The partnership, which also includes Peloton Technology, Peterbilt Motors Company, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Autonomous On-Road Vehicles program, also known as NEXTCAR. “We look forward to applying our expertise and working with the other partners,” said Ed Hodzen, Director of Advanced Controls Engineering at Cummins. “We can improve our customers’ business through real-time optimization of the powertrain utilizing off-board computational resources.”

Black History Month is a time for recognizing the central role of African-Americans in U.S. history. For Cummins, it is also about highlighting the significance of diversity and inclusion. In honor of Black History Month, we’ve invited employees to share their personal stories, helping others to understand what this month represents, as well as the importance of an inclusive workplace year round. Employee Highlight: Asia Jernigan, Marketing & Sales Development Program Time at Cummins: 6 months

Black History Month is a time for recognizing the central role of African-Americans in U.S. history. For Cummins, it is also about highlighting the significance of diversity and inclusion. In honor of Black History Month, we’ve invited employees to share their personal stories, helping others to understand what this month represents, as well as the importance of an inclusive workplace year round. Employee Highlight: India Hester, Project Coordinator Time at Cummins: 1.5 years

Black History Month is a time for recognizing the central role of African-Americans in U.S. history. For Cummins, it is also about highlighting the significance of diversity and inclusion. In honor of Black History Month, we’ve invited employees to share their personal stories, helping others to understand what this month represents, as well as the importance of an inclusive workplace year round.

Black History Month is a time for recognizing the central role of African-Americans in U.S. history. For Cummins, it is also about highlighting the significance of diversity and inclusion. In honor of Black History Month, we’ve invited employees to share their personal stories, helping others to understand what this month represents, as well as the importance of an inclusive workplace year round. Employee Highlight: Maurice Dantzler, Director of Functional Excellence and Shared Services

Sure, Cummins powers trucks. But you might be surprised at what else we either power or provide dependable backup power to ensure smooth operations. Here’s just a few: Statue of Liberty For more than 130 years the Statue of Liberty has been welcoming visitors to New York City from Liberty Island in New York Harbor. Today, Cummins technology provides reliable ancillary power for this American landmark, which clicked on when the island suffered a power outage March 7, 2017.

Cummins’ successful Energy Champions initiative, which trained employees to look for ways to save energy in plants, facilities and offices, is evolving into the company’s Environmental Champions program. “We wanted sites to have a holistic view when reviewing facility projects, not just look through the lens of one media like energy,” said Nichole Morris, Environmental Manager and Cummins’ Water Program leader. “This way, you look at the benefits and the disadvantages of a project with the media of water, waste and energy in mind.”

For three years in a row, more than 70 percent of Cummins employees have participated in the company’s Every Employee Every Community (EEEC) program, investing more than 400,000 hours in 2016 alone to build stronger communities around the world.

These Cummins employees have each taken the UN's #HeForShe pledge, joining over 1.3 million individuals who are taking action to create a gender-equal world. We'll feature one profile a day starting Monday, March 6, 2017 through Friday, March 10, 2017. Kicking off our #HeForShe profile series is Kevin Matiko, a Cummins engineer with HMLD Off-highway for combustion performance and emissions. Kevin is in his third year with Cummins.

These Cummins employees have each taken the UN’s #HeForShe pledge, joining over 1.3 million individuals who are taking action to create a gender-equal world. We’ll feature one profile a day starting Monday, March 6, 2017 through Friday, March 10, 2017. The second Q&A in our #HeForShe profile series features Chad Buehler, a sourcing manager for Cummins.