Freightliner Trucks has made Allison transmissions an exclusive offering in its natural gas vehicles, including the new Cascadia 113 Natural Gas day cab tractor, which is expected to go into full production in the second quarter of 2013.
The Cascadia 113 NG tractor will be equipped with the new Cummins Westport ISX12 G heavy-duty engine and with Allison 4000 Series transmissions exclusively. Allison 3000 Series transmissions also are exclusive in Freightliner’s M2 112 and 114SD vehicles with the Cummins Westport ISL G 8.9L engine.
“Allison transmissions are the ideal option for alternative fuel vehicles because of their torque converter technology that results in improved startability at the launch of the vehicle, full power shifts and better performance,” said Robert Carrick, vocational sales manager – natural gas, for Freightliner Trucks.