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Environmental Health & Safety

Jacobs Vehicle Systems is an ISO 14001 Certified facility dedicated to the protection of the environment, and protection of the health & safety of our employees.

Our goals are:
•    Elimination of hazards to drive Injury Reduction and Risk Reduction
•    Manufacturing Waste Minimization and Emissions Reduction
•    Product Life Cycle Management/ Product Stewardship
•    Proactive Commitment to 100% Compliance & Continuous Improvement

Jacobs Vehicle Systems Environment Management Mission Statement


Environmental protection and sustainability are major considerations for Jacobs Vehicle Systems. Our responsibility is to ensure that our products, production processes, and facilities are developed and managed in line with ecologically sound principles. 

As such, Jacobs Vehicle Systems is committed to conducting business in a manner that protects the environment. We are committed to meeting or exceeding all applicable Environmental regulatory requirements as well as our own environmental management systems.
 
We will actively pursue:
•    Ecologically sound product designs;
•    Pollution prevention and waste minimization;
•    Facility reuse and recycling programs;
•    Energy & natural resource conservation;
•    Best environmental practice implementation.

Jacobs' Environmental Management System is built into our annual business planning process to continuously improve our environmental performance.

Each employee has an individual responsibility to proactively support this policy and follow all established Environmental procedures, and is encouraged to participate in our Environmental Programs and Committees.

ISO TS 16949 Certification

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Jacobs Takes on Noise Concerns

Truck, engine and equipment manufacturer studies have consistently found that improperly muffled vehicles are the root cause of noise concerns in our communities.

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Our Story

Although the Jacobs Engine Brake has been on the market since 1961, the need for it was terrifyingly demonstrated to its inventor Clessie L. Cummins, some thirty years earlier. In August of 1931, himself, Ford Moyer, and Dave Evans driving a Cummins diesel powered Indiana truck from New York to Los Angeles...

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ISO 14001 Certification

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