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Navistar now offering Allison fuel-efficiency package on medium-duty and vocational trucks

Navistar, Inc. has announced it is offering the Allison Transmission FuelSense® fuel-efficiency package on its medium-duty and vocational International® truck models. FuelSense, available in Allison’s 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 series transmissions, automatically adapts shift schedules and torque, maximizing transmission efficiency based on load, grade and duty cycle, without sacrificing performance. “Allison’s internal testing shows FuelSense cuts fuel consumption by[Read More…]

Should SMEs Automate?

Should SMEs Automate?

T Murrali With the expectations of vehicle end-users ever increasing, OEMs are under constant pressure to retain market share, let alone increase it. They eventually exert pressure on the component manufacturers whose challenges are snowballing in terms of cost, quality and delivery. While these expectations are managed by large companies, they may appear humongous for SMEs.      In the[Read More…]

by July 28, 2014 Cover Story