Cummins Inc.

The Freudenberg Group makes a lot of different products, from candy coatings to heavy-duty electric truck and bus batteries.

A name change to drop the word diesel from its title may have been the politically correct move. But diesel is not going anywhere.

Engine maker and power distribution giant Cummins Inc. reported Q1 declines in two of five divisions, but a huge one-time gain juiced profits.

Natural gas may be having a moment as an alternative fuel for trucking, but there are a few nagging questions.

Cummins Inc.’s environmental citizenship record didn’t shield it from the U.S. attorney general’s criticism when it agreed to pay a record fine.

Hyliion is getting a second chance to make a viable business with its Karno technology that could help generate a buyer for the company.

$2 billion in fines and expenses from emissions-rigging slammed Cummins’ Q4 profit in a year of record revenues and cash generation.

WattEV continues to roll up a lion’s share of federal infrastructure grants as it plots electric charging corridors

Mississippi incentives helped lure a $2 billion advanced battery-making joint venture for electric trucks to the Magnolia State.

After agreeing to a $1.675 billion fine for violating the Clean Air Act, Cummins Inc. will pay California $175 million in the same case.

Cummins’ aggressive scaling of electrolyzers will need other players to meet expected midcentury hydrogen demand.

Cummins Inc. reported higher profits and sales in the third quarter as it generated record working cash but foresees Q4 pullback.

Natural gas has long been a bit player in a diesel-driven engine world. That may change with Cummins’ beefier 15-liter offering.

Startup Hyliion Holdings is pausing orders of its Hypertruck ERX as costs rise and electric trucks get better.

Stack AV founder Bryan Selesky is keeping most of the details of his autonomous trucking startup to himself for now.

Proterra customers are sanguine about the electric bus and battery maker’s bankruptcy reorganization. They expect deliveries to continue.

Hyliion Holdings has enough cash and investments to run its business through 2024 without raising new capital.

Class 8 truck orders rose in July, but they are still in the summer doldrums and trail replacement demand.

Cummins posted higher second-quarter sales and income thanks to its acquisition of Meritor, but EBITDA declined.

Robert Bosch expects $5.3 billion in sales by 2030 from building equipment that makes and uses hydrogen.

Tom Linebarger introduced Jennifer Rumsey as his handpicked successor as CEO of Cummins. Now she is adding the role of board chair.

In its first meeting with analysts since going solo, Daimler Truck projected revenue growth of 40%-60% in the second half of the decade.

After months of carping, California and engine makers agree to flexibility on emissions but hold to the state’s tough mandates.

School buses qualify for a lot of incentives to go electric, but are the vouchers and grants enough to make a difference?

Transportation startups that went for easy SPAC money never thought times would turn so ugly – certainly not so fast.

Cummins wants its filtration business to stand alone, but the engine and power distribution company will keep at least 80.5%.

Once dismissed as a far-off technology, hydrogen fuel cells and infrastructure are getting buzz at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo.

U.S. truck engine maker Cummins on Tuesday reported first-quarter revenue of $8.5 billion, boosted by strong global demand for its products.

Quarter after quarter, Paccar Inc. points to parts sales as driving its revenue and profits. Rush Enterprises deserves some of the credit.

Nikola Corp.’s hopes for a zero-emissions trucking future may be realized without the startup being part of it.

Proterra Inc. and Ouster Inc. are just two of many technology startups and growth-stage companies struggling financially.

Hydrogen fuel cells the only real option for long-haul trucking, North American Council for Freight Efficiency predicts.

Cummins used the occasion of a visit from President Biden to announce more than $1 billion of investment in its plants.

Cummins Inc. is rebranding its New Power division to get more attention for its investments in zero-emissions technologies.

Cummins Inc. will retire two legacy engines, replacing them with one fuel-agnostic powertrain for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

Cummins Inc. will retire two legacy engines, replacing them with one fuel-agnostic powertrain for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

Batteries. Electrified components. Fuel cells. Cummins Inc. has plans for all of them. But hydrogen-making electrolyzers top the list.

Engine maker Cummins backs OEM projections of a strong 2023 for new trucks. If the China market recovers, look for an earnings bounce.

Engine maker Cummins Inc. posted 2022 records in key financial metrics as it worked to integrate its Meritor acquisition.

Microsoft Corp. is reportedly near an investment in Gatik, the middle-mile autonomous trucking startup.

The American Transportation Research Institute finds that power needs for all-electric cars and trucks would be enormous.

The approach of Cummins Inc. to hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines is very different from how and when it talks about most of its products.

La separación de átomos de hidrógeno y oxígeno crece como combustible para los camiones y otras industrias

With a goal of decarbonizing the economy, numerous companies are adopting centuries-old electrolysis to split oxygen and hydrogen atoms.

Class 8 truck orders remained strong in October, but lower profits at truckload companies may cool bookings.

The $3.3 billion acquisition of Meritor Inc. took a bite out of Cummins’ Q3 earnings as did underperforming joint ventures in China.

Daimler Truck’s cellcentric joint venture with Volvo Group is a fuel cell truck first, but a big battery pack makes it a parallel hybrid.

TruckWings, the aerodynamic invention of Daniel Burrows, has more value than just the half-billion miles of on-road experience.

