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Allison transmissions conquer Australia’s rugged Pilbara for trucks hire fleet

Dec 09, 2019

Remote area hire company, Karratha Machinery Hire, chose Allison Automatics for all of its medium-duty truck hire fleet because of their ability to cope with low-traction conditions, high temperatures and variable driver skills. Full Story

Allison Transmission to meet tourism transporters across Turkey

Dec 06, 2019

Allison Transmission goes for a roadshow in Turkey to experience the advantages of fully automatic transmissions in tourism transportation with users. Full Story

Allison Transmission and Department of Defense to upgrade propulsion systems

Dec 05, 2019

Allison will provide upgraded X200 transmissions for the United States Army’s tracked military applications. Full Story

Fisheries utilize Allison transmissions in live fish transport, marking further growth in the Korean Specialty Market

Nov 27, 2019

Yongjin Fisheries operates five-ton live fish transport trucks in Jeju, and Baek Cheol-yong, CEO of the company, introduced trucks with Allison fully automatic transmissions in 2011. “Allison Automatics are the safest, most convenient, cost-effective and durable,” says Baek. Full Story

Cleaning Service Provider, Yangcheon Environment Chooses Allison Fully Automatic Transmissions for Refuse Trucks

Nov 27, 2019

Faster acceleration, better vehicle control and increased productivity are among the reasons cleaning service provider, Yangcheon Environment chooses Allison fully automatic transmissions in their refuse trucks. This adoption is the first time for Yangcheon Environment to choose an Allison Transmission product in their vehicles. Full Story

Independent scrapyard improved operational efficiency with Allison’s fully automatic transmissions

Nov 25, 2019

An independent scrapyard operator switched to an Allison Transmission equipped five-ton crane to reduce fatigue and gain efficiencies as he transports tiles and building supplies on the increasingly crowded roads of the metro area in Korea. Full Story

Allison Transmission Korea Sponsors 2019 County and Lestar Lovers Club Event

Nov 19, 2019

Allison Transmission Korea announced their sponsorship of the 2019 County and Lestar Lovers Club event. The two-day event was held at the Gwangdeok Rest Area in Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do. Full Story

Leader in Road and Public Utilities Machinery Equips Vehicles with Fully Automatic Allison Transmissions

Nov 19, 2019

Merkator Holding, a Russian leading manufacturer of multipurpose road machinery for highway cleaning and public utilities machines, has modified its vehicles based on KAMAZ 6520 chassis together with Allison Transmission: they replaced the OE-built gear box with the fully automatic Allison 4000 SeriesTM. Full Story

Retrofitting Allison’s FuelSense® 2.0 software to RCVs cuts fuel consumption by 8.85%

Nov 18, 2019

Fife Council’s independent trial on Mercedes-Benz refuse trucks demonstrates how software upgrades can save thousands of pounds in annual fuel costs. Full Story

Allison celebrates delivery of the 10,000th Allison fully automatic transmission equipped on Japanese large city bus

Nov 14, 2019

Allison Transmission Japan and Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Co. Ltd jointly celebrated the delivery of the 10,000th T-model on Mitsubishi Fuso’s bus. The ceremony was held at the Isehara Branch of Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu. Full Story