Picture credit: DOLL Airport Equipment
The highloader has been redesigned to maximise driver visibility and enhance safety with a mirror replacement camera system replacing the conventional right-hand exterior mirror.
Two monitors inside the cab display three camera views of the right side, allowing drivers to maintain situational awareness even when multiple vehicles and GSE units are operating around an aircraft.
The cab complies with the European Union’s General Safety Regulation GSR II and the vehicle is equipped with camera and radar systems for collision avoidance.
It passed the ECE crash test conducted by a certified EU testing authority for frontal, side and roof impacts.
For safe and precise docking at aircraft, the highloader is equipped with advanced assistance systems.
A 3D sensor system scans the area around the vehicle, measuring the distance to the aircraft and the system automatically initiates breaking when the highloader comes within 0.5 metres of the aircraft.
The 3D camera provides the driver with a real-time display of the distance between the vehicle and the aircraft.
Once it is in the final position, the system indicates the exact alignment of the stabilisers, lifting scissors, box body and platform to reduce operator errors and speed up the docking process.
The display offers a 360-degree view around the vehicle.
The DOLL Half-Cut highloader consists of an Iveco Eurocargo with the passenger side removed and a superstructure.
The design makes it possible to position the superstructure and the transfer bridge lower, meaning smaller aircraft with low sill heights can be serviced and the driver has an unobstructed view of the aircraft door during docking.
Europe-wide certification confirms that the Half-Cut highloader complies with all EU type approval regulations and all technical data relevant for registration is included in the Certificate of Conformity (COC).
Separate approvals are no longer required for the cab and superstructure, which shortens the registration process.
Outside the EU, the COC provides the basis for technical assessments and can accelerate import processes.
DOLL now controls the entire manufacturing process, having previously manufactured the lifting structure while the cab was handled by an external service provider.
Maximilian Roth, Vice President of Operations and Engineering at DOLL Airport Equipment said: “We can schedule the production steps more precisely and increase our capacities in a targeted manner. This enables us to deliver large-scale orders even faster and on time.”
