In addition, the company announced the new Neutral Coast Mode to the Fuller Advantage Series and UltraShift Plus automated transmissions. The announcements came during a press conference at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.
The Neutral Coast feature disengages the truck’s driveline and drops the engine speed to idle during certain downhill scenarios depending on a variety of factors –including vehicle weight, grade and vehicle speed – to improve fuel consumption up to 1 percent.
Neutral Coast works with the engine and other ECUs to determine the appropriate time to engage or disengage the driveline.
The new Neutral Coast feature will appear as SmartCoast when paired with a Cummins engine, Fuel Efficient Coast when paired with a Navistar engine and Neutral Coast when paired with a Paccar engine. It is available on all vehicles with a 2013 or newer Cummins ISX1, Navistar N13, or PACCAR MX-13 engine later this year.
With these announcements, Eaton says it is reaffirming its place in the evolving transmission marketplace