Fire truck with Allison automatic gearbox joins the city of Sao Paulo fire brigade

In response to the initiative to modernize municipal firefighting first aid facilities, the Sao Paulo City Fire Corps purchased 81 fire trucks equipped with Allison transmissions to improve the reliability, responsiveness, handling and safety of its emergency rescue fleet. After the new fire trucks began to be delivered at the end of 2014, they have been assigned to various fire stations throughout the city.

MAN Fire Engine with Allison 3000 Series Transmission
MAN Fire Engine with Allison 3000 Series Transmission

MAN South America is the manufacturer of 20 new Constellation 17.280 4x2 drive vehicles. With the specific industrial custom requirements of Mitren, which specializes in the development of special vehicles, cab space is widened and Allison 3000 Series automatic gearboxes are used. .

At the same time, the fire trucks were also equipped with 1,060 gallons (4000 liters) of water tanks, 750 GPM (fire pump), fire hose reels, monitoring monitors, roller cargo doors and other functional equipment. Military personnel from the Fire Services Material Maintenance and Supply Center helped develop the project.

In addition, Iveco has manufactured 40 of its 170E28 fire engines, each using the same Mitren equipment and Allison 3000 series transmissions, which are ideal for city-sized fire engines, water-supporting ladders and platforms. Configuration. The remaining 21 fire engines are Spartan models imported directly from North America. All of them are also equipped with Allison automatic gearboxes.

Iveco Fire Engine with Allison 3000 Series Transmission
Iveco Fire Engine with Allison 3000 Series Transmission

There are few vehicle configurations in other application areas that can reach the level of fire and emergency vehicles. When life hits the fire line, firefighters need to race against time. The reliability, responsiveness and handling of vehicles are crucial, and safety is also the primary guarantee. This is why the current firefighter battalion commander and the former Chief of Vehicle Maintenance, Lieutenant Colonel Wilson Lago Filho, has defined these newly purchased automatic fire engines as excellent products.

“These fire engines with Allison automatic transmissions travel very fast and provide all the safety features needed for emergency rescue. Drivers can fully focus on the road conditions, and they can handle the steering wheel with their hands without shifting,” said Lago Filho. “There is no clutch wear that is another big advantage of Allison automatic transmission: it brings more vehicle running time and operating life. Since 1992, our fleet has used fire engines with Allison fully automatic gearboxes. There have never been any major problems."

For example, Marco Aurélio Alves Pinto, commander of the São Paulo Fire Fighter, said: “We have created a firefighting fund specifically designed to support the St. Paul City Fire Brigade to purchase modern equipment. This is also a basic step to help with the annual planning. In this way, municipal and fire protection Volunteers will be able to use the latest procurement equipment equipped with Allison automatic gearbox advanced technology vehicles."

For the contribution of Allison Transmission in vehicle technology and support for firefighting and emergency rescue applications, Antonio Novaes, sales manager of Allison Transmission South America, has a strong sense of pride. “What makes Allison proud is that it provides a solution for reliable service to Sao Paulo citizens for emergency vehicles equipped with Allison automatic transmissions. The São Paulo fire brigade continues to choose our gearbox and proves our quality Products can provide these vehicles with the reliability, control and safety they need to make vehicles appear where they are needed most quickly to meet life-saving challenges.”

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