Volvo Trucks announces Cummins ISX12N natural gas engine availability in the VNL 300
The new Volvo VNL 300 daycab is now available with the latest version of the Cummins ISX12N “Near Zero” natural gas engine, providing an alternative fuel solution for pick-up and delivery and regional-haul operations, Volvo Trucks North America announced. “The low carbon footprint, expanded delivery and distribution, abundant supply and stable pricing of natural gas
The brains behind the reman operation: Reman ECMs
Don’t overlook the engine control modules (ECM) in your conversations with reman equipment suppliers. The ECM programming needs to match your engine spec and performance expectations. You want to ensure you port over your parameters. You’d also have the ability to reset your operational parameters, but be forewarned: It is illegal to modify the calibration
Busting reman myths and building the business case
Class 8 truck orders are effectively booked for the remainder of the year. OEMs are at capacity and that means you’re going to need to breathe some new life into your tractors to pounce on the current carrier-favorable environment. So let’s turn our attention to remanufactured equipment and components. For many fleets, reman options, particularly
How manufacturer oil drain intervals are set
There’s a lot of talk in our oil drain interval and used oil analysis story about manufacturer-set oil drain intervals. And you may be wondering: how do they set those intervals, anyway?
The importance of oil drain intervals, used oil analysis
The appeal of extending your truck’s oil drain intervals beyond the manufacturer recommendations is easy to see: It’s both a cost-saving and time-saving measure, and it does make sense in a lot of applications. However, it’s important to remember that manufacturer oil drain intervals are set for a reason, and that while extending them may
Cummins Integrated Power now available with International LT, LoneStar
International Trucks has begun offering the Cummins Integrated Power portfolio—the X15 engine paired with the Endurant transmission—in both the International LoneStar and LT Series trucks. Endurant was designed as part of a joint venture between Eaton and Cummins, and is specifically designed to work with the Cummins X15 engine. The 12-speed Endurant transmission is built
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
Over-the-air engine reprogramming: What it is and why you should care
You’ve read the headline, so let’s get right down to business. The majority of heavy-duty engine manufacturers, namely Cummins, Detroit, International and Volvo Trucks, have rolled out over-the-air (OTA) engine reprogramming this year, giving you the power to update your 2017 model year and newer engines wherever your trucks are on the road (provided there
Watch: Dealing with the coming changes to the trucking industry
Fleet Equipment‘s Future Focus series takes a look at the coming changes to the trucking industry in the form of electrification and alternative energy sources, and what some companies are doing to adapt to the changing times. In part one, Senior Editor Alex Crissey talks with Cummins on the coming changes to the trucking industry
What remote diagnostics can do for your medium-duty engines
Stretching from Class 2 to Class 7 vehicles, the “medium-duty” label is a broad one, so medium-duty engines are made to tackle a variety of applications. Remote diagnostics can help by keeping fleets on top of any maintenance issues by letting them know the nature of the service issue and how urgent it is, so
