FANTASTIC Auto'RZ FLEET
Gallery of wonderful bugs and other creatures from the animal kingdom on truck tarps. Present and past.
INSPIRED BY THE ANIMAL WORLD
Every animal has unique traits or skills that help it survive.
We hope the visuals on our trucks not only catch your eye, but also hint that we have our own unique strengths – just like the animals that inspired us.
Auto'RZ – logistics full of life!
Design: Butterfly (second generation)
Jedeme na krásu / Riding to a beauty
Butterflies are nature's GPS masters.
Take the monarchs (Danaus plexippus) – they navigate 4000 kilometers from Canada to Mexico without ever flying that route before. They navigate by the sun.
The monarch's generational relay is mind-blowing - the final generation lives 8x déle 8x longer than the others and has one job: complete the return journey their great-great-grandparents started.
When you love what you do, you want it to look as good as it runs.
If you're lucky, you might spot our butterfly truck cruising through the Czech Republic or somewhere else across Europe.
Curious about the previous generation?
Design: Frog
Logisticroak full of life / Logistikvák plný života
Frogs are masters of efficient movement – their hind legs generate force up to 10x their own body weight.
The longest recorded frog jump reached over 2 meters – for a 5cm frog, that's 40 times its body length. Frogs can chain up to 20 jumps in a row without rest, each one precisely calibrated for terrain and distance to target.
Design: Bumblebee
Simply good sound / Prostě dobrej zvuk
Bumblebees are sound engineers – their signature buzz comes from wing vibrations at 130-240 Hz. For pollination, they use a special technique called "buzz pollination" – vibrating pollen free from flowers that won't open any other way.
Bumblebees can fly even in cold weather thanks to pre-heating their flight muscles with vibrations – basically warming up their engine by buzzing.
Design: Snail (second generation)
Frrrčíme na čas / Juuust in time
Snails belong to mollusks (Mollusca), specifically the class Gastropoda – Latin for 'stomach foot'.
Garden snails move at an average speed of 0.1cm/s (1mm/s).
Record holder Archie from the Congham race covered 33cm in 2 minutes, reaching a speed of 0.28cm/s (guinnessworldrecords.com).
Speed is relative. We know a thing or two about that.
If you're lucky, you might spot our snail truck on roads throughout the Czech Republic or elsewhere in Europe.
Curious how the first generation looked?
Design: Ladybug (third generation)
Logistics full of life / Logistika plná života
Ladybugs have a sophisticated family strategy – one female lays 50 to 150 eggs strategically placed on plants where food is plentiful. Their reproductive logistics is set for maximum efficiency.
Ladybugs are divine!
The ladybug design has been flying with AutoRZ since 2013.
Our ladybugs have been flying around the world since 2013. If you're lucky, you'll spot this truck.
Curious about the previous generations?
Design: Bee (third generation)
Wat a buzzz / To je bzzzukot!
Bees operate nature's most precise navigation system.
One bee flies a distance equal to half the Earth's circumference in its lifetime. Bees optimize their flights based on weather, time of day, and resource availability – their logistics outperforms even the most modern algorithms.
Hard work, persistence, and perfect organization – just like AutoRZ.
If you're lucky, this truck might buzz across your path anywhere in the Czech Republic or Europe.
Curious about the previous generations?
Design: Turtle
Želvu nedohoníš / Transport just in time
Sea turtles undertake migrations of thousands of kilometers and can return even after 20-30 years thanks to their magnetic "GPS" based on the intensity and inclination of Earth's magnetic field.
They use ocean currents as energy-efficient "highways".
They can slow their metabolism and go without food for weeks, holding their breath for 4-7 hours while sleeping. Their slow but steady swimming is maximally energy-efficient for covering vast distances.
In partnership with our client Eurofoam - technical foams.
Design: Crab
Krabice vozíme nejvíce / Delivering no crab
Crabs (Brachyura) are amphibious experts – they operate on land and in water, migrating hundreds of kilometers during mating season with navigation precision down to mere meters.
