Allison Transmission Introduces New Regional-Haul Transmission
Allison Transmission, a major producer of quality automatic transmissions for commercial vehicles (CVs), announced, in collaboration with Freightliner Trucks, the introduction of the new Allison 3414 Regional Haul Series™ (RHS) transmission during the NACV exhibition. The new product is an upgraded version of Allison’s 3000 Series intended for mixed-duty fleets. Freightliner Trucks, an American truck maker (Daimler’s division), will be the 1-st customer to use the new Allison solution in its vehicles and enjoy its benefits.
The Allison 3000 HS has gained recognition as
an efficient solution for city delivery tractors. To satisfy growing
requirements of clients, the new gear shifting unit has increased torque
capacity and ensures better efficiency, and, at the same time, maintaining best
characteristics specific to Allison products.
When talking about the numbers, the new
transmission is capable of handling with up to 410 hp and 1965 Nm. This solid
number helps customers’ fleets to meet the challenge of using their trucks in
mixed duty cycles.
Allison 3414 Regional Haul Series™ (RHS) transmission
The 3414 RHS unit ensures up to 25% faster
speed-up capacity (0-20 mph), when compared to AMTs. Thanks to the use of
Allison’s xFE technology and FuelSense 2.0 with DynActive feature, the new
gearbox will guarantee up to 8% fuel efficiency enhancement.
According to the Daimler representative in the
US, both parties have a successful history of collaboration in providing mutual
customers with efficient powertrain units. Therefore, the new stage of
cooperation with Allison resulted in the new gearbox, which will hit the market
in 2020.
The 3414 RHS can be installed in any vehicle
that currently comes with the Allison 3000. Actually, this unit is
significantly lighter than the next lightest competitive gearbox in the
segment. Thanks to maintenance-friendliness of the unit, customers will be able
to save money on servicing and reduce not-in-service hours of their vehicles.
Allison hopes that the new transmission will have a promising future, as it can fully satisfy the requirements of even the most demanding customers: increased operating capacity, better maneuverability, solid warranty coverage, enhanced adaptability and fuel saving, as well as other typical strengths of all Allison products.
