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Alvant appointed to help £28m, Safran-led project, developing large aircraft landing gear of the future

13th June 2018 By propel-admin

AMCs selected to deliver a 30 per cent weight reduction, assisting the aerospace industry’s drive to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions Alvant, the leader in Aluminium Matrix Composites (AMCs) component design and manufacture, has been appointed to work on a two-year, £28m project titled ‘Large Landing Gear of the Future.’ Alvant is participating in […]

Triel customises Scania turntable ladder truck with Allison 4500 transmission

10th August 2018 By propel-admin

Fire engine equipped with an Allison Automatic was designed to meet the industry needs for an exceptionally high-reaching and responsive emergency vehicle Demanding greater manoeuvrability and compatibility with firefighting accessories, specialty vehicle maker Triel-HT Group has chosen an Allison 4500 fully automatic transmission for its turntable ladder truck with a 42 metre reach. A Scania […]

Allison offers sweet performance in first automatic sugarcane truck

23rd November 2018 By propel-admin

Latest project with MAN helps VW Constellation keep pace with sugarcane harvesters in challenging terrain Enabling precise manoeuvrability to creep in soft soil and navigate tight spaces, an Allison 3000 Series™ fully automatic transmission is standard on the new Volkswagen Constellation 31.280 sugarcane truck. Ideal for off-road operations, the Allison 3500-equipped Constellation has a total […]

Allison Transmission builds upon its history of innovative and adaptive propulsion solutions for defence vehicle fleets

19th February 2019 By propel-admin

Representatives discuss the company’s current and upcoming automatic transmissions for tracked and wheeled military applications at IDEX 2019 Allison Transmission continues to support critical missions with its world-class fully automatic transmissions. Known for superior performance and exceptional reliability, Allison Automatics continue to evolve to meet the stringent demands of military fleets worldwide. Allison representatives are […]

Allison Transmission acquires Vantage Power and AxleTech’s electric vehicle systems division

23rd April 2019 By propel-admin

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ALSN), the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions, announced today that it has purchased Vantage Power and AxleTech’s electric vehicle (EV) systems division. Allison Transmission has a more than 103-year history of leading technological advancements: from James Allison owning the winning racecar of the Indianapolis 500 […]

Scania 6×6 G500 trucks replace dumpers in Norway

16th July 2019 By propel-admin

With dump trucks increasingly considered too big for public roads in Norway, fleets are choosing powerful construction trucks instead. One haulage company has invested in three Scania 6×6 G500s with Allison fully automatic transmissions. Construction fleets in Norway have been seeking the help of Scania to overcome the issue of dump trucks outgrowing the country’s […]

London bus trial confirms fuel savings after retrofitting Allison’s xFE transmission

18th October 2019 By Louise

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) backs UK customer transmission upgrade programme following Go Ahead London’s up to 7.13% fuel saving on an ADL Enviro200 midibus. Real-world trials of a midibus retrofitted with Allison’s xFE transmission hardware and FuelSense® 2.0 software are showing fuel economy improvements of up to 7.13%, and an average across seasons of 4.37%. […]

Insite Energy prepares for soar in heat network demand

28th February 2020 By Louise

Heat network metering and billing specialist Insite Energy is investing heavily in customer service ahead of an anticipated sharp growth in district heating systems across the UK. The company has expanded its call centre by 30% and transferred it from London to Peterborough. It has also recently launched a new online self-service customer platform, which […]

Allison Transmission’s FuelSense® 2.0 software provides 12% fuel savings for French refuse fleet

10th June 2020 By Louise

The independent trial is a further demonstration of Allison’s fuel-saving software, as UK fleets running Allison-equipped trucks are invited to upgrade their transmissions to realise instant benefits. An independent test carried out by the Métropole d’Aix-Marseille-Provence administrative area in the south of France showed that FuelSense® 2.0 software, developed by Allison Transmission, saved up to […]

Swiss city takes hybrid refuse trucks with Allison Automatics

3rd September 2020 By Louise

Three new MAN TGS hybrid refuse vehicles join the fleet of Thun in Switzerland; trucks feature the latest Euro 6d engines with Allison’s 4000 SeriesTM transmissions and have fully electric refuse collection bodies. The Civil Engineering Department of the Swiss city of Thun has added three new three-axle MAN TGS chassis to its waste collection […]