Eaton and Cummins announced Wednesday, Nov. 4, upgrades to their jointly-developed and marketed SmartAdvantage optimized powertrain at the Eaton Proving Grounds outside of Marshall, MI., as well as ...

Western Star Truck Sales Inc. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, announced the availability of the Eaton UltraShift Plus automated transmission for all Detroit Diesel DD13-equipped Western Star 4900 day-cab ...

Over the years, engineers at Eaton have been refining their automated mechanical transmissions (AMTs). In that time, I’ve driven and judged them from a driver’s perspective, and praised and criticized ...

Eaton Corp. has expanded its UltraShift Plus automated transmission line with remote operation capability for split-shaft power take-offs. The enhancements allow transmission gear selection and clutch ...

Eaton Corporation recently received one of the company’s largest single fleet orders for its line of fully automated UltraShift PLUS transmissions. Eaton Corporation recently received one of the ...

Peterbilt announced this week a new powertrain option for several of its natural gas vehicles that combines the Cummins Westport ISX12 G and the Eaton UltraShift Plus automated transmission. The ...

Eaton has been working on automated transmissions for about 40 years, and the going has been slow because there is nothing simple about making a manual gearbox shift itself. Work began with a military ...

The UltraShift PLUS offers an alternative to traditional manual or automatic transmissions. Recommended for construction, refuse, municipal pickup and delivery, and agricultural applications, the ...

Kenworth Truck Co. is offering Eaton Corp.’s UltraShift Plus Vocational Active Shifting transmission as an option in its T370, T440 and T470 medium-duty models equipped with the Paccar PX-9 engine.

Eaton has added split shaft power take-off (PTO) enhancements to its UltraShift Plus automated transmissions. The enhancements now allow for transmission gear selection and clutch control outside of a ...

Eaton said it has expanded the company’s lineup of UltraShift Plus automated transmissions for vocational applications through enhanced split shaft power take-off capabilities that allow for ...