Cummins: new important milestones
Cummins announced the 5 millionth engine produced at its Rocky Mount Engine Plant (RMEP) along with its 2.5 millionth engine produced at its Jamestown Engine Plant (JEP). As the company continues to pave a path to a more sustainable future for its products throughout the world, these milestone events are remarkable achievements
Cummins announced the 5 millionth engine produced at its Rocky Mount Engine Plant (RMEP) along with its 2.5 millionth engine produced at its Jamestown Engine Plant (JEP). As the company continues to pave a path to a more sustainable future for its products throughout the world, these milestone events are remarkable achievements and just the start of what’s yet to come in the company’s road to zero emissions with its Destination Zero strategy announced in 2022.
Cummins: the 5 millionth engine is a B6.7
Rocky Mount Engine Plant produces the B6.7 and L9 used by Daimler Truck North America and Penske, among other engines for various OEMs and applications, including pick-up & delivery, vocational trucks and school buses. The 5 millionth milestone engine is a B6.7, which will be received by Daimler, who will provide it to Penske.
“Rocky Mount Engine Plant has been important to Cummins for more than 40 years, and as we celebrate production of the 5 millionth engine, we know the plant – and our employees here – will continue to play a significant role as Cummins moves ahead with our Destination Zero strategy and our future fuel agnostic platform,” said Steve Pinkston, Cummins Rocky Mount Engine Plant Manager. “We’re excited about the improvements to existing manufacturing technology at Rocky Mount Engine Plant and introducing new fuel agnostic technologies in markets and applications in line with our Destination Zero strategy. We are looking forward to RMEP manufacturing today’s technology and these future products as they launch.”
RMEP is making history as the first Cummins plant to reach 5 million engines produced, recording over one million additional engines produced than any other Cummins engine facility.
Jamestown delivers 2.5 millionth engine
The company is also celebrating Jamestown Engine Plant’s 2.5 millionth engine, which is an X15. Kenworth will be the recipient of the milestone engine, who will install it in the iconic Legacy W900 truck and provide the truck to Palmer Kenworth. Kenworth is celebrating their 100th anniversary and has been operating since 1923.
In addition to celebrating these milestones, Cummins is investing $452 million into the 998,000 square foot Jamestown facility, to produce the industry’s first fuel-agnostic internal combustion engine platform that leverages a range of lower carbon fuel types, including natural gas, and is aligned with the company’s Destination Zero strategy. This investment is intended to retain the thousands of current engineering and manufacturing jobs and support the creation of new jobs as Cummins invests its people and facilities to grow innovation and accelerate decarbonization efforts.
Over half of all medium- and heavy-duty trucks on the road in the U.S. today use Cummins engines and the X15N is part of the new fuel-agnostic 15-liter engine platform that will be produced at JEP. This next generation engine is the first natural gas engine to be specifically designed for heavy-duty truck applications with up to 500 horsepower output and is a key step for the future of heavy-duty transportation fleets and a road to zero emissions.
“Our plant wouldn’t be successful without the dedicated employees who serve our company and community each day,” said Anna Dibble, Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant Manager. “We are proud to have such a strong presence in the community and be able to create a welcoming, caring and all-inclusive environment for our people to be successful.”
