News: Allison Transmission Awards Petro-Canada Lubricants its Global Factory Fill Transmission Fluid Contract

Allison Transmission Awards Petro-Canada Lubricants its Global Factory Fill Transmission Fluid Contract

Sep 29, 2020

Petro-Canada Lubricants, a HollyFrontier business, is pleased to announce that it has signed a supply agreement to become the only worldwide first-fill supplier of TES 668™ automatic transmission fluid for Allison Transmission, the premier global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty commercial automatic transmissions.

Using its leading-edge lubricant technology, Petro-Canada Lubricants meets the requirements of the Allison Transmission TES 668™ specification with the formulation of DuraDrive™ HD Synthetic 668. DuraDrive HD Synthetic 668 is specified for on-highway vehicles, including vocational applications, and is fully backwards compatible for every Allison transmission that requires an approved TES 295® fluid.

The DuraDrive HD Synthetic 668 factory fill contract will provide Allison Transmission’s manufacturing sites and customers worldwide with access to the durability, performance enhancement and equipment protection that Petro-Canada Lubricants’ automatic transmission fluid delivers.

"Allison Transmission is a world-renowned producer of automatic transmissions and we are delighted to be recognized as their global TES 668™ fluid supplier of choice," said Tony Weatherill, president, Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc. "This initiative demonstrates the technical capabilities of our team, who worked closely with Allison Transmission to develop this formulation which sets a new standard for automatic transmission fluids. At Petro-Canada Lubricants, we pride ourselves on our technology and innovation, and the ability to provide high-quality lubricants to global market leaders."

Learn more about DuraDrive™ HD Synthetic 668 and our partnership with Allison Transmission.

*TES 295® and TES 668™ are registered trademarks of Allison Transmission, Inc.

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About Petro-Canada Lubricants

Petro-Canada Lubricants blends and packages more than 350 different lubricants, specialty fluids and greases that are exported to more than 80 countries on six continents. Petro-Canada Lubricants specializes in products and services proven to maximize equipment performance, productivity and overall savings. From heavy duty engine oils to hydraulic fluids, automatic transmission fluids and gear oils and greases – Petro-Canada Lubricants is committed to delivering innovative solutions that deliver value and keep your business moving. HollyFrontier Corporation, through its subsidiary, owns Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc., whose Mississauga, Ontario facility produces 15,600 barrels per day of base oils and other specialized lubricant products.

About HollyFrontier Corporation

HollyFrontier Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent petroleum refiner and marketer that produces high value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other specialty products. HollyFrontier owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah and markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states. In addition, HollyFrontier produces base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and exports products to more than 80 countries. HollyFrontier also owns a 57% limited partner interest and a non-economic general partner interest in Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a master limited partnership that provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to the petroleum industry, including HollyFrontier.