“This increased power supports a growing trend for fleets to use trucks in mixed-duty cycles, often delivery routes in the morning on one shift and in regional haul routes on a second shift,” says John Coll, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Allison Transmission. “This increase in power expand Allison’s coverage of regional haul engine ratings to nearly 60 percent of our 3000 Series base products.”
The 3414 RHS offers fuel economy improvements of up to 8 percent with Allison’s xFE hardware and FuelSense 2.0 with DynActive Shifting. An engine-driven PTO and retarder can be spec’d where required. The new transmission is offered with five-year, 750,000-mile warranty, the company says.
Kary Schaefer, Daimler Trucks’ general manager of product marketing and strategy, said the 3414 RHS will be offered in the Freightliner M2 112 and Cascadia 116 trucks paired to the Detroit DD13 engine starting in the second half of 2020. The 3414 RHS is a drop-in solution for any chassis with a current Allison 3000 Series option with the same form, fit, function and connections.
“We have had customers come to us looking for this opportunity to offer this transmission in their applications when they are looking for a slightly higher torque ratings and a way to extend their applications using the same packaging footprint as the 3000 Series,” says Schaefer.