Cummins to lay off nearly 200 workers in Columbus (Rushville Republican)

March 3rd, 2010 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines

Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. is laying off nearly 200 workers at its Columbus MidRange Engine Plant in response to a drop in orders by Chrysler Group LLC.

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Cummins To Lay Off Nearly 200 In Indiana (Manufacturing.net)

March 3rd, 2010 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines

Diesel engine maker is laying off 194 workers at its Columbus MidRange Engine Plant in response to a drop in orders by Chrysler.

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Thieves target tractor-trailers, stealing computer devices and diesel fuel (Bonita Daily News)

February 2nd, 2010 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines

Six tractor-trailers in Lee County have been targeted by thieves intent on removing diesel fuel, the engine compartment computers or both. All the reported incidents occurred between Jan. 27 and Monday.

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Thieves target tractor-trailers, stealing computer devices and diesel fuel (Naples Daily News)

February 2nd, 2010 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines

Six tractor-trailers in Lee County have been targeted by thieves intent on removing diesel fuel, the engine compartment computers or both. All the reported incidents occurred between Jan. 27 and Monday.Fermin Salinas, 41, of Fort Myers, said on Jan. 30 he parked his trucks, a 1998 Kenworth and a 2003 Freightliner in the lot at Route 80 Storage, 11351 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers. He returned …

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Altavilla poised to take top Fiat post (Detroit Free Press)

January 24th, 2010 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines

Fiat’s Alfredo Altavilla spends at least as much time in Michigan as in Italy these days, darting off to a factory outside Detroit to oversee progress in building the engine that’s vital to making the Chrysler partnership run.

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