Underground mining: Knauf Gips KG changes tractor fleet to Mercedes Zetros with Allison fully automatic transmissions

Twenty-two percent lower fuel consumption and increased productivity convinced Knauf Gips KG, a world leader in building material production, to switch to three two-axle Zetros 1833 4x4 tractors with Allison 3000 Series™ fully automatic transmissions for the transport of raw gypsum stone in the Hüttenheim mineHÜTTENHEIM, Germany – Heavy loads, narrow curves, rugged routes, constant starting and stopping – Knauf Gips KG recognized that towing tractors with manual transmissions had reach the limits of their capabilities in the Hüttenheim mine and decided a change was necessary to two-axle