From hurricanes to heavy industry, rental generators take a beating. Between powering disaster response to driving round-the-clock operations on remote job sites, these units rarely get a break. Eventually, even the most advanced equipment starts to show its age.  Rather than invest in new units, many rental providers are turning to refurbishment to stretch budgets, improve uptime, and keep their fleets field ready. Alfonso Rodriguez III, PowerGen Refurbishment Program Manager at Cummins, says the demand placed on rental generators is often underestimated. 

For Andrew H., a seasoned sales professional and someone who spends a lot of time on the road, reliability isn’t just a preference, it’s how he makes a living. That’s why Andrew chose a Cummins Powered RAM® 2500 as his work truck.

As miners expand and upgrade their fleets with the latest surface haulage technology, they can be confident these investments will serve their operations well for decades to come, in part due to emerging retrofit options.   Cummins has made several announcements in recent months regarding two distinct progressive decarbonization pathways—electrification and clean fuels—with hybrid and dual fuel retrofit kits powering meaningful progress.  

“Engineering is like looking for patterns of information and making sense out of them—like a giant puzzle,” says Jessica. Jessica began her career with Cummins Inc. as an intern in 1997 and has been going strong ever since. Whether she is piecing together a complex engineering challenge, or uniting a team around a shared goal, she has a talent for understanding how things fit together. Today, Jessica works within the Product Compliance and Regulatory Affairs (PCRA) group as Director of Technical Compliance and Certification on the Global Functional Excellence Team.

Editor's Note: This article appears in Cummins' 2014-2015 Sustainability Report. Download the 2014-2015 report in its entirety here.  Cummins made significant progress on all of the goals it established in 2014 to reduce its use of water and energy and the waste it produces in its facilities.

The transportation industry is continuously evolving, incorporating advanced technologies to improve efficiency, reduce costs and minimize environmental impacts. One key technological advancement is Model-in-the-loop (MIL) testing, a process that is revolutionizing how engineers approach engine development and testing. This article explores the concept of model-in-the-loop testing and dives into the various benefits as well as challenges. 

Accelera™ by Cummins launched March 2023, achieving impressive results during its first action-packed year. The impact of Accelera continues to build momentum in supporting Cummins’ Inc.'s mission to make people’s lives better by powering a more prosperous world. 

For Cummins Inc. and its employees, February highlighted a full month of celebratory events recognizing Black History Month 2024 taking place at its locations throughout the U.S. This year’s theme was “African Americans and the Arts” and Cummins Black Network (CBN), one of Cummins’ 150 Employee Resource Groups, didn’t miss a beat in planning and delivering exciting activities. From art shows to health panels to open mics and more, employees came together, both physically and virtually, to interact, share and learn more about the impact made in our world by African Americans.

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles highlighting Cummins’ 2014 Environmental Challenge winners. Water is a fundamental need for health, sanitation, agriculture and economic prosperity, yet just a few years ago, the people of Nandal Village near the Cummins Megasite in Phaltan, India did not have a reliable supply of water to live healthy, productive lives.