"Reliability is everything.
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ZF Ecosplit has proved 100% reliable"
"Reliability is everything in our business" said Bob Brady, Managing Director of T. Brady Limited of Cumbria. "For a reliable service to our customers, we need reliable equipment."
-With 24 Mercedes 2033 trucks from Barrow-in-Furness, we literally haul anything and everything — naval stores to the nearby shipyard. Lake District slate and forestry products, and even tanks for the army."
Do ZF Ecosplit gearboxes play an important role?
"Every vehicle in the fleet has a ZF Ecosplit gearbox and we have run millions of trouble-free miles with them. The ZF Ecosplit gearbox has proved 100% reliable and gives remarkable fuel economy as well. We operate a popular fuel economy bonus scheme, and our drivers know that whatever the journey or the load, the Ecosplit gearbox will allow them to keep performance up and fuel consumption down. That's good for them and the company."
What about the future?
"We can't afford to take chances," Bob Brady continues. "We have grown for 80 years by being known for a good. reliable service. The combination of Mercedes trucks and ZF Ecosplit gearboxes helps its to maintain this reputation. There is nothing better than the ZF Ecosplit in this class. It is totally reliable, economical and provides the driver with the torque throughout the gears to move any load.
I'm glad to see it is fitted to the new 2035 Powerliners coupled to the new Mercedes assisted shift."
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.