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Concept vehicle with Mercedes-Benz Econic chassis and an Allison automatic eases cleaning in Düsseldorf

Featuring an Allison fully-automatic transmission, a Mercedes-Benz Econic suction and flushing vehicle has been helping to keep Düsseldorf’s gullies clean.DÜSSELDORF, Germany – A joint effort between the city of Düsseldorf and specialist vehicle manufacturer, Assmann GmbH, has led to the development of a concept suction and flushing vehicle that keeps the city’s 47,000 gullies clean from waste materials. Featuring an Allison 3000 Series fully-automatic transmission, the truck relieves the strain of operating a manual gearbox on busy, traffic-filled streets, enabling the drivers to easily

Allison equipped Zetros makes work easier for salt mining 600 metres down

Europe’s largest salt producer operates a Mercedes Zetros 1833 4x4 water transporter with an Allison 3000 Series fully-automatic transmission at depths of 600 metres in German salt mine.BERNBURG, Germany – For over a year, an Allison-equipped Mercedes Zetros 1833 water transporter has run in esco’s Bernburg salt mine, where a rock salt deposit yields about 600 tons of salt per hour. A total of 146 production and specialty mining vehicles are used in the mine, but the Zetros 1833 4x4 presented an interesting challenge. The water transporter would not fit through the 2.9 x 2.5 meter mine

Allison-equipped road cleaners keep Marbella streets clean

The Renault Midlum 270.15 road sweeper equipped with an Allison fully-automatic transmission is an operator favourite at the Marbella Street Cleaning Department.MARBELLA, Spain – Drivers working for the Marbella Town Council are well aware of the benefits of a vehicle fitted with an Allison automatic transmission. Carrying out daily cleaning work on downtown streets, the Department of Street Cleaning boasts a fleet of 40 light-duty and 10 heavy-duty vehicles. The vehicles are, on average, about five years old, and all were manufactured by Iveco and Renault. Forty per cent of the heavy

Fully-automatic transmissions make asphalt spreaders more attractive to truck buyers

When SpriderMaskiner AB specifies its asphalt spreading trucks, it prefers to play it safe by equipping the vehicles with Allison fully-automatic transmissions.GÖTEBORG, Sweden –  SpriderMaskiner AB, a company which develops special asphalt spreaders for smaller surface areas, specifies Allison transmissions, not only for their performance and durability, but also to ensure vehicle appeal. The most recent delivery by the Swedish family-owned company was a Volvo FE 340 6x2 equipped with the Allison 3000 Series fully-automatic transmission. The unique design of the flexible, truck-mounted

Treadsetters expand brand portfolio with Falken truck and bus tyres

Falken will be supplying truck and bus tyres to Telford-based distributor Treadsetters, to expand its UK distribution network for commercial vehicle tyres.Offenbach, April 25 2013. Treadsetters, one of the UK’s and Europe’s principal wholesalers of commercial vehicle tyres, will be stocking Falken’s range of commercial vehicle tyres for trucks and buses. Falken’s tyres will join Treadsetters’ expanding brand portfolio which has recently been exhibited at the 2013 Commercial Vehicles Show at the NEC in Birmingham. Building upon successes in the consumer tyre sector, Falken’s new

Allison Transmission and Randon play major infrastructure role in Brazil

Randon RK430M model trucks operating at the Rodoanel (beltway) East Stretch at the São Paulo construction site are equipped with Allison 4000 Series fully automatic transmissions.SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Construction of the East Stretch of the Rodoanel, an important municipal project in São Paulo and significant to national infrastructure development, relies heavily on Randon trucks equipped with Allison fully automatic transmissions. In fact, Randon trucks with Allison transmissions get the job done at numerous construction sites in Brazil, due in part to participation in a government

Reykjavík-Keflavík airport and Allison Transmission; over 50 years of partnership

Eleven new vehicles, which combine a snow plough and sweeper, have been delivered to Iceland-based company, Isavia. The vehicles are all equipped with Allison fully automatic transmissions.GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Isavia, the company that handles the operation and development of Iceland’s airports, has taken delivery of 11 Scania G440 4x4 trucks equipped with the Allison 4000 Series fully automatic transmission. The vehicles feature a 7 meter wide Schmidt snow plough attachment and a sweeping machine, which is towed behind a trailer attached to each truck. The sweeping machine, also 7 meters

Allison automatics prove the right call for Action Mining Services

Allison transmissions enable West Australian mine engineering company to deliver better efficiency and improve safety for mine service trucks and driversPERTH, Western Australia – A major West Australian-based mine engineering company has endorsed Allison automatic transmissions as the best driveline configuration for its Hino mine service trucks destined for mines across Australia. Action Mining Services operates a large engineering and service facility at Hazelmere near Perth, where it builds a variety of mine service modules and water carts based on the 26 ton, 280 hp, Hino 500 6x4

Allison Continuous Power Technology™ improves natural gas vehicles

Multiplying engine torque during launch and delivering continuous power shifts when accelerating makes Allison the automatic first choice for commercial-duty CNG/LNG applications.HANNOVER, Germany – Allison Transmission, the world's largest manufacturer of fully automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles and a major supplier of hybrid-propulsion systems for city buses, is also a technological leader in the development of natural gas commercial vehicle applications. Customers are increasingly adding CNG- and LNG-powered trucks and buses to their public

Allison Transmission supports fighting forest fires in Turkey

Equipped with Allison fully automatic transmissions, which increase acceleration and maneuverability in emergency vehicles, 19 BMC Pro 625 4x4 model fire trucks have taken their place among the General Directorate of Forestry fleet.İstanbul, TURKEY - Test driven by the General Directorate of Forestry under both on-road and challenging off-highway conditions, Allison-equipped BMC 625 Model Euro 5 fire trucks have proven to be faster and more efficient. Four million hectares of forests burn every year, including 550,000 hectares in The Mediterranean region. The area that stretches between

New Randon/Perlini trucks delivered in Brazil with Allison automatic transmissions

The first two Italian designed dump-trucks have been delivered to the Candiota Mine in Rio Grande do Sul. With a payload capacity of up to 65 metric tons, they rely on the durability and efficiency of the Allison 6000 Series.Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Randon Veículos has delivered the first RDP 470 off-road dump trucks for the Brazilian market. Companhia Riograndense de Mineração (CRM), a mixed-capital company controlled by the state government of Rio Grande do Sul, has purchased two trucks equipped with automatic transmissions for hauling coal at the state’s Candiota Mine. The RDP 470 is

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