Cummins Inc. adds Minnesota to a growing list of global sites where it is manufacturing electrolyzers for green hydrogen.

Romeo Power founder Michael Patterson shares what happened at the startup battery maker as a cautionary tale for other SPAC-backed startups.

Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum has strong opinions on cabovers versus conventional trucks, fuel cells and other issues.

A Nikola whistleblower collected $600,000 from a short seller of the company’s stock and could be in line for a bigger payday from the SEC.

Does a comfy ride that resembles what they drive off duty keep a truck driver happier? OEMs seem to think so.

Werner Enterprises is sure enough of the Cummins hydrogen-powered X15H internal combustion engine engine that it ordered 500 of them.

Cummins Inc. is recalling 12,196 engines across 28 manufacturers with a defect in the engine control module that can lead to stalling.

Los impactos del frenesí del SPAC y las actualizaciones tecnológicas, a debate el miércoles

The second FreightWaves Autonomous and Electric Vehicles Summit will feature leaders in autonomy and all things electrification.

Robert Bosch will spend more than $200 million to expand a South Carolina facility to produce hydrogen fuel cells for heavy-duty trucks.

On Jennifer Rumsey’s second day as CEO, Cummins Inc. reported strong Q2 earnings in North America.

New Cummins Inc. CEO Jennifer Rumsey talked about mentoring and reaching the company’s Destination Zero carbon goals in a FreightWaves interview.

Jennifer Rumsey grew up in Columbus, Indiana, where Cummins Inc. is based. Next month, she will become its first female CEO.

The American Power Group sees a 20-year market for its dual fuel system that runs uses natural gas and diesel fuel.

Cummins Inc., a threat to the survivability of hybrid powertrain developer Hyliion, will partner with the startup on certifying a natural gas engine.

Hyliion gana credibilidad en el transporte de larga distancia de bajas emisiones con Cummins de su lado

Columbus, Indiana is the very definition of a company town. And it owes its vitality to Cummins Inc.

TuSimple co-founder Mo Chen launches Hydron, an autonomous trucking venture that would use hydrogen fuel to achieve zero emissions.

Some free money from California to buy down the cost of electric trucks remains, but you better hurry to apply.

Meritor’s $201 million purchase of Siemens’ electric propulsion unit is fine with Meritor suitor Cummins.

Electric trucks — battery and fuel cells — unsurprisingly overwhelmed the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo.

Cummins will work with Daimler Truck North America to get hydrogen-powered fuel cell Freightliner Cascadias to customers in 2024.

Cummins Inc. expects to keep raising prices to stay ahead of inflation in the materials it buys for engines and powertrains.

As Cummins focuses on electrification and growing its traditional engine business, the company is preparing an IPO for its filtration business.

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How did Navistar manage to build its assembly plant in San Antonio for a relatively paltry $250 million? Partly by ignoring a famous baseball movie line.

Ever willing to try something new, Werner Enterprises teams aligns with Aurora Innovation on 600-mile supervised autonomous freight runs in Texas.

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Traton Group is still focused on battery power for trucks but tossed a bone to hydrogen in raising its electrification spending to about $3 billion by 2026.

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What it takes to get people and snow to the Olympics; the FMCSA tries to make things easier; and Mexico’s take on the cross-border vaccine mandate.

Multiple fleets placed deposits for 100 extended-range Hypertruck ERX units as Hyliion Holdings declared it has enough money for a late 2023 launch.

La prima propuesta del 48% enciende la cotización del proveedor más pequeño

Cummins Inc. will buy Meritor for $3.7 billion in a deal that combines traditional and new power components for commercial trucks.

A joint venture focused on automated manual transmissions is responsible for the practical end of manual gearboxes in heavy-duty trucks.

Engine manufacturer Cummins eyes pledge to lower CO2 emissions by reworking its engine families to run on natural gas, hydrogen or diesel.

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Engine braking technology invented by Clessie Cummins is part of the $325 million Cummins acquisition of Jacobs Vehicle Systems.

Cummins takes sole ownership of the natural gas joint venture as it moves to a new onboard storage partnership with Rush Enterprises’ Momentum Fuels.

Navistar’s new CEO aligns with parent Traton Group in declaring batteries will be the ultimate solution to zero-emission transportation.

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Truckload operator Werner Enterprises is an early evaluator of the latest powertrain technologies, including a hydrogen-powered Cummins engine.

Tula Technology’s engine controls could clear a major hurdle for trucking companies facing tougher emissions rules.

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Extending a long-term relationship with Isuzu, Cummins will power a Class 6 medium-duty cabover battery-electric prototype.

Fuel savings realized from the SuperTruck II program could translate to less battery mass and greater driving range for electric trucks.

Cummins CEO: ‘At some point the low-carbon thing becomes the main thing. And [diesel] becomes the niche business.’

Cummins and China’s Sinopec Group will spend $47 million to build green hydrogen technologies in Guangdong Province.

San Antonio-based Rush Enterprises, already far and away the largest U.S. network of commercial truck dealerships, is getting even bigger.

Cummins has recalled X12 diesel engines used in off-highway and specialty vehicles because of potential cracking of fuel tubes that could lead to a fire.

Cummins Inc. deals with multiple short-term supply chain glitches, but it could take two years to fix chip shortages, CEO Tom Linebarger says.

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