Jacobs Vehicle Systems Archives

Jacobs manufactures 7 millionth engine brake

20th September 2017 By propel-admin

Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, the world’s leading manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, announces the sale of its 7 millionth engine brake and that it will be displaying its latest technologies at the inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV). While 31 years passed before Jacobs sold its one […]

JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTRODUCES FULCRUM BRIDGE ENGINE TECHNOLOGY TO OFF-HIGHWAY MARKET

2nd October 2019 By Louise

Jacobs eliminates the need for valve lashing adjustments and makes lashless valvetrains compatible with engine braking, benefiting fuel economy and emissions. Technology to be exhibited for the first time at Agritechnica 2019 in Germany. Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, a worldwide manufacturer of diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation systems, has introduced its Fulcrum Bridge technology […]

Jacobs and Tula sign cooperation agreement to further support customers adopting CDA with Dynamic Skip Fire technology

15th September 2021 By Louise

Both truck powertrain solutions help meet global emissions standards BLOOMFIELD, Conn. and SAN JOSE, Calif., – Sept. 15, 2021 – Jacobs Vehicle Systems and Tula Technology have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the development of Jacobs Cylinder Deactivation® (CDA®) valve actuation technology in conjunction with Tula’s Dynamic Skip Fire (DSF®) control algorithms. The agreement […]

JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS NAMES DENNIS GALLAGHER AS PRESIDENT

18th December 2017 By propel-admin

Jacobs Vehicle Systems® (JVS), the world’s leading manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Dennis Gallagher as President. As president, Gallagher will direct all facets of JVS’s global operations while meeting the customers’ and JVS’s short- and long-term strategic initiatives. “We […]

ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS

16th October 2019 By Louise

Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, a leading worldwide manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation systems, recently celebrated the delivery of its eight millionth engine brake. This milestone comes less than two years after Jacobs shipped its seven millionth brake, and nearly 60 years after the company’s first engine brake, invented by Clessie Cummins, […]

New aftermarket website boosts support for Jake Brake users

11th November 2021 By Louise

BLOOMFIELD, CT, USA – Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, a worldwide manufacturer of engine retarding and valve actuation systems for the commercial vehicle industry, recently upgraded the company’s parts and service website to better provide aftermarket support to help fleets, OEMs and owner-operators keep their engine brakes operating at peak performance. The site can be found here: […]

CUMMINS AWARDS JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS WITH CATEGORY PARTNERSHIP

1st February 2018 By propel-admin

Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, the world’s leading manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, has been honoured by Cummins Inc. with the Category Partnership Award. During a recent joint-leadership meeting, Cummins Inc. presented Jacobs Vehicle Systems (Jacobs®) with the Category Partner Award to recognize Jacobs as a world leader in […]

JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS SUPPORTING SUPER TRUCK II PROGRAMME

29th October 2019 By Louise

Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, a worldwide manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation systems, recently released the results of fuel consumption and emission reduction tests with the company’s Cylinder Deactivation (CDA) technology under evaluation with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Super Truck II programme. Jacobs’ CDA was installed on a 13-litre Navistar engine […]

CHINA’S WEICHAI POWER CO. SPECIFIES JACOBS’ COMPRESSION RELEASE BRAKE FOR TWO NEW TRUCK ENGINES

2nd December 2021 By Louise

December 2nd 2021 CHINA’S WEICHAI POWER CO. SPECIFIES JACOBS’ COMPRESSION RELEASE BRAKE FOR TWO NEW TRUCK ENGINES BLOOMFIELD, CT, USA – Jacobs Vehicle Systems® has been appointed by China’s Weichai Power Co. to supply engine brake components for two new diesel engines for heavy-duty trucks. Weichai’s 13-liter WP13H and 15-liter WP15H engines, which recently went […]

JACOBS INTRODUCES 1.5 STROKE HPD (HIGH POWER DENSITY) ENGINE BRAKE

17th May 2018 By propel-admin

A new version of Jacobs’ innovative braking technology is part of a common modular design frame of compression release brakes that can be specified according to customer engine characteristics and adapted to local market requirements. Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, the world’s leading manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems, has launched 1.5 Stroke HPD, a new […]