Eaton, Cummins Westport offer spark-ignited NG engine for North American market
Eaton and Cummins Westport, a joint-venture company of Cummins Inc. and Westport Innovations, announced an integrated powertrain package for the Cummins Westport ISX12 G natural gas engine that will provide customers with the first automated transmission to be paired with a spark-ignited natural gas engine in the North American market. The powertrain will combine an Eaton
Photos from the Work Truck Show floor
This week in Indianapolis, the Fleet Equipment staff took in the sights and sounds of the NTEA Work Truck Show. We’ve been posting the latest news as it was released at the show. Here we’ve collected a small sampling of the coolest equipment and booths on the show floor.
Eaton supports next gen. medium-, heavy-duty vehicle fuel efficiency standards
Power management company Eaton announced its support of new deadlines on national fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including 18-wheelers, sanitation trucks, buses, and other large vehicles, as it works to inform regulators as they develop national fuel-saving rules. Feb. 18’s announcement by President Barack Obama calls for the
Eaton names Aditya Naik vice president, Finance, Vehicle Group
Power management company Eaton announced that Aditya “A.D.” Naik has been named vice president, Finance, Vehicle group, reporting to Ken Davis, president, Vehicle Group, effective Jan. 27. Naik most recently served as vice president, finance, for Precision Castparts Corp.‘s Wyman-Gordon Aerospace/Turbine Group, where he was responsible for financial controls, planning, analysis and business partnerships. Naik
Rise of the automatic and automated manual transmissions?
With the growing popularity of automatic and AMT transmissions, and the focus on fuel efficiency, what will become of the tried and true manual transmissions? “As the driver pool becomes less experienced, I think we’ll continue to see some transition to automation, but there will always be a good place for manual transmissions in the
Automatic and automated manual transmissions can improve fuel efficiency
Pouring over specs, investigating equipment options and analyzing your equipment usage, you work hard to build the most efficient, dependable trucks for your fleet. You carefully take stock of your business needs and build a truck to exceed those expectations, calculating costs and mitigating equipment risks. And then you put that perfectly spec’d machine into
Eaton launches Roadranger used truck program
Featuring extended warranty options a new Roadranger used truck program for North American Class 6, 7 and 8 trucks has been introduced by Eaton. The program offers options to purchase extended protection plans for existing Eaton manual and automated heavy- and medium-duty transmissions, existing transmissions with an existing Eaton heavy- or medium-duty clutch, and the