Trade expansion and NAFTA make a difference for Cummins, our suppliers, our employees and their families, and it makes our communities and economies stronger. Those are the words of Cummins Chairman and CEO Tom Linebarger, who testified on the Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) before the United States House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday, J
“I truly believe that a company is only sustainable when it achieves economic success while acting as social and environmental stewards,” Cummins Chairman and CEO Tom Linebarger says in the introduction of the report. “It’s a goal I hope you’ll see reflected in the pages of this report.” It was another impressive year in Cummins’ sustainability journey. Here are just a few of the comp
CUMMINS MADE PROGRESS ON THE COMPANY'S GOALS FOR REDUCING ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IN 2016, ESPECIALLY FOR WATER AND ENERGY. THE COMPANY HAS ESTABLISHED NEW 2020 GOALS IN THOSE TWO AREAS. “The environmental teams around the globe worked hard on making progress on our established goals and setting two new aggressive ones,” said Mark Dhennin, Cummins’ Director of Energy Efficiency
Last month, Cummins had a special opportunity to host a Chinese State Grid delegation at its generator set manufacturing plant in Fridley, Minnesota. The half-day program gave the Chinese delegates a first-hand look at Cummins' product capability and reliability in the microgrid and DECHP market and expertise in power generation technology. In recent years, China’s National Energy Administratio
CUMMINS NEW CRATE ENGINE PROGRAM, CUMMINS REPOWER™, WILL NOT ONLY GIVE TRUCK ENTHUSIASTS A POWERFUL ALTERNATIVE FOR THEIR OLDER ICONIC OR SENTIMENTAL PROJECTS, BUT A CLEANER, MORE FUEL EFFICIENT OPTION, TOO. "Without question, the environment is very important to Cummins,” said Jeff Caldwell, Executive Director of Cummins’ Global Pickup/Van Business. “We’re excited to provide enthusiasts w
AS A HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER IN THE CUMMINS DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, NATALIA GIQUEAUX KNOWS HOW IMPORTANT PROPER JOB TRAINING CAN BE FOR SUCCEEDING IN A CAREER. So when she and her colleagues saw people in their community struggling to get jobs, they put their skills to work to make a difference. Working with Lorena Gimenez, Cummins' Community Involvement Team L
AS TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN GLOBAL BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD BECOME INCREASINGLY COMPLEX, CUMMINS DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE FERNANDA BERALDI SAYS TRANSPARENCY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. “Transparency in government bids and industrial compensation is critical to improving international anti-corruption regulations,” said Fernanda Beraldi, whose paper on the
In some ways, the cave at the Cummins Technical Center (CTC) in Columbus, Indiana (USA) is aptly named. Tucked away in the basement and dark much of the time, its inhabitants seem to prefer large, dark glasses, even when the lights are dim. But some pretty high tech stuff is happening in the CAVE and at similar locations across Cummins where engineers are using virtual reality to get a on
The event featured a group of ambitious entrepreneurs, each ready to make their pitch to a panel of business leaders with a lot on the line. But this wasn’t a television show. It was the Cummins Environmental Gateway project. Cummins leaders in the U.K. invited suppliers in to pitch new ideas that could help the company reach its goals for reducing water and energy use and producing less waste.
The Cummins locomotive recorded a 16 percent improvement in fuel economy compared to the engine it replaced, an 89 percent reduction in oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and a 98 percent cut in particulate matter (PM). What some call the company’s “mobile locomotive testing lab,” also demonstrated over 12 months that it has plenty of muscle, too. “It pulls better than anything else we have here in
Charley Barth joined Cummins with the goal of moving the power leader closer to a paperless company. So you can imagine how he felt upon discovering Cummins had not a few hundred boxes of paper in storage, but a few thousand – as many as 6,000 just in North America. “It was a little discouraging, but I knew with the right team we could get that under control,” said Barth, Cummins’ Global Direct
On World Water Day (March 22), here’s a look at seven ways Cummins is working to conserve and protect this critical natural resource and educate future generations about its importance. 1. We Set Aggressive Goals Cummins has been setting goals to reduce its water and energy use and to increase recycling for several years, now. The company has seen tremendous success in reducing the water i