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Equipment

Eaton, Cummins unveil new powertrain package

The companies estimate their new powertrain package — combining the ISX15 and Eaton’s Advantage Series automated series transmission — will deliver 3-6 percent fuel economy improvements.

March 10, 2013

Truck Stops

Love’s to buy 50 CNG trucks

Gemini Transport, a Love’s sister company hauling fuel for the truck stop chain, will put the Freightliners in service in the Texas Triangle and Oklahoma City areas.

March 7, 2013

Equipment

Mack vocational: New Granite MHD 4×2

Mack Trucks launched a 4×2 version of its Granite MHD vocational truck at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.

March 6, 2013

Business

Cummins-powered Internationals ship

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.

December 17, 2012

Overdrive Extra

Recycled oil offers nice shade of green

“Crude is crap,” proclaimed one member of our group Thursday, Nov. 15  as myself and other media participants toured the Safety-Kleen oil re-refinery facility in East Chicago, Ind. No, he is not opposed to crude oil itself. He was simplifying a point he makes whenever he encounters opinions that are biased against using recycled […]

November 16, 2012

Business

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

Class 5, 6 and 7 truck engines and transmissions were rated in J.D. Power’s U.S. Medium Duty Truck Engine and Transmission Study of vocational application models.

October 18, 2012

Business

Cummins to shut down facilities, reduce work force

Cummins says it’s responding to a weak global economy by cutting costs while maintaining investments in growth programs with planned work week reductions, shutdowns at some manufacturing facilities and some targeted work force reductions.

October 10, 2012

Business

Navistar reviewing more plant closings

Navistar CEO Lewis Campbell says company is reviewing all operations beyond its core North American truck and parts business to see whether any need to be adjusted, sold or closed as it seeks to increase profits.

October 5, 2012

Overdrive Extra

Reality bites: More from Navistar vocational boot camp

The embattled engine and truck maker is rolling up its sleeves to fix what’s gone wrong — watch for the low-cab-forward LoadStar to debut with a natural gas power plant next year, among other developments.

September 27, 2012

Business

Cummins expects growth in natural gas engines

While enthusiasm is high for natural gas-powered vehicles, diesel engines will continue to power 90 percent of trucks, especially in linehaul applications, said Cummins’ Lori Thompson

August 23, 2012

Business

How to speak DPF

There’s no need to panic when a DPF light signals routine regeneration — at least in most cases.

August 13, 2012

Business

Kenworth spotlights natural gas efforts

Kenworth will be one of the first truck manufacturers to receive the new Cummins ISX12G 12-liter natural gas engine early next year.

July 25, 2012