Cummins Inc. Chosen by Swift Transportation to Power Over 2,000 Heavy-Duty Trucks in 2004; Proven ISX Engine in Two Year Volvo Truck Deal.Business Editors COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2003 Cummins Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CMI (Computer-Managed Instruction) Using computers to organize and manage an instructional program for students. It helps create test materials, tracks the results and monitors student progress. ) today announced that Swift Transportation Swift Transportation was founded by Jerry Moyes originally as Common Market. The operations began in 1966 transporting imported steel from the ports of Los Angeles to Arizona, and then returning with Arizona cotton to be delivered to Southern California. , one of the leading truckload carriers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , selected the Cummins ISX ISX InstallShield Express (Setup software) ISX Internet Service Exchange (Abovenet) ISX Insoluble Starch Xanthate ISX Information Superiority Experiments ISX Infrastructure ISX Incisive Software Extensions engine as the primary power in a two year agreement with Volvo Trucks Volvo Trucks (sv: Volvo Lastvagnar), a Swedish truck manufacturer, owned by Volvo, is the World's second largest heavy-duty truck brand. Founded in 1927, in 2006 Volvo Trucks employed about 35,000 people around the world. North America, Inc. The Cummins ISX engine was chosen as a result of an extensive evaluation conducted by Swift during the past year. "We are pleased with the order and the confidence placed in Cummins and our products by Swift Transportation," said Jeff Jones, Cummins Vice President, Sales and Support. "Cummins has worked very hard to ensure that our new heavy-duty engines will meet the demanding requirements of our customers and this order validates our efforts. Driver reaction to the ISX has been very positive, in addition to providing excellent reliability and operating cost performance," added Jones. It is expected that more than 2,000 ISX engines will be supplied to Swift during each year of the agreement. The ISX engine was the first heavy-duty truck engine to be certified and compliant to the 2004 EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. standards when it was first introduced in April 2002. Since that time, over 25,000 Cummins heavy-duty engines have accumulated over one billion miles of real-world service, positioning Cummins as the number one supplier of heavy-duty engines meeting the new standard since October 2002. Cummins has a full range of medium-duty and heavy-duty engines certified and compliant to the 2004 EPA standard. Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins serves its customers through more than 500 company-owned and independent distributor locations in 131 countries and territories. With 23,700 employees worldwide, Cummins reported sales of $5.9 billion in 2002. Press releases can be found by accessing the Cummins home page at www.cummins.com. |
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