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Dealers

New Deutz Service Center Chicago to serve parts of Ill., Ind.

Deutz Service Center Chicago is opening in Elgin, Illinois, to serve the northern and east central part of the state as well as Northern Indiana. The new service center will provide regular maintenance and emergency service for Deutz engines, as well as provide Deutz parts and fluids. Technicians from the center will also travel to […]

October 3, 2017

Construction Equipment

Redesigned Atlas Copco QAS generators smaller, more efficient

Atlas Copco’s eight-model lineup of QAS generators has undergone an overhaul to make them easier to transport, operate and maintain, the company says. They feature Tier 4 Final engines from Isuzu, John Deere or MTU, and the generators take up 20 percent less space than their predecessors. They also come with the new Power Management […]

October 2, 2017

Pickups

Ford’s best F-150 engine lineup yet offers choice of top payload, towing, mileage

Ford has provided more details on its 2018 F-150 engine lineup and says the new power options not only increase the truck’s capability, but also its efficiency. Notably, the new engine lineup offers customers a great deal of choice. Whether your priority is towing, payload or mileage, you can find an engine tailored to deliver. […]

August 21, 2017

Construction Equipment

Perkins intros the SmartCap, an engine oil filler cap that sends service alerts to your phone

Imagine a diesel engine oil filler cap that reminds you when it’s time to change the oil. That’s what Perkins showed us in June at its new factory in Seguin, Texas. Just north of San Antonio, Seguin is where the British-based Perkins put its headquarters for the Americas and has co-located an engine manufacturing operation […]

July 14, 2017

Pickups

3.0L found in Land Rover SUVs will reportedly power Ford’s 2018 F-150 diesel

Ford’s 2018 diesel F-150 will reportedly be powered by the 3.0-liter diesel engine used in Jaguar Land Rover vehicles. Ford manufactures the turbocharged V6 diesel engine used in Range Rover and Land Rover SUVs at its plant in Dagenham, United Kingdom. “Ford also says the engine is designed, tested, and engineered specifically for use in […]

July 13, 2017

Business

Engine Repowers: The complicated business of putting a new diesel in an old machine

It used to be easy to replace an engine in an older piece of diesel-powered equipment in the era before emissions controls. In many cases today, that process doesn’t start with an engine hoist, but instead requires permission from air quality regulators before you touch a wrench. That’s because with each new iteration of diesel […]

July 11, 2017

Equipment

Construction industry deserves more objective debate on global warming

Since construction equipment sends about 22 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air per gallon of diesel consumed, the topic of global warming, aka climate change, is not irrelevant to our industry. Unfortunately, you cannot have an objective conversation about this, thanks to the vast numbers of people who form opinions without ever investigating […]

July 3, 2017

Construction Equipment

New all-in-one exhaust emissions and aftertreatment systems simplify installation and maintenance

The move from Tier 3 to Tier 4 Final diesel engines above 74 horsepower brought with it a whole grab bag of new components and systems – diesel particulate filters (DPFs), diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs) and, finally, selective catalytic reduction (SCR), which involves a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) dosing system and a DEF tank. That’s […]

June 29, 2017

Construction Equipment

Cummins developing fully-electric powertrain: “We are not just a diesel company”

In an effort to diversify its commercial transportation product portfolio beyond diesel and natural gas-powered engines, Cummins announced it will introduce a fully electrified powertrain solution for the urban transportation market by 2019 and a range-extended electrified powertrain by 2020. The company said electric powertrain solutions for pickup and delivery and material handling applications would […]

June 19, 2017

Trucks

For first time, Cummins recommends fuel additives for its diesel engines

Fuel additives usually bring to mind late night TV infomercials. But no less than Cummins, after substantial research and testing, has come out and endorsed two for its brand of engines. The diesel fuel additives are Power Service Diesel Kleen + Cetane Boost and Diesel Fuel Supplement + Cetane Boost. Cummins says that the questionable […]

June 11, 2017

Construction Equipment

Detroit expands medium-duty engine platform with introduction of the DD8

Detroit has introduced its latest medium-duty engine in the DD8. The vocational 7.7 liter in-line six-cylinder diesel engine boasts a range of 260 to 350 horsepower and a torque range of 660 to 1,050 lbs.-ft. The DD8 expands the medium-duty engine platform Detroit debuted last year with the launch of the DD5, and Kary Schaefer, general manager of […]

June 5, 2017

Equipment

DOJ sues FCA over Ram, Jeep diesel emissions

The U.S. Department of Justice today filed a civil lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over alleged violations of federal diesel emissions regulations. FCA has faced these allegations since January when the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board accused the automaker of installing undisclosed engine management software that led to increased nitrogen oxide emissions […]

May 23, 2017