Premium Gearboxes for a Premium Company
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"As the UK's largest independent truck rental company we rely on our equipment being thoroughly reliable, whatever is asked of it", said Eric McGilp, Rental Manager for Chart Hire's East Midlands Region. "That is why we select premium vehicles with premium components — such as MAN tractor units — specified with ZF Ecosplit gearboxes."
Chart Hire's rental vehicles certainly work hard. With over 450 vehicles operating from 9 depots throughout the UK, the MAN 291 is typical of the fleet's usage. It can be handling steel on a flatbed one day, and a refrigerated unit the next. Utilisation is high and there are very few days when a unit is not earning revenue.
What is Chart Hire's experience with ZF gearboxes?
"We have used them in the fleet for the past 8 years. In that time they have proved completely reliable" continued Eric McGilp. "When you consider that literally dozens of drivers climb into that cab each year, you realise just how robust and reliable they are.
Every driver has his own style, but they all like the simple control and close ratios which give them the torque throughout the range to handle any load under all road conditions. In our view the ZF Ecosplit is economical and totally reliable in every tough application."
The ZF Ecosplit 16 speed gearbox with splitter is standard equipment for most European vehicle manufacturers for trucks of 32 tonnes and upwards. No wonder drivers — and operators — have nothing but praise for it.