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Video log: Test driving the 2014 International ProStar with the Eaton-Cummins powertrain

CCJ Executive Editor Jack Roberts outside Chicago, Ill., this week to get a peak at the 2014 International ProStar equipped with the Eaton-Cummins Smart Advantage powertrain.

May 6, 2014

Navistar stresses vocational commitment

The company refined SCR transition schedules and introduced new vocational options — and the TerraStar bagged work truck of the year awards.

March 7, 2014

The International WorkStar

Navistar sees net loss of $248M in 2014 first quarter

Truck and engine maker Navistar International recorded a net loss of $248 million in the first quarter of the 2014 fiscal year, per an announcement from the company March 5.

March 5, 2014

Navistar consolidating manufacturing plants for mid-range engines

Navistar says it will save $22 million each year by consolidating production of its mid-range engines, shifting some production from Huntsville, Ala., to Melrose Park, Ill.

February 21, 2014

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Court sides with engine makers, against EPA and throws out rule that benefitted Navistar

Federal appellate judges this week again tossed out a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that allowed for the approval of Navistar’s heavy-duty truck engines that did not meet 2010 emission standards.

December 13, 2013

Navistar MaxxForce 15 — One of the engines whose EPA approval was questioned by rival engine makers.

Navistar says it has completed transition to SCR

Navistar, maker of International trucks, says it has completed its transition away from exhaust gas recirculation-only engines to selective catalytic reduction exhaust aftertreatment tech as a means to comply with 2010 engine emissions standards.

October 29, 2013

Navistar announced this week that the International LoneStar will now be equipped with the Cummins ISX15, marking the completion of the company’s transition to SCR.

Navistar still under fire from competing truck, engine makers

Though Navistar won a court ruling last week that dismissed a case brought by rival truck and engine makers about the validity of the compliance certificates issued to the company, the court battle appears to be far from over.

October 23, 2013

Court dismisses challenge to Navistar’s use of emissions credits

The “certificates of conformity” allowed Navistar to make and sell non-complaint model engines while being assessed a fine on each one sold.

October 19, 2013

Navistar announced last September it would no longer be making its MaxxForce 15 engine and would instead offer the Cummins ISX15 as its 15-liter spec option.

Truck, engine makers want Navistar EPA credits revoked

Some U.S. manufacturers say Navistar’s credits came at the expense of its competitors, who invested millions into research and development of modern engine tech.

September 13, 2013

Navistar posts $247M third quarter loss, cutting 500 jobs

Navistar reported for the third quarter of 2013 a $247 net loss and says it will be cutting 500 jobs in an attempt to boost profitability.

September 4, 2013

Overdrive Extra

A driver’s chance encounter spirals into multi-media coverage

Tim Young wasn’t expecting his life to change the day he ran into a woman photographing drivers at an Ontario, Calif., truck stop.

September 3, 2013

Tim Young (white shirt) and his family.

Navistar confirms ‘workforce reductions’

Navistar is cutting jobs, but declines further comment until an event next week, said spokesperson Elissa Maurer. The Chicago Tribune reported on Aug. 9 that the company was planning “a few hundred layoffs.” Another 140 contract jobs are reported to be terminated as well. The Chicago-area Daily Herald published a similar story. “We have been in the process […]

August 30, 2013

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