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LOUISVILLE, KY. The trucking industry is going through what Dave Crompton, president of the Cummins Engine Business division at Cummins Inc., called a "new transition" here during a press conference ahead of this year's Mid America Trucking Show - one that will place more emphasis on overall engine efficiency as opposed to just fuel economy improvements or exhaust emission reductions alone.
"The trucking industry is going through a transition where the road that led to 2010 will be very different from the road to 2020," Crompton ( at right ) explained. "It's what many believe is a subtle shift but one that we feel will be significant, which is why we are focusing on "redefining efficiency' in that new context."
Srikanth Padmanabhan, VP of the heavy-duty, mid-range and light-duty (HMLD) engine business at Cummins, added that means taking a more "holistic" view of truck engine operation; delivering products that provide better fuel economy, environmental sustainability, reliability, durability and performance.
To that end, Cummins showed off several enhancements to its engines and related systems that are designed to "redefine efficiency" from this perspective.
The first is a new electronic control system called "ADEPT," which is short for Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain Technology.
Jim Fier - recently promoted to VP of HLMD engineering for Cummins'...