diesel engines

Cummins’ fuel rail fire risk leads to recall at 26 manufacturers

A fire risk from a Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) fuel rail is leading 26 truck, bus and motorhome manufacturers to recall a total of nearly 45,000 vehicles.

In a recall filing May 12 with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Cummins said the likelihood of a fire in affected L9 and ISX12 engines built between Jan. 2, 2017 and Oct.16, 2020 was about 1%. 

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Cummins gets long-term engine supply deal with Navistar

Diesel engine leader Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) will supply medium- and heavy-duty truck and bus engines to Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV) through the next two emission cycles, or 2026.

“This new long-term agreement with Cummins, in combination with our proprietary powertrains, will offer International customers the most competitive and fuel-efficient engines in the market,” said Phil Christman, president of operations for Navistar. 

Navistar also will spend less to meet future emissions...

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Wabash National and eNow release solar-powered reefer

Wabash National zero-emissions trailer

Wabash National (NYSE: WNC) and solar power supplier eNow are harnessing the sun to power a road-ready all-electric Carrier Transicold refrigerated trailer. It could save 50% over a diesel-powered unit.

The zero-emission trailer debuted at the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) meeting in February. Reefers are designed to keep perishable goods cool during transport.

Solar-powered refers are not new. But their adoption is slow. Until recently,...

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8 autonomous trucking questions for Navistar’s Chris Gutierrez

Navistar engineer and TuSimple truck

For two years, Navistar and TuSimple engineers quietly worked in parallel, building autonomous truck prototypes. Now, the relationship is changing.

On Wednesday, the companies said Navistar will sell a driverless truck by 2024, advancing the industry’s accepted end-of-the-decade production timeline. Navistar will offer a single, no-frills autonomous truck that fleets will learn to launch and receive. Navistar and TuSimple will help smooth this new wrinkle in logistics.

Below are eight questions...

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Drilling Deep: Diesel technology pushes back against the idea that it’s status quo

To watch the stock of Nikola Motors, the company that has raised millions to produce a hydrogen-produced truck, you’d think that the day of the diesel engine was going to end soon. 

But that isn’t the case. Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, joins host John Kingston on the Drilling Deep podcast to talk about the work his group is doing to produce engines that are cleaner and that stay a step ahead of other technologies, powered by a significant wave of...

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Fairbanks Morse to power Coast Guard offshore patrol cutter

Fairbanks Morse has been awarded a contract by Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) to build and deliver the main propulsion diesel engines for the U.S. Coast Guard’s offshore patrol cutter (OPC) Ingram (WMSM-917), which will be built by ESG in Panama City, Fla. The engines will be built by Fairbanks Morse at its Beloit, Wis., manufacturing facility.

“We are honored once again to be called on to provide the critical engines essential to OPC ships that will help to protect our shores during vital...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/fairbanks-morse-to-power-coast-guard-offshore-patrol-cutter/

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