Their claws work as universal tools – often one for crushing, the other for delicate manipulation. Crabs coordinate mass movements of thousands of individuals.
In partnership with our long-term client Otto Junker.
Design: Spider
Mouchy jsou vychytány / Eliminated bugs
Spiders (Araneae) are masters of construction logistics – in a single night they can spin hundreds of meters of silk and build a geometrically precise web with millimeter tolerance.
Their silk has specific strength up to 5× higher than steel of the same thickness thanks to low density and high tensile strength, while remaining elastic.
In partnership with our client Lanik - Foam Ceramics.
Design: Butterfly (first generation)
Jedeme na krásu / Riding to a beauty
Nature developed cutting-edge technology in butterflies – their colors arise without pigments, just from light refraction on microscopic structures; they have chemical sensors more sensitive than our laboratories... and those round spots on their wings? Perfect defensive illusion designed to deter predators.
Elegant passages through hostile highways.
We do what we can for the world.
The result of beautiful collaboration with our client Lanik - Foam Ceramics.
If you're lucky, you might spot this truck on roads throughout the Czech Republic and Europe.
Curious how the next generation looks?
Design: Grasshopper (second generation)
To je cvrkot / What a beetle beat
The green grasshopper (Tettigonia viridissima) is an acoustic specialist – males produce powerful chirping (up to ~95 dB at 1m) when calling for a mate, effective over dozens of meters.
Their ears are located on their front legs and can precisely pinpoint sound sources in 3D space.
The grasshopper simply knows what it hears and where it's coming from.
The grasshopper's talent for listening to clients has been succeeded in our fleet by the charming bumblebee.
Curious how the first generation grasshopper from 2015 looked?
Design: Chameleon
Maximální přizpůsobení / Maximum flexibility
The common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) is a master of adaptation – it can change color within 20 seconds based on mood, temperature, or communication needs.
Chameleons adjust their metabolism to temperature – slowing all functions to minimum in cold, accelerating in heat.
Their feet automatically reshape to match any branch – working as universal grippers for any surface.
The chameleon's tongue adapts to target distance – shooting at 5 m/s to a distance up to 2.5x its body length with millimeter precision.
Simply perfect adaptation to every situation. We know a thing or two about that!
In partnership with our client Eurofoam - technical foams.
Design: Snail (first generation)
Frčíme na čas / Just in time
Snails belong to mollusks (Mollusca), specifically the class Gastropoda – Latin for 'stomach foot'.
Snails may be "slow" but they're well-equipped: sleep endurance up to 3 years, "slime turbo", racing in cheerful style.
We're talking about a slow but fascinating life under the shell.
And these are the achievements that inspire us!
In partnership with our long-term client Otto Junker.
This truck is no longer in service. But snails deserve to survive.
The next generation of snails is ssspeeding on a new MAN truck from 2022.
Design: Ladybug (second generation)
Zavři oči brouku / Are you ready, baby?
The ladybug, or seven-spotted ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata), holds the record for most folk names of any creature. Written records count over one hundred seventy names.
This variety of names reflects not just the positive emotions this beetle awakens in people (names are often diminutives), but also the beliefs that ladybugs carried human wishes to God or predicted fate as divine messengers.
In partnership with our client Eurofoam - technical foams.
The ladybug motif is still alive and kicking. You'll find her in various places – on our envelopes, season's greetings, email signatures, etc.
Because we have a soft spot for ladybugs, we got her a third-generation truck in 2022.
Curious how they look on it? And what about the first generation?
Design: Bee (second generation)
To je bzukot! / What a buzz!
Bees operate nature's most precise navigation system.
Their "dance" is a perfect communication protocol – through movements they convey exact location, distance, and quality of nectar sources to other bees. A hive with 50,000 bees processes information about thousands of locations daily and automatically redirects forces where the return is best.
In 2022, we got the bees a new ride.
Curious how they look on it? And what about the first generation?
Design: Ant (second generation)
Sběrná služba po celé Evropě / Service all across of Europe
Ants (Formicidae) have built nature's most efficient transport network.
