| 24-10-2007
NASHVILLE,
Tenn. (Sept. 23, 2007)-Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) announced today that
beginning
January 1, 2008, all of its on-highway products will meet the California Air
Resources
Board's (CARB) new idle reduction regulation. The Cummins ISX, ISM, ISL,
ISC
and ISB engines will all be "Clean Idle" certified by generating very
low NOx emissions at idle. 
Cummins
ISL product showed on Busworld Kortrijk 2007
CARB
established the more stringent standard to further reduce emissions by limiting
idling of new and in-use diesel trucks, including those with sleeper berths. The
new engine requirements apply to 2008 and subsequent model year diesel engines
in trucks with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) greater than 14,000 pounds
and licensed for on-highway operation. The
new rule requires manufacturers to either have an automatic five-minute idle
shutdown
timer that is tamper-resistant and non-programmable or NOx idle emissions
of
30 grams per hour or less. Cummins 2008 on-highway engines will have idle NOx
emissions of less than 30 grams per hour and, therefore, will be allowed to
idle
indefinitely. Cummins believes an engine that is permitted to idle indefinitely
will be
preferred by customers, particularly the truckload and owner/operator
segments which
typically operate with a single driver that frequently depends
on idling for cab climate
control and to run appliances. The
new California regulation also requires Auxiliary Power Units (APU) such as Cummins
ComfortGuard. to have exhaust aftertreatment. Cummins ComfortGuard will
offer
two verified options: 1) a stand-alone particulate filter on the APU diesel engine
or
2) a Cummins engine installation kit to route the APU diesel exhaust gas
into the
Cummins Particulate Filter. According
to Jeff Jones, Cummins Vice President, Sales and Market Communications, "Cummins
clean idle approach is yet another example of Cummins innovative technology. It
allows our customers to idle in California and still comply with the regulations.
It also provides the flexibility for customers who infrequently need to idle more
than five minutes." 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 customers in more than 160 countries through its network
of 550 company-
owned and independent distributor facilities and more than
5,000 dealer locations.
Cummins reported net income of $715 million on sales
of $11.4 billion in 2006. Press
releases can be found on the Web at cummins.com
or everytime.cummins.com. Editor:Ida
Zhang from Chinabuses.com
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