When Brian Smith bought his first logging truck in 1986 – a White 4000 with Cummins Inc. NTC335 power – it was a modest beginning to what has become one of the largest log transport businesses in NSW. Based in Walcha in the New England Tablelands region, Brian Smith employs 50 staff in a timber industry worth millions of dollars to the region each year. In fact, he’s the largest private employe
Growing up in Venezuela, Nahigle was always curious about the mysteries of electricity. “As a child, I dreamed of becoming an electrical engineer,” says Nahigle. She grew up, earned her degree, and began a career in the management of offshore oil and gas facilities. Nahigle progressed through several positions: Electrical, Instrumentation and Control Engineer; Procurement Analysis; and Project
Today, Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Knoxville Locomotive Works, Inc. (KLW) announced the next step in Tier 4 locomotive repower programs. Building on successful sales of KLW EPA Tier 4 certified and CARB verified locomotives across the U.S., KLW has recently completed the remanufacture of an existing line-haul freight locomotive utilizing the Cummins 4,400 horsepower Tier 4 certified QSK
If that wasn’t enough of an adventure, their Clean Cruiser trip across Central America will be carbon-neutral. The two men will be driving R2.8 Cummins Turbo Diesel-powered Land Cruisers, fueled by bio-diesel. They will plant trees as they cross all seven countries in Central America to off-set their carbon impact, learning about local conservation efforts along the way. The two icon
This week, the Cummins Repower team headed to Overland Expo West 2018. We packed up our vehicles and started our engines and made the 1,700 mile journey from Columbus, Indiana to Flagstaff, Arizona. Our Cummins R2.8 Turbo Diesel repowered Jeep Wrangler TJ and Land Rover Discovery 1 made the trip with ease and arrived at the expo showgrounds Thursday afternoon. We were excited with the amount of Cu
Day two out in Moab for Easter Jeep Safari led us to Kane’s Creek trail with Ian Johnson from Digital Lug. Ian graciously let our misfit band of R2.8 powered vehicles crash his planned ride and even let us lead the way! On the ride we had Fred Williams (of Dirt Every Day) in Tubesock, Christian Hazel and Verne Simons (of 4-Wheel and Off-Road Magazine) in the UACJ6, Dirthead Dave Chappelle in Diese
Tuesday was our first day out on the trails in Moab for Easter Jeep Safari 2018. Bright and early, the Cummins Repower team met up with some friends/fellow Cummins employees in their personal Jeeps and headed towards the Top of the World. A 30 mile drive out to the trail head allowed us to take in some awesome scenery winding along the Colorado River, and off in the distance we could see our
With a highway speed limit of 75 mph, this wide open area offers a different challenge for a big SUV. It’s almost guaranteed that there will be a strong head/cross wind. The two trucks are within a few hundred pounds of each other with different off-road optimized axle gearing, tire size, and tread. The off-road front bumpers, roof rack, and accessories on the Land Rover create a less
The morning came early - each of us immediately looked out the windows to see how much snow had fallen, and we looked to our phones to see how much was still in store. Snow was falling fast and several inches had already accumulated. It was time to log cold starts and the decision was made: we would send one vehicle straight to Denver to ensure our media guests caught their flights and the o
With our friends from Overland International and Alloy + Grit behind the wheels of the Land Cruiser and Land Rover, it was time to climb. Our media guests observed that there was no need to have the pedal to the floor winding through the 6.6% grades. Holding speed or accelerating wasn’t an issue even with our altitude of 10,000 feet and engine temperature gauge reading 190 degrees F. A