Cummins and Zonar partner to offer Cummins Connected Diagnostics with Connected Advisor
Cummins and Zonar have announced that they are offering joint customers Cummins Connected Diagnostics with Connected Advisor, two wireless uptime technologies that are included with Cummins engines. Connected Advisor provides customers with daily and monthly health reports that consist of prioritized, time-based recommendations to distinguish between immediate repair needs and those that can be scheduled
Cummins to recall 500,000 medium- and heavy-duty trucks due to SCR issue
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Cummins Inc. announced that Cummins will be voluntarily recalling roughly 500,000 model year 2010-2015 medium- and heavy-duty trucks. The recall will replace a faulty emissions control systems component that causes excess emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx). This recall is the largest voluntary truck emissions recall to date. The
Valvoline Premium Blue One Solution now Cummins approved for extended oil drain intervals
Valvoline’s Premium Blue One Solution engine oil has become the first engine oil approved to meet Cummins Engine Spec (CES 20092) that allows for extended drains in natural gas engines. Premium Blue One Solution, an engine oil approved for use in certain natural gas, diesel and gas fleet engines, was first released in March. With
Leaner and meaner: Cummins readies the X12 engine for the road
Late last summer, just before Cummins unveiled its Class 7 all-electric concept truck, the engine OEM took journalists through a tour of its technical center, an incubator for the hatching the next generation of powertrain technologies. We walked through corridors of testing bays. The rumbling of super-secret prototype engines being put through rigorous testing procedures
Autocar to offer Cummins X12 engine
Cummins Inc. announced that starting in the fourth quarter of this year, Autocar, an American manufacturer of severe-duty, cab-over-engine vocational trucks, will introduce the X12 in its ACX(r) model. “With its best-in-class power-to-weight ratio, Cummins believes that the X12 engine will be well suited to address the needs of the refuse market as well as
Cummins subsidiary ZED Connect opens headquarters in Calabasas, Calif.
Cummins, Inc. subsidiary ZED Connect has opened its headquarters in Calabasas, Calif. The facility is located at 23975 Park Sorrento, Suite 100. The new operations will house the company’s executive staff, as well as research and development, engineering, design, product management, accounting and marketing. Launched in June by Cummins, ZED Connect’s initial offering is the
Ride the lightning: Cummins unveils its electric Class 7 concept truck
There’s a moment when you’re standing under a gray curtain of clouds and wonder if you actually felt the first rain drop or just imagined it. That was the moment when the crowd gathered in the courtyard of the Cummins Technical Center, the power generation company’s incubator for innovation. Julie Furber, executive director of Cummins’
Cummins promises productivity, fuel efficiency from X12
Cummins Inc. recently announced that its new X12 engine will be released in 2018. Steve Reedy, the Cummins X12 program leader, took the time to talk about the engine and outline its features and benefits. Taking off weight While reduction for improved fuel economy is great, it is only important if the engine can also
Cummins highlights upcoming X12 engine, additional technology at NACV
At the North American Commercial Vehicle show, Cummins offered a glimpse into its product road map with its super-efficient diesel engines (the X12 and X15) that are paired with the Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies Endurant transmission. The lighter-weight X12 engine is engineered for performance and power while offering increased fuel economy through the use
Eaton Cummins joint venture debuts its automated transmission
Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies has introduced the new Endurant 12-speed automated transmission, a 1,850 lb.-ft. capable heavy-duty transmission. Designed for linehaul applications, Endurant weighs up to 105 lbs. less than competitive automated manual transmissions (AMTs). Endurant is the first automated heavy-duty transmission to be introduced as part of the newly formed joint venture between
