Experienced engineers from Ecodrive Transmissions have helped keep buses running on time for more than a decade in Greater Manchester and beyond. Today, buses and coaches operate on demanding schedules and companies are forever trying to improve performance and operating costs. When there is a breakdown or another blip, Ecodrive Transmissions is committed to delivering […]
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RSS feed for this sectionNational Lorry Week celebrates the next generation of truckers
The second annual National Lorry Week officially kicks off today as industry interest groups try to encourage a new generation of drivers to take up trucking. Organised by the Road Haulage Association (RHA), National Lorry Week encourages drivers, policy makers and the wider public to ‘Love the Lorry,’ and support campaigns to help improve British […]
Things that lorry drivers wish car drivers knew
To help promote the Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) National Lorry Week initiative we thought we’d celebrate the hauliers who keep Britain moving by highlighting a few things that lorry drivers wish other road users knew. Take a look and if you can think of any secrets which should be added to this list then let us […]
New EU legislation will make trucks greener and safer
The European Parliament has updated the rules relating to road haulage to allow trucks to be longer and heavier – providing they are also made more fuel-efficient and safer. If the bill passes through the final stages of approval then a number of changes can be expected over the next few years. Under the 1996 […]
The Hauliers Manifesto
It was a busy week for those in the road haulage industry last week. The Commercial Vehicle show saw hundreds of industry delegates converge to discuss the needs and demands of hauliers. Labour and the Conservatives also released their election manifestos last week. We have sought to compare the demands of industry experts with the […]
How to remove and re-fit a complete GS3 Shift Actuator unit
This information is also available as a video here. When a GS3 unit is in a vehicle, there is a pneumatic air feed into the pressure regulator, an electrical connection from the clutch actuator and an electrical connection from the vehicle wiring harness in place. These will need to be removed before any work is […]
ZF genuine parts – accept no imitation
As a ZF Service Partner, Ecodrive provide a UK-wide transmission and driveline mobile support service from our head office located in Manchester, including the provision of genuine ZF parts such as transmissions, gearboxes, brakes. How important are genuine parts? ZF are a renowned international company; their driveline parts are the product of heavy investment in […]
ZF Service Partner
Ecodrive is the first ZF DriveCentre to be appointed as a ZF Service Partner, Ecodrive has provided nationwide support for ZF Services since 2001. Pictured below are Ecodrive MD Steve Allen receiving the official certificate from Albert Moseley of ZF Services. We provide a UK-wide transmission and driveline mobile support service from our head office […]
Company News: Jon Stone
Jon Stone has become a company director of Ecodrive Transmissions Ltd from the 1st of September 2014. His job title will change to Operations Director and his promotion is in recognition of his loyal service to the business and the positive impact Jon has had on the business since his appointment in 2006.
ZF Transmissions
The ZF gearbox has gone through a vast number of reincarnations since the company, ZF, was founded in 1915. The company set their stall out at the very beginning by naming itself Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen, hence ZF, which translates from the German into ‘gearwheel factory’ of Freidrichshafen,. Although it was initially making parts for airships such […]