Equipment Cummins to host Biden, announces $1B in U.S. engine investments April 3, 2023 Cummins will host U.S. president Joe Biden in Fridley, Minn., today where the company has announced it will spend US$1 billion on U.S. engine manufacturing. The presidential visit is part…
Engines/Drivetrains Cummins to introduce X10 for medium- and heavy-duty applications February 15, 2023 Cummins has announced that in 2026 it will offer in North America the X10 fuel-agnostic engine, which will replace the L9 and X12 designs, serving both…
Equipment Detroit produces 1 millionth engine at Redford plant December 7, 2022 Detroit has produced its 1 millionth engine at the company’s manufacturing facility in Redford, Mich. The plant there produces the Detroit DD13, DD15, and DD16 engines. The company will celebrate…
Equipment Navistar upgrades Huntsville plant for new integrated powertrain April 20, 2022 Navistar has announced plans to build an integrated powertrain at its recently expanded plant in Huntsville, Ala. The truck and engine maker broke ground on the 110,000 sq.-ft. expansion in…
Business Management Cummins acquires Jacobs Vehicle Systems February 10, 2022 Cummins has agreed to purchase Jacobs Vehicle Systems (JVS), supplier of engine braking, cylinder deactivation, start/stop, and thermal management technologies. The engine maker says the acquisition adds new technologies to…
Equipment Cummins signs MoU to become Daimler’s global medium-duty engine provider February 23, 2021 Daimler Truck AG and Cummins have inked a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two companies work together globally on medium-duty commercial vehicle engines. Cummins will set up an…
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 Navistar to shut down Melrose Park facility January 14, 2021 Navistar International is selling its Melrose Park, Ill., facility to a developer, who will turn it into an industrial busines park. The truck maker says half its employees at the…
Equipment Regulations, Covid-19 influencing commercial vehicle demand December 9, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Covid-19 pandemic and regulations calling for zero emissions vehicles are shaping commercial vehicle demand, according to a new report from ACT Research and Rhein Associates. N.A.
Equipment Paccar celebrates 10 years of North American engine production December 2, 2020 BELLEVUE, Wash. – Paccar is celebrating 10 years of North American engine manufacturing. The company began planning to produce engines in its Columbus, Mississippi factory in 2006, bringing in a…
Kenworth offers near-zero NOx engine August 22, 2018 Kenworth continues to expand the offerings that will run on natural gas, with T680, T880 and T880S trucks now available with Cummins Westport ISX12N near-zero-NOx emissions natural gas engines.
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 Eaton-Cummins JV an extension of existing collaboration April 11, 2017 GALESBURG, Mich. – Shared corporate values and a history of working together brought Eaton and Cummins together, under a new joint venture that will produce automated transmissions for global markets.
Equipment Cummins extends drain intervals, offers over-the-air programming March 1, 2017 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Cummins announced longer drain intervals, over-the-air programming and a new Connected Advisor service at the spring meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council. Connected Advisor provides fleets…
Equipment Cummins unveils new engine series July 25, 2016 New X15 to provide stronger fuel economy and performance