Tag: Cummins Westport ISL-G

Vocational

Test Drive: Kenworth’s natural gas T880S impresses even off-road

Kenworth knows that meeting government requirements can be a critical part of doing business. For mixer customers needing to comply with federal bridge formulas and cleaner emissions, the truck maker now offers the 2018 T880S natural gas mixer. The Cummins-Westport 8.9-liter ISL G Near Zero NOx engine offers quieter and cleaner performance with power that’s comparable […]

August 16, 2017

Vocational

Peterbilt to offer Cummins Westport ISL-G Near Zero engine on select work trucks

Peterbilt Motors Company is making available the Cummins Westport ISL-G Near Zero NOx emissions natural gas engine on Model 567, 520 and 320 trucks. The ISL-G Near Zero engine uses a unique three-way catalyst in the after-treatment, advanced engine calibration and a closed crankcase ventilation system (CCV) to achieve emissions that the company says are 90 percent lower […]

September 5, 2016

Construction Equipment

Risk of shooting flames causes Cummins Westport to recall 25,000 natural gas engines

Certain Cummins Westport natural gas engines could cause flames to shoot from your exhaust. But this isn’t some type of hot rod modification. It’s a serious defect that has caused Cummins and its joint venture with Westport to initiate a recall. The recall affects certain natural gas engines in the Cummins Westport ISL G and […]

March 3, 2014

Construction Equipment

NYC concrete contractor Ferrara Bros. moves to mixer fleet powered by natural gas

Ferrara Bros., a construction company from Flushing, New York has taken delivery of 15 concrete mixers equipped to run on compressed natural gas. The McNeilus Standard ready-mix trucks are powered by Cummins Westport ISL-G CNG engines and configured on a single pusher axle with a gross vehicle weight of 80,000 pounds. Including its 17 CNG […]

August 6, 2013