Engine makers are providing customers a gauge to help them determine how dependable and durable an engine is supposed to be, called a B-life rating. It’s regarded as the industry standard for measuring the life expectancy of an engine, but the figures are sometimes misunderstood.
June 17, 2016EquipmentBusinessFuel
New Engine Oils Coming in December
Two new types of engine oils are coming to market Dec. 1. The heavy-duty oil specification that has been used for nearly a decade will be replaced by CK-4 and FA-4, and this crucial development is one of the cover stories in this issue of Equipment & Maintenance Update.
June 17, 2016BusinessEquipment
ACT Research, Rhein Associates Publish Engine Outlook Report
ACT Research Co. and Rhein Associates published the inaugural edition of a new cooperative venture, the North American On-highway Commercial Vehicle Engine Outlook .
June 17, 2016BusinessEquipment
New Engines Demand Finer Fuel Filtration; Suppliers Use Nanofibers to Protect Systems
Tightening federal standards for truck emissions, including particulates, nitrogen oxides and, most recently, carbon dioxide, have led to higher-pressure fuel-injection systems that require finer fuel filtration than ever before to prevent engine problems.
January 18, 2016BusinessEquipment
Yale to Launch New Engines for Lift Trucks
Lift-truck manufacturer Yale Materials Handling Corp. said it is launching a new line of industrial engines from Power Solutions International Inc. for its 3,000- to 7,000-pound Classes 4 and 5 trucks.
February 9, 2015BusinessEquipment
Truck Makers Chip Away at Cummins’ Engine Lead
Cummins Inc. maintained leading market share among engine makers in North America during the first half of 2014, but continued to lose ground to truck manufacturers’ proprietary engines, WardsAuto.com said.
August 11, 2014BusinessEquipment
Minnesota Carrier Files Lawsuit Against Caterpillar Over Acert Engines
The final generation of diesel truck engines manufactured by Caterpillar Inc. has generated yet another civil lawsuit, this one filed by Minnesota carrier Scenic Boundaries Trans Inc.
May 12, 2014GovernmentBusinessEquipment
D.C. Bill Would Not Ban Diesel Trucks, City Says
A bill that trucking industry stakeholders have said would ban the registration of new diesel vehicles in the District of Columbia beginning in 2018 was “misinterpreted” by the industry, the city’s environmental legislative director said.
December 10, 2013BusinessEquipment
Class 8 Engine Sales Dive 21%
Class 8 engine installations in North America plummeted during the first half of 2013, dropping 21.2% to 119,057, WardsAuto.com reported.
August 12, 2013BusinessEquipment
Cummins Boosting Dividend 25%
Engine maker Cummins Inc. said it is boosting its quarterly dividend 25%, reflecting its “confidence in the long-term prospects for the company.”
July 10, 2013