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Newsby Tom BergFebruary 28, 2013

Advantage 10-speed Transmissions to Use Less Lube Oil, Save 75 pounds, Eaton Says

A new series of Fuller Advantage manual and automated transmissions will cut weight and save fuel, Eaton’s Vehicle Group announced Thursday. The savings will offer a quick payback of the products’ “very small premium” in price over existing models.

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Articlesby Denise RondiniFebruary 13, 2013

A Passion for Electronics Remanufacturing

To understand Electronics Remanufacturing Co. (ERC), you need to first understand President Russ Schinzing and his passion for electronics. That passion helped lead to ERC being honored with Mike Hill Heavy Duty Remanufacturer of the Year Award.

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Articlesby Jim ParkJanuary 6, 2013

Test Drive: Daimler's DT12 Automated Transmission

The arrival of Detroit's DT12 automated manual transmission wasn't unexpected. Daimler AG, the parent company of Daimler Trucks North America and Detroit Inc., has been using such transmissions in Europe for many years in the Mercedes Actros line and earlier products

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeDecember 10, 2012

Obama Praises Detroit Investment as Daimler Announces American Production of Automated Transmission

President Barack Obama visited Detroit Diesel Corp. in Redford, Mich., to recognize Daimler Trucks North America's decision to invest $120 million in facilities to build the new Detroit DT12 automated manual transmission and the new Detroit DD15 proprietary asymmetric turbocharger in the United States

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ArticlesApril 1, 2008

A Shifting Situation

Automated transmission takes some of the jostle and slosh out of driving a tractor with an unbaffled tank in back.

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ArticlesJanuary 1, 2007

Completing The Circle

The transmission snaps through the gears, getting swiftly up to speed.

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