A single ant can carry loads 50x heavier than its own weight – for a human, that would be like carrying a car. Their colonies function as a perfect distribution system – worker ants, warehouse keepers, scouts, and even "living storage units" have precisely defined roles.
In partnership with Kooplast - plastic profiles.
Feel that tingling sensation?
This rig is no longer in service either. We're not currently using the ant motif.
Curious how the first generation of ants looked?
Design: Grasshopper (first generation)
Logistika plná života
The jumping power of their hind legs reaches up to 20x their own weight and they can jump a distance equal to 20x their body length.
The ideal bug for a two-piece truck.
We don't use this type of vehicle anymore, but we kept the grasshopper.
What trick did we pull for a truck with trailer?
Design: Rhinoceros Beetle
Logistika plná života
The rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) is nature's perfect bulldozer – it can carry up to 850× its own weight (for a human, that would mean lifting several dozen tons).
Males use their horn as a shovel for digging through compost, clearing branches, and building tunnels.
- Typical length: 20-42mm, exceptionally up to 47mm
- Body width at widest point: approximately 50% of length
- Horn length: in males up to half the body length (~22mm)
Spolupráce s naším klientem Eurofoam - technické pěny.
In partnership with our client Eurofoam - technical foams.
Try using the beetle's specs to describe our truck's features.
Design: Ladybug (first generation)
Logistika plná života
The seven-spotted ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata), known by folk names like sunshine bug, ladybird, or even "God's little sheep", operates in nature as a mobile biological protection unit.
Adults can devour dozens of aphids daily (typically 40-120), adding up to several thousand per season. This makes them major contributors to plant protection.
In partnership with our client Eurofoam - technical foams.
The ladybug is beautiful and useful. We just love her!
This truck retired many years ago. The ladybug baton was passed to a MAN tractor in 2017.
The ladybug's second life.
Design: Dung Beetle
Logistika plná života
The sacred scarab (Scarabaeus sacer) is a master of recycling logistics – it can process dung 50x heavier than its own body and transform it into a perfect sphere.
Their navigation system is incredible – they orient by the Milky Way and can roll their ball in a straight line even in darkness. Dung beetles roll backwards, overcoming obstacles many times their size.
A single pair can transport and bury up to 250 grams of dung per day, ensuring perfect nutrient cycling in the ecosystem.
No job too dirty for inspiration!
Design: Camel
Logistika plná života
The Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) is the desert's living freight truck – it can carry up to 200 kg of cargo and cover 30-40 km daily for weeks on end.
Camels survive temperatures from -30°C to +50°C and navigate the desert thanks to excellent terrain tracking, visual landmarks, and scent recognition.
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Design: Bee (first generation)
Logistika plná života
Bees (Apis mellifera) are among creatures with the most precise navigation system in nature – they can memorize routes 6-9 km long and return exactly to their hive.
This insect has amazing logistical potential.
This truck with hardworking bees has been gone for ages. But our values still resonate with this persistent and industrious insect.
We returned to the bee motif in 2017 and again in 2022.
Design: Ant (first generation)
Logistika plná života / Sběrná služba po celé EU
First attempt at using a representative from the insect world.
Ants (Formicidae) have built nature's most efficient transport network – their trails are optimized for shortest distance and traffic capacity.
Clear inspiration and perspective.
You won't see this vehicle on the road anymore. But the ant motif never stopped entertaining us.
Curious how we worked with it later?
Design: Stopwatch
EXPRESS DELIVERY
First attempt at communicating AutoRZ service benefits through visual symbols.
Fiat Ducato van, a legend in continuous production since 1981 to this day.
Auto'RZ, Transport Boskovice
Renault Magnum. The elegant flat-floor cabin pioneer.
The first European truck with a flat cabin and separated driver space was a unique solution at the time. Powerful engines, robust construction, ergonomics, and transmission technology – the top choice for long-distance transport.
Auto'RZ, Transport Boskovice
Renault Midlum. The starter edition of our fleet.
Medium-duty truck with 9-ton gross weight and 150 horsepower.
