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During the month of October, this initiative has visited different points of the Spanish geography

It finalises successfully the Road Show 2012 organised by Allison and Iveco

Editorial Interempresas29/10/2012

The past 25 October finalised the Road Show organised by Allison Transmission and Iveco Magirus that began the day 4 of the same month in Madrid. The action ‘Drive to believe' has included 11 days in 10 Spanish cities centred in the drivers of the services of firemen. The participants could test and compare two vehicles Iveco Magirus, one instrumented with manual change and the another with automatic change with converter of pair of Allison. The assessments of the Road Show have been very positive.

The Road Show organised by Allison Transmission and Iveco under the lemma ‘Drive to believe' started the past 4 October in San Sebastián of the Kings (Madrid), having the support of the Spanish Association of Fight against the fire (Aself) and Civil defence of said place.

Magirus FF On chassis Iveco Eurocargo 150And30W 4x4 TLF 3000 with simple cabin and automatic change Allison, Series 3000R.

The Technical Conference gave kick off a Road Show that toured the cities of Madrid, Pontevedra, Asturias, Vitoria, Alicante, Granada, Seville, Valladolid, Zaragoza and Barcelona until October 25. Off-road driving with two Iveco Magirus Conference was held in each of the cities. These fire engines are intended for the extinction of fire in forest areas both Intercity environments. Both vehicles are equipped with traction 4 X 4 integral permanent on 15-ton chassis Iveco Eurocargo 150E30W. The first is a TLF 3000 4 x 4, equipped with Allison automatic transmission of the 3000 series. It has single CAB, mounted an engine Iveco 299\1CV\2y has a step short of 3,200 mm chassis and a tanker of 3,000 litres and fitted with German stands for optimal distribution of the load and the team. The second comparative test vehicle was a BRP 3000, also equipped with 299 HP engine, carries manual gearbox, double cabin and 2,000 liter tank.

First evento: Day with Aself

The first theoretical day-practical took place in the installations of the Centre of Municipal Police and Civil defence of San Sebastián of the Kings, with the assistance of 30 partners of Aself and several media, between which found Interempresas.

Olga Jiménez, manager of Aself, welcomed the assistants, giving step afterwards to a brief presentation of Trond Johansen, responsible of Promotion of Sales of Allison Transmission in Spain, the one who resaltó the advantages of the Continuous Power Technology (Technology of continuous pair).

Of left to right: Félix Alonso, conductive sergeant of Madrid, with Trond Johansen, responsible of Promotion of Sales of Allison Transmission in Spain.

“Unlike what occurs with the manual boxes and automated, the transmissions Allison multiply the pair in the start. Thanks to his converter of pair patented, the vehicles instrumented with transmissions Allison show a better acceleration, a total control of the vehicle in slopes and rampas and an uninterruptible power. Like this it arrives more pair and more power to the wheels, offering greater acceleration and a better performance”, explained Johansen.

To continuation took part Alejandro Martínez, commercial director of Magirus Spain, that stood out the wide range of products of Iveco Magirus. “The autoescaleras of Magirus are perhaps of our more known products, however have of all a global offer for fight against the fire, rescue in height and civil defence”.

Once finished the presentations the participants were invited to compare the vehicles in distinct conditions off-road. Already to the steering wheel could confirm personally the advantages of the automatic transmissions Allison: his strength of start, the softness of the changes, the manoeuvrability and the ease of driving. All coincided in standing out the good answer of the automatic transmission in slopes pronounced.

Félix Alonso, sergeant of firemen and driver of Madrid, already knows to spare the automatic transmission. Big part of the fleet that manages carries automatic boxes Allison with converter of pair, and the number keeps growing. The fleet includes 6 Scales Mercedes Atego of 30 m, a crane of 50 Tn Mercedes Grove, Mercedes Atego of rescue and desescombro, Mercedes Atego of recovery of hydrocarbons and Mercedes Atego of rampa of load.

”According to our experience, the vehicles instrumented with Allison are more effective that those that carry boxes automated. These last have the problems of transitions in the changes and fall of revolutions. Besides in slopes, the vehicle goes to backwards” commented. For his mates also is important, especially to the hour to go out to accident. Arrive to the scene is faster with automatic transmissions and improves the manoeuvrability. “It does years did not know Allison and always said me: until you test them Félix... And sure enough, now we would not want another thing”.

Alonso also stood out another big advantage of the automatic boxes: “In some trucks have until 16 speeds with short and long relations. This complicates the driving. With Allison forget us of the courses and concentrate us in our work. Besides, with the transmissions Allison that they reduce costs of maintenance”.

The team of Iveco Magirus with José Antón Méndez (to the dcha. With blue hunter), boss of Division of Equipment of the Steering of Operations, hygiene and Services of Aena Airports S.A.

Josetxo Andueza Izquierdo, suboficial of Firemen of the Steering of Prevention, Extinction of Fires and Rescue of Navarra, also manifested his satisfaction with the experience: “To my love me the automatic boxes. Our vehicles go through a lot of hands and the people does not concern by his maintenance. In fact, this is today one of our main problems. All the years spend long and money repairing manual transmissions by derivative failures of the bad driving and maintenance. However with Allison never have had failures. Allison does not give problems. Therefore we are going to the automation of the fleet. The retardador is a very interesting option and today have been able to it check here during the day".

José Antonio Sands Martín, conductive fireman of Leganés, where have a scale of 32 m Magirus and some Favours with automatic box Allison, commented: “The automatic change is a tarpaulin. To the hour to reduce, help you with the retardador, what facilitates the driving by the city, especially in the incorporations and in the slopes”. Sands also had praises for the vehicle of the proof saying that “the scale and the carrozado Magirus are of first quality”.

Following unemployed: Paracuellos of the Jarama

Without time to recover , the following stop of the Road Show was in the Madrilenian place of Paracuellos of the Jarama where participated 42 firemen. In the presentation showed videos demostrativos of the superiority of the acceleration of the trucks with Allison compared with trucks with another type of changes. José Antón Méndez, boss of Division of Equipment of the Steering of Operations, hygiene and Services of Aena Airports S.A., did not surprise with the results and ensured: “we Have done proofs in similar track to these in some airports, comparing changes: automatic, automated and manual, and with the same results. We have checked that the acceleration with automatic changes Allison or similar is greater because it delivers more pair engine and does not lose power in the changes of course”.

Rafael Moledo and José Rodríguez, managers of the team of Firemen of Vigo.

Foundation Fire, Pontevedra

On 9 October, the day took place in Salvaterra of Miño (Pontevedra) in collaboration with the Foundation Fire. In this occasion 41 firemen attended to the Centre of Learning of the company Seganosa, specialised in learning, investigation and services in the area of the emergencies. Seganosa Collaborated in the organisation of the evento and presented a report on the ‘formative Programs in the handle of the vehicles of emergency: current situation and proposals of improvement'. After the usual technical presentations of Allison and Magirus, gave step to other 3 hours of proofs of vehicles.

During the meeting could ascertain that the firemen of the City council of Vigo have bet by the automation, since in his fleet have so much automatic with converter of pair like changes automated. The conductive cape José Rodríguez commented during the proofs: “the preference of the users is, definitely, the automatic with converter”. By his part, the suboficial Rafael Moledo underlined: “Have Mercedes Econic with ladders, that mounts Allison 3000R, from 8 years ago and without problem. Allison goes us well".