Equipment Cummins, Isuzu to test battery-electric prototype truck January 24, 2022 Cummins and Isuzu are joining forces to build the prototype of a medium-duty battery-electric truck for fleet demonstrations in the coming year. It will be the first zero-emissions offering to…
Business Management Don’t get stuck in your spec’ January 15, 2021 Spec’ing the right powertrain for your fleet’s application often equates to a tug-of-war between various priorities. Do you spec’ for efficiency, but sacrifice performance and risk aggravating drivers? Or do…
Equipment Cummins engine boss vows to offer customers “power of choice” September 24, 2017 ATLANTA, Ga. – Cummins is uniquely positioned to offer customers their “power of choice” well into the future, according to president of the engine business, Srikanth Padmanabhan. Padmanabhan was speaking…
Equipment First transmission from Eaton-Cummins joint venture introduced September 24, 2017 ATLANTA, Ga. – Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies took the wraps off the first project produced under its recently-announced joint venture – a new 12-speed automated transmission dubbed Endurant. The…
Equipment Cummins, Eaton boost torque in integrated powertrain February 28, 2016 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Eaton and Cummins have developed a new integrated powertrain that will offer efficiency benefits to carriers hauling heavy payloads. Cummins ISX15 engines rated at 400-475 hp and…
Equipment Cummins stretches DPF cleaning intervals, offers new extended protection plan February 1, 2016 COLUMBUS, Ind. — Cummins has extended the cleaning intervals on its diesel particulate filters (DPFs) and introduced a new Encore Xtra protection plan for certain engines. The new offerings lower…
Equipment Cummins announces GHG17 engine certification January 4, 2016 COLUMBUS, Ind. — Cummins announced today it has received GHG17 certification and will offer engines in 2017 that will be 2.5-7.5% more fuel-efficient than the 2013 ISX15. The company’s entire…
Equipment Cummins kicks off coast-to-coast road show June 16, 2015 COLUMBUS, Ind. — Cummins has hit the road with its 2017 ISX15 engine and will bring it to 34 cities in the US and Canada during a coast-to-coast road show.
Equipment Navistar shows off most fuel-efficient ProStar, announces remote diagnostics enhancements October 5, 2014 SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Navistar International unveiled what it says is its most fuel-efficient ProStar, featuring the SmartAdvantage powertrain package from Cummins and Eaton. The truck was on display at…
Equipment DRIVING AN INTEGRATED POWERTRAIN FROM CUMMINS AND EATON September 30, 2014 Cummins and Eaton have made a big slash with their SmartAdvantage integrated powertrain, featuring the ISX and the Fuller Advantage Series automated manual transmission. However, it hasn’t made much more…
Equipment JAMES GOES TO JAMESTOWN August 19, 2014 Earlier this month I drove down to Jamestown, N.Y., midway between Buffalo and Erie, Pa., to partake in the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Cummins plant there. Forty years is…
Equipment From uncertainty to prosperity: Jamestown Cummins plant turns 40 August 10, 2014 JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Cummins last week celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Jamestown Engine Plant, which produces heavy-duty truck engines for the North American market. The milestone stirred strong emotions…
Transportation Swift to test International ProStar with SmartAdvantage powertrain May 19, 2014 LISLE, Ill. — Navistar has announced Swift Transportation will be piloting International ProStar tractors with the Eaton-Cummins SmartAdvantage powertrain. The trucks will be powered by the Cummins ISX15 engine, mated…
Meritor adds two new ratios for 14X tandem drive axle May 16, 2014 TROY, Mich. — Meritor is offering two new ratios for its 14X rear-drive axle for improved fuel economy, the company announced. The company will offer the 14X tandem drive axles…
Sustainability Cummins gets Newsweek first place ranking for green processes and procedures October 25, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ind.-- Engine maker Cummins Inc. announced it has been ranked #1 among industrial companies in the US in Newsweek’s 2012 Green Rankings of businesses.
