Cummins

My MATS Mash-up

Jack Roberts | March 30, 2013

Another Mid-America Trucking Show is in the books and things are quiet for the moment while the trucking industry catches its collective breath. There’ll be more big news coming soon – I’ll be in Germany ...

equipment

Eaton, Cummins unveil new powertrain package

Todd Dills | March 10, 2013

The new powertrain package combining the ISX15 with unique SmartTorque2 ratings and Eaton’s Advantage Series automated transmission Eaton and Cummins unveiled a new powertrain package for the North American linehaul and regional haul truckload and ...

truck stops

Love’s to buy 50 CNG trucks

Todd Dills | March 07, 2013

Love’s Travel Stops will buy 50 new Freightliner Cascadia trucks with the Cummins Westport 12-liter compressed natural gas (CNG) engine for its fleet of fuel haulers, operating under the Gemini Transport brand. Gemini, a sister ...

Severe Service

Mack vocational: New Granite MHD 4×2

Overdrive Staff | March 06, 2013

At the 2013 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Mack Trucks today launched the MACK Granite Medium Heavy Duty (MHD) 4x2 model, offering a Class 7 or Class 8 solution for ...

equipment news

Cummins-powered Internationals ship

Overdrive Staff | December 17, 2012

Navistar is shipping its first 300 Cummins ISX15-equipped International ProStar+ Class 8 on-highway tractors to customers five days ahead of schedule, the company announced this week. Since announcing its shift to SCR-based clean engine technology this ...

Overdrive Extra

Recycled oil offers nice shade of green

Randy Grider | November 16, 2012

The state-of-the-art control room at Safety-Kleen's oil re-refinery has the look and feel of a sophisticated aircraft control tower. “Crude is crap,” proclaimed one member of our group Thursday, Nov. 15 as myself and other ...

Industry briefs

Hino, Cummins, Paccar top power rankings for medium-duty engines

Todd Dills | October 18, 2012

Hino engines ranked highest in customer satisfaction for a fifth consecutive year in J.D. Power's 2012 U.S. Medium-Duty Truck Engine and Transmission Study, released today. Scoring 801 (out of a possible 1,000) and performing particularly well ...

equipment

Cummins to shut down facilities, reduce work force

Overdrive Staff | October 10, 2012

Cummins Inc. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, announced actions to respond to the weakening global economy by cutting costs while maintaining investments in growth program with planned work week reductions, shutdowns at some manufacturing facilities and ...

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CSA'S DATA TRAIL

Inconsistent enforcement: CSA vs. the independent

In the two years since CSA's advent, the smallest carriers have had a much greater chance of getting inspected and put out of service than drivers and trucks of the largest carriers.