NEWS & EVENTS

Do you know when to service your Jake Brake^®?  Heavy Duty Trucking sits down with the Jacobs team to understand when you should tune up your engine brake.

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Learn more about Jacobs' lashless engine brake technology in the May 2022 edition of Diesel Progress.  Mike Brezonick takes a look at one of Jacobs' newest technologies.  To access this edition of Diesel Progress and read the f

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today announced that it has closed on its acquisition of Jacobs Vehicle Systems (JVS) from Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a worldwide manufacturer of engine retarding and valve actuation systems for the commercial vehicle industry, has upgraded the company’s engine brake on model-year 2021 PACCAR MX-11 heavy-duty diesel engines. The electronically controlled engine brake now includes a new high-flow solenoid valve to facilitate faster, smoother gear shifting, resulting in simplified and smoother vehicle operation, as well as fuel consumption improvements.