配备艾里逊变速箱的垃圾车清理垃圾、帮助度过危机
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北京 -- 由于全自动变速箱在垃圾车辆上的应用优势远胜于AMT变速箱和手动变速箱,两家公司都指定使用配备艾里逊变速箱的垃圾收集车,帮助解决黎巴嫩棘手的垃圾问题。当RAMCO和City Blu两家公司获得清理街道的政府新订单任务时,在当地梅赛德斯-奔驰经销商的推荐下,均投资引入了配备艾里逊3000系列变速箱的梅赛德斯-奔驰Atego卡车。
黎巴嫩的垃圾危机在2015年首次成为头条新闻,当时Nameh村的一个垃圾填埋场因垃圾溢出而关闭,就在当时才意识到没有备用场地可以把垃圾运走。垃圾收集工作暂停长达五个月之久,垃圾堆积在街道、山腰和海滩上。愤怒的市民举行了“你散发恶臭!”的运动,向政府施压以期解决问题。最终,现有的垃圾收集商负责清理积压工作,然后任命两名新承包商负责未来垃圾收集任务。近两年时间里,新承包商RAMCO和City Blu使用配备艾里逊变速箱的卡车体验非凡,同时解决了垃圾问题,缓解了危机状况。
City Blu是取得多元化成功的黎巴嫩企业JV Moawwad Edde和保加利亚公司Soriko的合资公司,负责收集垃圾的区域覆盖黎巴嫩西部Baabda区、位于贝鲁特东南10英里山区的黎巴嫩第四大城市Aley、以及贝鲁特以南森林覆盖的山脉和狭窄沿海地带的Chouf地区。City Blu选择购买了15辆梅赛德斯-奔驰Atego 1729,车辆是由黎巴嫩的OEM经销商将巴西制造的底盘与土耳其制造的车身组装在一起,全部配备艾里逊3000系列全自动变速箱。
City Blu垃圾收集区域的道路特征决定了其对车辆和变速箱的选择。陡峭上坡到海拔超过1,000米(3,280英尺),需要响应迅速的发动机和变速箱。此外,村庄的街道略宽于卡车,需要精准的速度控制和操控性。令驾驶员欣慰的是,全自动变速箱允许其双手把握方向盘,无需分心换挡。
JV Moawwad Edde (City Blu)公司车间经理Claude Hanna表示,“我们使用两种类型的卡车用于不同地区的工作。梅赛德斯-奔驰大型Actros卡车用于宽阔街道的城市,而稍小的Atego卡车则需动力强劲且车型紧凑。因此,全自动变速箱对于Ategos车型来说至关重要,以实现动力响应迅速,换挡平顺,性能良好。”
RAMCO公司负责贝鲁特本市以及东部Metn和东北部Keserwan地区的垃圾收集工作。该公司共运营80辆梅赛德斯-奔驰Atego和Actros卡车,其中配备艾里逊变速箱的车辆比例不断增长,充分说明RAMCO公司完全可以将艾里逊全自动变速箱和AMT变速箱运行状况直接对比。
RAMCO公司车间经理Ayman Hilal说,“我们对这些卡车非常满意。经过近两年的双班制运行,车辆在正常运行时间上刷新了记录。驾驶员经常在不同品牌不同车型之间转换,大多数人表示与配备AMT或手动变速箱的同一车型相比,配备艾里逊变速箱的车辆性能更好、响应更迅速。”
艾里逊3000系列变速箱专为中型商用车而设计,可提供宽速比及窄速比以及7速选项,因而广泛应用于各类车型,并为车辆实现高效运行。可选配发动机驱动取力器接口(PTO)和一体式输出缓速器,后者可以增强车辆制动并减少制动系统磨损。艾里逊先进的第五代电子控制系统进一步增强了车辆操作性能,并提供预诊断功能。
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艾里逊变速箱(纽约证券交易所代码:ALSN)是领先的商用车和特种车辆驱动解决方案的设计商和制造商,是全球最大的中重型商用车全自动变速箱制造商,同时也是改善世界动力领域运作模式的电动驱动系统领域的领先者。艾里逊变速箱为多种车型配套,包括公路卡车(配送车、环卫车、建筑车辆、消防和应急车辆)、客车(校车、城市公交和长途客车)、房车、非公路车辆和设备(能源、采矿和建筑应用)。艾里逊成立于1915年,总部设立于美国印第安纳州首府印第安纳波利斯市。艾里逊变速箱公司产品远销150多个国家,在荷兰、中国和巴西设有区域总部,并在美国、匈牙利和印度设有工厂,以及拥有全球工程资源,包括位于印第安纳州的印第安纳波利斯、密歇根州的奥本山和英国伦敦的电气化工程中心。艾里逊变速箱公司在全球拥有近1,400家独立分销商和代理商。如需了解更多详情请访问allisontransmission.com。
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