Said to be the world’s first Allison-equipped MAN truck to go into service, the vehicle was first shown at Interschutz 2015 and, according to MAN, sets new standards for heavy-duty fire and emergency applications.
The operational area of the volunteer fire department covers 41 km² and includes a tunnel, three cable railway companies, numerous hotels, alpine meadows and ski huts, and an altitude difference of almost 2,000 metres.
“Dynamic uphill trips are very common for our rescue operations,” says Siegfried Geisler, commander of the Zell am Ziller fire brigade.
“The starting and braking on steep gradients, narrow roads and hairpin curves requires full concentration of our drivers. We wanted an Allison Automatic because it provides the transmission technology we trust to get us to an emergency site faster and safer, even under harsh operating conditions.”