Specialists with generations of experience. Your cold chain partner.
TBV is a specialised manufacturer of refrigerated vehicles from Germany. Together with Europe’s leading commercial vehicle OEMs we engineer precision-built refrigerated solutions, designed to protect the integrity of your cargo.
TBV is its own brand, with its own focus on refrigeration technology.
We are part of an established family of vehicle builders and share a common heritage with brands that have shaped refrigerated transport in the German-speaking market for decades. This lineage gives us depth in materials science, thermal engineering and the daily reality of what fleets really need. Practical, reliable, sustainable: refrigeration technology without compromise.
Principles
What drives us every day
Partnership-close, but technically robust.
Uncompromising quality
Every vehicle is inspected and tested.
Reliability
Reliable on every route.
Meaningful innovation
New solutions when they make sense.
Service orientation
Fast, reliable, available on site.
Sustainability
Robust vehicles save resources.
Made in Germany
Craft and experience for decades.
Sustainability
Efficient by engineering.
The refrigerated transport sector accounts for a significant share of commercial vehicle emissions, not only through the drivetrain but through the constant compressor work that keeps cargo cold. Reducing that balance is one of our core engineering disciplines. Sustainability is a function of engineering, not marketing.
Energy-efficient bodies
A better-insulated cargo box demands less from the refrigeration unit. Our bodies reduce heat loss through optimised wall thickness, sealed door geometry and thermal-bridge-free panel joints. The unit cycles less, consumes less energy and emits less.
Ready for e-mobility
Our bodies connect cleanly to electric chassis: high-voltage refrigeration power take-off, weight-optimised construction to preserve payload, aerodynamic profiles to extend range.
Lifecycle thinking
A refrigerated vehicle is a long-life capital asset, typically eight to twelve years on the road. We engineer for serviceability, repairability and component reuse so the embodied carbon of each vehicle delivers value across its full operating cycle.
Why TBV
Why fleets choose TBV.
A specialist, not a generalist.
Refrigerated vehicles are what we build, every day. That focus shows in the materials we choose, the construction techniques we use and the longevity of the result.
Your operation writes the spec.
Standard catalogues describe what is possible. Real fleet operations describe what is necessary. Every project begins with the customer’s actual route, payload and operating window, and is engineered accordingly.
Generations in refrigerated engineering.
TBV is part of an established lineage of refrigerated vehicle builders in the German-speaking market. We bring this institutional experience into every vehicle while operating as a focused, independent brand with our own engineering priorities.
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Location
Visit us
Headquarters & production
Im Lossenfeld 13
77731 Willstätt-Sand, Germany
We look forward to your visit. Please arrange an appointment in advance.