Jacobs Vehicle Systems Archives

Jacobs delivers 1 Millionth engine brake for heavy-duty world engines

14th November 2018 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 one millionth engine brake for Daimler Trucks’ heavy duty engine platform (HDEP). For more than 10 years, Daimler Trucks has relied on the braking performance of the “Jake Brake®”, an especially […]

JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS’ ENGINE BRAKES SPECIFIED ON NEW HINO ENGINE ASSEMBLED IN CHINA

13th August 2020 By Louise

Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, a global manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, will supply its compression release engine brake to Hino Motors (China) Co., Ltd. for its new 10.5-litre U11C diesel engine. The engine is a new model for the Chinese market that is compliant with new China 6 […]

JACOBS INTRODUCES ACTIVE DECOMPRESSION TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE ENGINE STOP-START AND ELIMINATE CABIN-SHAKE

5th December 2018 By propel-admin

ADT addresses user resistance to engine stop-start in heavy-duty vehicles by improving fuel economy, lowering emissions and eliminating cabin shake. Jacobs Vehicle Systems® has introduced Active Decompression Technology® (ADT®), enabling heavy-duty commercial vehicles to benefit from an engine stop-start system and eliminating engine-shake at both start-up and shutdown. In addition to improving fuel economy and […]

Jacobs Vehicle Systems produces 50,000th engine brake at new Brno plant

29th September 2020 By Louise

Jacobs’ factory in Brno, Czech Republic, has manufactured its 50,000th engine brake, for Daimler, since opening in September 2019. Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a worldwide manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding and valve actuation systems, recently shipped the 50,000th engine brake manufactured at its newly opened European facility near Brno in the Czech Republic, to […]

JACOBS LAUNCHES BRAKE FOR HINO MOTORS’ FIRST US CLASS 8 TRUCK

11th February 2019 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 launch of a compression release engine brake for the all-new 2020 Hino XL Series Truck. Over the past two decades, Hino Motors’ and Jacobs Vehicle Systems’ engineers have collaborated to provide outstanding engine brakes […]

JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS’ HPD (HIGH POWER DENSITY) ENGINE BRAKE SPECIFIED BY CHINESE TRUCK MAKER

10th November 2020 By Louise

Jacobs Vehicle Systems’ High Power Density® (HPD ®) engine brake has gone into production with a Chinese truck manufacturer. This is the first OEM application of HPD, launched in 2016, to be announced. The new Sinotruk Yellow River tractor unit, designed and manufactured by China National Heavy Duty Truck company (CNHTC), integrates Jacobs’ HPD technology […]

JACOBS ENGINE BRAKE AVAILABLE AS STANDARD FEATURE ON INTERNATIONAL® A26 ENGINE

9th May 2019 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 availability of the engine brake model 5783A as standard equipment on the International® A26 engine. Since 2009 Jacobs has supplied a compression release engine brake for International® Truck’s 13-litre engine. Jacobs is proud to […]

The Jake Brake® turns 60-years-old

11th May 2021 By Louise

Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, a worldwide manufacturer of engine retarding and valve actuation systems for the commercial vehicle industry, celebrates the company’s 60th anniversary in 2021. In 1961, Jacobs introduced the first engine brake for commercial vehicles, which was invented by Clessie Cummins, the founding father of what is now Cummins Inc. More than nine million […]

JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS WELCOMES FABIAN AS VP GLOBAL OPERATIONS

28th 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, announces Sam Fabian has been appointed as the Vice President of Global Operations. Sam originally joined Jacobs Vehicle Systems (Jacobs®) in 2008 as an operations manager in the Bloomfield, Connecticut, facility. Sam returns to Jacobs after […]

JACOBS SELECTS QUARLINK FOR SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR AWARD

7th June 2019 By propel-admin

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a worldwide manufacturer of diesel engine retarding and valve actuation systems, recently named Quarlink Corporation the company’s 2018 Supplier of the Year. Presented during the annual Jacobs Supplier Conference, the award recognises a company that demonstrates outstanding performance primarily in the areas of quality, delivery and cost. Roughly 120 suppliers are […]