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ExpoCam 2019

Jacobs will show off its latest high-performance engine brakes and newest technologies such as High Power Density Engine Braking and Active Decompression Technology.

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Nov 27, 2018

Gobble Gobble

It is a Jacobs’ tradition to celebrate Thanksgiving each year with every employee in Bloomfield before closing for the Thanksgiving long weekend.  Over 500 employees are served a turkey dinner across three shifts.  The kitchen staff worked hard to prepare enough turkey, gravy, dressing, sides, and desserts to feed everyone. 

Nov 27, 2018

Thanksgiving Turkey Handout and Donation

Each year, Jacobs purchases one turkey for each of its employees who work in the Bloomfield location.  The week before Thanksgiving, the turkeys are delivered, and employees can choose to either pick up their turkey for their Thanksgiving celebration or donate it to Foodshare, a local food bank in Bloomfield. 

Nov 16, 2018

Providing Thanksgiving Meals to Local Families

For many years, Jacobs has loaded up the company van with Thanksgiving meal baskets and headed to the Town of Bloomfield Social & Youth Services. This year Jacobs employees generously contributed to 16 meal baskets and grocery store gift cards which will help the town organization in their quest to provide hundreds of families with meals this Thanksgiving.

Nov 14, 2018

Jacobs Delivers 1 Millionth Brake for Heavy-Duty World Engine

BLOOMFIELD, CT, USA − Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, the world’s leading manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, announces the sale of its one millionth engine brake for Daimler Trucks’ heavy duty engine platform (HDEP).

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Events

ExpoCam 2019

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Jacobs is returning to the ExpoCam 2019 event in April.  Join the Jacobs team at booth 129 to learn about the latest in engine braking and valve actuation technologies.  In addition to hearing about our latest technologies such as High Power Density® Engine Braking and Active Decompression Technology®, our regional managers will be available to answer any of your engine brake questions.

Truckers Jamboree

Join us under the big top tent at the 40th Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree this July.  Stop by our booth to have all of your engine braking questions answered by the Jacobs team.  

To find more information about this free event, visit the Iowa 80 Truckstop's website here.

Iowa 80 Truckstop building

American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition

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If you are attending the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition (MCE), make plans to visit Jacobs' booth during the exhibition.  While you are there, learn more about how your fleet can benefit from Jacobs' latest technologies such as Active Decompression Technology® and High Power Density® Engine Brakes.  

North American Commercial Vehicle Show

Jacobs is returning to the North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV) in 2019 after a successful 2017 inaugural show.  Join us in Hall A, Booth 1354 to learn more about how your fleet can benefit from Jacobs' latest technologies such as Active Decompression Technology®, High Power Density® Engine Brakes, and more!  

Learn more about the NACV show by visiting http://nacvshow.com/. 

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