its own sales branches and sales partners and maintains a network of approximately 1,200 authorised workshops throughout Europe. Brand The Schmitz Cargobull brand name with the blue elephant as its trademark was introduced at the end of the 1980s. Up until that time the company operated under the name Schmitz-Anhänger Fahrzeugbau GmbH and Co. KG. References Truck manufacturers of Germany Companies based in North Rhine-Westphalia German brands Steinfurt (district) Trailer manufacturing companies