Global power generation company Cummins announced the 5 millionth engine it has produced produced at its Rocky Mount Engine Plant (RMEP) in North Carolina, along with its 2.5 millionth engine produced at its Jamestown, New York, Engine Plant (JEP). The company said those achievements are 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.
The RMEP 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 and 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 RMEP 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 more than one million additional engines produced than any other Cummins engine facility.
The company is also celebrating JEP’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.
JEP is a critical piece of Cummins long term Destination Zero strategy and next generation engine portfolio and remains one of the company’s largest manufacturing facilities. The facility has been operating for 49 years and has more than 1,500 employees and serves 1,949 active customers. JEP continues to be the largest private employer in Chautauqua County and the southern tier of New York.