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 ...

From pricing intelligence and compliance tools to charging infrastructure, diagnostics, tires, and AI, HDT’s 2026 Top 20 Products recognize the new tools, technologies, and ideas heavy-duty trucking ...

Eaton Corporation recently received one of the company’s largest single fleet orders for its line of fully automated UltraShift PLUS transmissions. As part of a new truck order for 1,000 Kenworth T680 ...

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 ...

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 Corporation has published two new color brochures that outline the features and benefits of the company’s new lineup of UltraShift PLUS heavy-duty automated transmissions. The new UltraShift ...

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 automated transmission lineup now includes three Vocational Construction Series (VCS) and three Vocational Multipurpose Series (VMS) models. 10- and 11-speed configurations 1,050-, ...

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 ...