Milestone engine produced by Cummins, Case venture

Avatar photo

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The 2,000,000th diesel engine has been produced by Consolidated Diesel, a joint venture between Cummins and Case Corp.

The power plant in question rolled off the production line at 9 a.m. on Oct. 10. The Cummins 9-liter ISL 330-horsepower unit will be delivered to Peterbilt Motors Co. of Denton, Texas. It will power a Model 357 Peterbilt chassis dump truck for construction application with D III Transport Corp. of San Diego, Calif.

“The ISL has performed great for us,” says Don Daley III, manager — D III Transport Corp. “The reliability of this engine has been excellent, and the low maintenance has helped our operating costs.”

Avatar photo

Truck News is Canada's leading trucking newspaper - news and information for trucking companies, owner/operators, truck drivers and logistics professionals working in the Canadian trucking industry.


Have your say


This is a moderated forum. Comments will no longer be published unless they are accompanied by a first and last name and a verifiable email address. (Today's Trucking will not publish or share the email address.) Profane language and content deemed to be libelous, racist, or threatening in nature will not be published under any circumstances.

*