The arrival of Detroit's DT12 automated manual transmission wasn't unexpected. Daimler AG, the parent company of Daimler Trucks North America and Detroit Inc., has been using such transmissions in ...

The heavy-duty automated transmission market in North America has a brand new and very serious competitor. Detroit's DT12 leverages deep component integration and advanced functionality, and delivers ...

The automated manual 12-speed transmission from the Detroit brand of Daimler Trucks North America rolled out in a Napa Valley, Calif., press ride ‘n drive at the beginning of August. While it’s the ...

Detroit Diesel Corporation and its component brand Detroit announced the availability of a power take-off option for the Detroit DT12. Detroit Diesel Corporation and its component brand Detroit ...

Last October, Daimler Trucks North America spoke for the first time about its plans for a vertically integrated powertrain using proprietary components from Detroit Diesel Corp. The company followed ...

Detroit Diesel Corporation (Detroit) today announced that it has published a new driver training video for the Detroit DT12 Automated Manual Transmission. The video can be found on the Detroit website ...

Detroit has launched its DT12-VL for heavy-duty vocational applications where it’s important to maximize payload. The latest addition to the DT12 vocational transmission lineup offers improved ...

Automated mechanical transmissions are a trend. In 2012, they were in 20 percent of all heavy trucks in North America, according to one supplier, and they are expected to reach 30 percent sometime ...

If a customer wants to drive one of the Class 8 trucks in Ryder’s commercial rental fleet, it will have to be one with an automated manual transmission, which shouldn’t be a problem because that’s ...

With the rise in popularity of automated manual transmissions (AMTs) and fully-automatic gearboxes like Allison Transmission’s TC10, one might think that the days of the tried-and-true manual shifter ...