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Transport company chooses Allison transmissions for just-in-time airport deliveries

31st October 2017 By propel-admin

Swedish TNT contractor delivers around the clock with 10 Volvo FL trucks equipped with the fully automatic Allison 3000 Series™; reliability, productivity and ease of driving credentials make package ideal for UK fleets STOCKHOLM – Br. Bäver Transport, one of Stockholm’s biggest haulage companies which primarily delivers air cargo for TNT in Sweden, has chosen […]

Swedish scrap metal transport fleet uses Allison transmissions for durability and life cycle value

9th July 2018 By propel-admin

Continuous Power Technology™ also helps Lantz Metall drivers accelerate faster and manoeuvre easier in congested Stockholm streets SOLLENTUNA, Sweden – Lantz Metall rents out containers, delivers them to customers and retrieves them when full. Five of its eight Stockholm-based Scania trucks are equipped with Allison fully automatic transmissions where they deliver durability and life cycle […]

GMC to offer 10-speed fully automatic Allison branded transmissions in 2020 Sierra Heavy Duties

24th January 2019 By propel-admin

GM to produce Allison 10-speed transmission for GMC Sierra Heavy Duty trucks Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ALSN), the largest global provider of commercial duty fully automatic transmissions, announced today, along with GMC, the availability of a 10-speed, fully automatic transmission in the new Sierra heavy-duty truck. Equipped with the Allison branded 10-speed transmission, the […]

JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS CAPTURES PACCAR SUPPLIER AWARD

24th July 2019 By propel-admin

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a worldwide manufacturer of diesel engine retarding and valve actuation systems, was recently recognised by PACCAR for meeting or exceeding the company’s 10 PPM quality standard, which stands for delivering no more than 10 defective parts for every million components supplied. Jacobs and other award winners also were required to meet demanding […]

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 […]

Shandong Pengxiang Auto selects Allison Transmission’s 4800 Off Road Series™ for its wide body mining dump trucks

14th December 2020 By Louise

50 units are delivered to support engineering, construction and mining operations in China; autonomous driving prototype of the WBMD truck also features an Allison transmission Chinese truck OEM, Shandong Pengxiang Auto, has specified Allison’s 4800 Off Road Series™ (ORS) fully automatic transmission for its latest wide body mining dump (WBMD) truck. Thirty units of the […]

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 […]