Tag: automated transmission

Channel 19

A case for manual shifting, for less (not more) automation, for engagement on the long road

The incremental additions of automated features at highway speeds is ultimately an experiment with how much distraction the human brain can resist before it falls asleep at the wheel. Vehicle makers new and old, and end users, would do well to recognize and take very seriously the implications.

April 18, 2019

Equipment

Kenworth T680 to come standard with 12-speed automated transmission in 2018

The transmission is ideal for applications up to 110,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. The Paccar MX-13 engine is available with up to 510 horsepower and 1,850 lb.-ft. of torque.

December 19, 2017

Voices

Runaway truck!

A Rocky Mountains disaster averted by quick thinking, teamwork and a little luck — driver Don Christner’s retelling of a hair-raising moment on Colorado’s Loveland Pass: “no runaway truck ramps, no gaurdrails, no shoulders and no do-overs.”

January 21, 2016

Business

Vocational automated transmissions

Three new automated transmissions are made for dump trucks, concrete mixers and other vehicles involved in vocational applications.

December 28, 2009