Well-rested at the end of the day withAllison transmission
Afterfitting his latest truck with an Allison fully automatic transmission, Kenth-Göran Gustavsson at Kentens Transport AB is no longer tired after a long day working behind the wheel
GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Kenth-Göran Gustavsson started driving trucksat the age of18 and, 43 years later, is still doing it. Since 1996 when he started Kentens Transport, Gustavssonhas changed trucks six times, but it wasn't until his current truck, a Volvo FE with a HIAB crane, that he discovered the benefits of an Allison 3000 SeriesTMfully automatic transmission.
"I offer contract construction work in the Gothenburg area, transporting filling materialsfor construction sites and civil engineering companies, as well as for individual home owners. That means short transports in heavy city traffic and a lot of crane work,” said Gustavsson. ”For those kind of transports,you can't even compare a manual or a semi-automatic transmission with my new fully automatic Allison.”
”The Allison-equipped vehicle is totally superior and very comfortable to drive. I'm not even tired after a day working behind the wheel, and the pain in my leg that I had from all the clutch work has disappeared completely. All I need to do now is to push a button and drive. It simply can'tbe any more easier or more comfortable," Gustavsson said.
Gustavsson is very careful with his trucks and takes good care of them, something that his Volvo sales manager,Nils-Olof Johansson at Borås Bil Lastvagnar AB,appreciates. "It is easy to find buyers for Gustavsson’s used trucks. They are alwayswell-equipped and well taken care of. When he wants a new truck, this one will be even more attractive for the used truck market because of the Allison transmission," Johansson said.
Kenth-Göran Gustavsson's Volvo FE with a HIAB crane is the first construction truck that Johansson has sold with an Allison fully automatic transmission, although he has sold a number of refuse vehicles equipped with Allison transmissions.Johansson believes that construction trucks which are able to handle city trafficeffectively is a growth segment for Allison Transmission, especially because of the excellent fuel efficiency benefits.
"Allison-equipped trucks consume less fuel than manual-equipped vehicles, and the maintanance costs are very reasonable too.The only costs I'm counting on are filter and oilchangeswith long intervals.I no longer have to worry about clutch replacment and unplanned downtime with my new Allison transmission," said Gustavsson.
Truck: Volvo FE 4x2
Engine: 340 hp, 1300 Nm, Euro 5
Transmission: Allison 3000 SeriesTM fully automatic transmission
Totalweight: 18 tons
Other: HIAB 144 crane
About Allison Transmission
Allison Transmission (NYSE: ALSN) is the world’s largest manufacturer of fully automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, and is a leader in hybrid-propulsion systems for city buses. Allison transmissions are used in a variety of applications including refuse, construction, fire, distribution, bus, motorhomes, defense and energy. Founded in 1915, the company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA and employs approximately 2,700 people worldwide. With a market presence in more than 80 countries, Allison has regional headquarters in the Netherlands, China and Brazil with manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Hungary and India. Allison also has approximately 1,400 independent distributor and dealer locations worldwide. For more information, visit allisontransmission.com.
Press contacts
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Brinkeby Public Relations AB Allison Transmission Europe B.V.
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Photographs
/ From left: Erik Kaplar, Allison Transmission, Kenth-Göran Gustavsson, Kentens Transport and Nils-Olof Johansson, Borås Bil Lastvagnar./ Kenth-Göran Gustavsson is very satisfied with his new Allison transmission. "It's superior to any other transmission solution and very comfortable to drive. I'm not even tired after a day working behind the wheel. All I need to do is to push a button and drive. It simply can't getany easier and more comfortable than that," Gustavsson said.
/ Kentens Transportoffers contractconstruction transport in the Gothenburg area. "For short transports in heavy city traffic, Allison's fully automatic transmission is unbeatable," said Gustavsson.
/ Kenten Transport's new construction truck has an Allison 3000 SeriesTM fully automatic transmission.
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