In road transport, reducing vehicle weight is key to increasing payload, lowering fuel consumption, and limiting environmental impact. To achieve this balance, manufacturers of trailers, tippers, and dumper trucks turn to materials that combine mechanical strength, abrasion resistance and fabrication efficiency.
This is exactly where QUARD and QUEND come in.
Together, they help manufacturers optimise vehicle performance while responding to stricter CO₂ regulations and operating cost pressures.
Every day, millions of tons of materials are moved by road. To carry more with less, manufacturers need steels that deliver:
QUARD and QUEND’s excellent formability and weldability support fast production with tight tolerances — a major asset for aiming for precision and repeatability.
QUARD plates are designed to adapt to a wide range of transport applications:
Its high hardness and friction resistance protect against abrasive wear during loading cycles — while thin gauges open the door to lighter, longer-lasting bodywork designs.
Thanks to InThinity, QUARD and QUEND plates under 15 mm thickness also offer tighter thickness tolerances and improved flatness, which helps ensure better forming precision and more consistent results during assembly.
For tipper and dumper truck manufacturers seeking both superior wear resistance and easier processing, QUARD PRO is the ideal solution.
Positioned between QUARD 450 and QUARD 500, it offers:
With QUARD PRO, you reduce workshop time, simplify manufacturing, and extend the life of your truck bodies — all with a steel that’s easier to work with, even in complex designs.
QUARD and QUEND prove their value well beyond transport, serving a wide spectrum of industries such as: