Truck Archives - Propel Technology

German waste company improves productivity with Allison-equipped DAF side-loader vehicles

15th November 2017 By propel-admin

With approximately 1,200 refuse bins emptied per shift in one-person operation, MKW of Aurich’s switch from AMTs to Allison fully automatic transmissions has saved cost and increased efficiency AURICH, Germany – The waste management company for the town of Aurich in Lower Saxony, Germany, bought its first 10 Allison transmission-equipped vehicles in 2011. The DAF […]

Sao Paulo attests to efficiency of Allison automatics in fire trucks

10th July 2018 By propel-admin

New order brings to 260 total Allison-equipped fire trucks in State of São Paulo fleet SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Demanding greater agility in urban traffic to improve response times, São Paulo Fire Corps recently acquired 81 new fire trucks equipped with Allison fully automatic transmissions. The São Paulo Fire Corps now has 260 Allison-equipped trucks, […]

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 AND TULA TECHNOLOGY INC. TO COLLABORATE ON CYLINDER DEACTIVATION HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT

7th August 2019 By propel-admin

Jacobs’ hardware, developed to meet Tula’s systems requirements, will further enhance fuel savings and emissions reductions. Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, the world’s leading manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation systems, has entered into a collaboration with internal combustion controls company Tula Technology Inc. The two businesses will work closely together to enable […]

Refuse trucks with Allison automatic transmissions debut in the State of Sao Paulo

16th June 2020 By Louise

Mercedes-Benz 1729 refuse trucks equipped with Allison 3000 Series™ automatic transmissions work for the first time in the city of Bauru, in the State of São Paulo The City of Bauru, through Emdurb (the Municipal Company of Urban and Rural Development of Bauru) has purchased ten new Mercedes-Benz 1729 refuse collection trucks with Allison fully […]

Brazilian fleet specifies fully automatic transmissions for more agile and robust armoured cash transport trucks

7th January 2021 By Louise

Valuables transportation company, Protege Group of São Paulo, selects Allison transmissions for the first time – on Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz light trucks. The Protege Group, a prominent securities transportation specialist in Brazil, has specified its first fully automatic transmission as part of a pilot project to evaluate new armoured cash transport trucks. Two armoured high-value […]

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 […]

JACOBS INTRODUCES 2-STEP VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM TO ENHANCE ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY

18th July 2018 By propel-admin

Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, the world’s leading manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, has launched a new 2-Step Variable Valve Actuation (VVA) system. By enhancing performance and efficiency across an engine’s operating range, 2-Step VVA will help engine manufacturers further improve fuel consumption and reduce tailpipe emissions, as well as deliver […]

Trucks with Allison transmissions take top five positions on the grueling Dakar 2019 rally raid

19th February 2019 By propel-admin

The robustness and ease-of-operation of fully automatic transmissions are convincingly demonstrated in Dakar 2019, one of the world’s toughest endurance motor sport events INDIANAPOLIS – Vehicles equipped with Allison fully automatic transmissions have taken first, third and fourth places in the truck division at the Dakar Rally, the off-road event acknowledged as one of the […]

Bell exclusively selects Allison transmissions for its articulated dump trucks

23rd August 2019 By propel-admin

Bell Equipment’s B30E ADT fitted with the recently released 3400ORS transmission designed for heavy-duty applications Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ALSN), the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions, today announced a partnership with Bell Equipment, a world leader in the off-highway vehicle and equipment business headquartered in South Africa. In addition […]