Based on a saying by Marilyn Monroe, the motto at Gühring is therefore: “Diamonds are the engineer’s best friend!” Because the cutting edge of the special tools tailored to the respective applications is a polycrystalline diamond.

“Due to their special properties, our customers don’t just use these tools in the production of transmission housings but also in the production of numerous other vehicle components,” says Christof Schlich, head of strategic logistics at Gühring. “Units of the Actros are also machined using Gühring tools.”

From simple drills to complex multifunctional tools, the high‑tech company from the Swabian city of Albstadt primarily supplies companies from the automotive industry, mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering around the world.

Gühring relies on Rudolph Trucking & Handling GmbH for all transports from its plants in Albstadt. The company specialises in so‑called “road feeder services” – air cargo transports that take place on the road on behalf of airlines, large forwarding agents or industrial forwarders and for which special safety rules apply. 

“After 9/11 in Germany, a decentralised security concept was chosen,” explains Bernd Rocker, managing partner of Rudolph Trucking & Handling. “This ensures that there are no bottlenecks at the airports if every single consignment had to be checked there again.”

Instead, companies like Gühring can have themselves certified as “known forwarders” by the German Federal Aviation Office (LBA). Road hauliers like Rudolph go one step further and become a “regulated agent”, which involves security checks of employees, properties and processes. Rudolph Trucking & Handling even operates its own X‑ray machine in its 5,000‑square‑metre warehouse at Stuttgart Airport’s Air Cargo Center to check export consignments for contents that pose a security risk. Only then are they transported to the major international airports in Frankfurt, Munich or Amsterdam in a sealed truck – and then loaded directly onto the plane.

A lot of the drivers have been working at Rudolph Trucking & Handling for a very long time. On the one hand, this is due to how collegial the company boss is, who always has an open ear for “his people”. On the other, the well‑equipped trucks also play a role. “We need satisfied and highly motivated employees,” Bernd Rocker continues. “That’s why we provide the drivers with trucks of the highest quality like the Actros. They then take on responsibility for the cargo and whether it arrives on time in a completely different way. Each of us knows that it’s their responsibility that the customer is happy.” 

And at Rudolph, they are also a little proud to be transporting fascinating products like Gühring’s high‑tech tools. Bern Rocker concludes: “Medium‑sized companies like Gühring stand for quality. It’s these companies that established Germany’s reputation as a leading export nation in the first place!”