre axle trailers are usually positioned in the centre under the body, leaving plenty of free space at the rear. Strong tail lifts, known as Bär Cargolift Standard S4, are often fitted there:
- BC 2000 S4 with high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
- BC 2500 S4 with high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
- BC 3000 S4 with high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
Are you wondering what this abbreviation means? In short:
BC stands for ‘Bär Cargolift’, followed by the load capacity, S = Standard, 4 indicates four cylinders.
You can find more information on the product name in the article on the Bär Cargolift type code.
City semi-trailer
As the name suggests, the City-trailer is used for inner-city deliveries.
City semi-trailers are often equipped with RetFalt Cargolifts that can be driven under:
- BC 2000 R4K with single manually folded platform
- BC 2500 R4K with single manually folded platform
As a ‘Cantilever lift’ standing behind the vehicle body, you have the choice between the following Standard Cargolifts:
- BC 1000 S4 as a power pack with high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
- BC 1500 S4L s a lightweight design for more payload
- BC 1500 S4 as a power pack with high load torque and a wide range of additional equipment
How is the product name created? It's simple:
BC = ‘Bär Cargolift’
Number (e.g. 1000) = Load capacity
Letter = Cargolift system: R = RetFalt, S = Standard
4 = Number of cylinders
You can find out everything else in the Bär Cargolift type code article.
Semi-trailer
Semi-trailers - also known as trailers - are non-motorised commercial vehicles which, in combination with a tractor unit, form a semi-trailer combination. They are used to transport goods - usually in long-distance transport - and often require a loading aid.
RetFalt Cargolifts that can be driven under are frequently used for semitrailers or trailers. They are designed directly for the 1300 mm frame track and are quickly fitted to the T-frame with a bracketit suspension:
- BC 2500 R4T with single-folded platform
- BC 2000 R4T with single-folded platform, with high load moment
- BC 2000 R4C with single-folded platform for steering axle semi-trailers, with high load moment
- BC 2500 R4T with single-folded platform, with high load moment
- BC 2500 R4C with single-folded platform for steering axle semi-trailers, with high load moment
The following Standard Cargolifts are prepared for semi-trailers:
- BC 2000 S4 with high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
- BC 2500 S4 with high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
- BC 3000 S4 with high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
What is behind the product name? Briefly explained:
BC = ‘Bär Cargolift’
Number (e.g. 2000) = Load capacity
Letter = Cargolift system: R = RetFalt, S = Standard
4 = Number of cylinders
You can find out everything else in the Bär Cargolift type code article.
Long truck / trailer-trailer combination
In the case of the long lorry - also known as a trailer-trailer combination - a tractor unit pulls two semi-trailers. For the lift on the front semi-trailer, this means a modified frame track combined with a low coupling. BÄR offers a special Standard Cargolift for this application:
- BC 2500 S4T with hydraulically adjustable underride guard, high load moment and a wide range of additional equipment
Do you have any idea how this product is created? Exactly:
BC = ‘Bär Cargolift’
2500 = Load capacity
S = Standard (vertical platform at the rear of the vehicle)
4 = Number of cylinders
T = Trailer = semi-trailer
You can find out everything else in the Bär Cargolift type code article.
BDF swap systems
BDF swap-body systems are a modular logistics system that enables the rapid exchange of load carriers, so-called swap bodies, on lorries. The BDF swap bodies are standardised and flexibly interchangeable. BDF systems are used in the general cargo, food, industrial and distribution transport sectors.
The truck can be equipped with a RetFalt Cargolift that can be driven under as a loading aid. These retractable lifts enable automatic stops along the sliding rail in order to load and unload different interchangeable body sizes quickly and flexibly:
- BC 1500 R42 with double manually folded platform
- BC 2000 R42 with double manually folded platform
- BC 1500 H42 with double hydraulically folded platform
- BC 2000 H42 with double hydraulically folded platform
- BC 1500 R4U with single manually folded platform
- BC 2000 R4U with single manually folded platform
What does the product name mean? Briefly explained:
BC = ‘Bär Cargolift’
Number (e.g. 2000) = Load capacity
R = RetFalt
4 = Number of cylinders
You can find out everything else in the Bär Cargolift type code article.
Conclusion
The vehicle is of central importance when selecting the suitable Bär Cargolift. Because on the ‘last mile’, the load must get safely into and out of the vehicle.
Are you wondering how to find the matching tail lift? The product finder MyCargolift » can certainly help you.
Do you already know which Cargolift you want to use? Then it is advisable to check the exact mounting situation in order to optimally adapt the Cargolift to the vehicle. BÄR offers the fitment calculation programme » for this purpose.
The Bär Cargolift often becomes the underride guard of the carrier vehicle. The underrun bar certificates for the current product range can be found online »
If you have any further questions, your contact » will be happy to help you personally.