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ProductsJanuary 26, 2015

Diesel engine motor oil

Chevron Products Co.’s new heavy duty Ursa Super Plus EC SAE 10W-30 motor oil is designed to help improve fuel economy in heavy duty diesel vehicles now using SAE 15W-40 engine oil, according to Chevron.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 18, 2014

Thomas Built to offer CNG Type C school bus

A compressed natural gas model of the Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 is slated to go into production in early 2016. It will be powered by a Cummins Westport ISB6.7 G engine.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2014

Cummins offers free mobile app

The engine supplier’s new QuickServe Online app for Apple devices gives access to info for 15 million Cummins engine serial numbers.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2014

Thomas Built parent company DTNA to offer new Detroit engines

The new Detroit DD5 and DD8 engines will be offered throughout Daimler Trucks North America’s product portfolio, which includes Thomas Built Buses. More details about the engines’ impact on Thomas Built are expected to be announced later this year.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2014

Mitchell 1 adds school bus models to troubleshooting website

Repair-Connect.net provides access to complete engine diagnostic repair information for all of the most common school bus types, company officials said.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2014

IC Bus to offer propane school bus

The propane version of the CE Series school bus will pair a Power Solutions International 8.8-liter propane engine and an Allison 2500 transmission. Deliveries will begin in summer 2015, and buses will go into service for the start of the 2015-16 school year.

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ProductsAugust 18, 2014

Motor oils

Duralec Super motor oils are made for EPA 2007 and 2010 emissions-equipped diesel engines requiring the use of emissions-compliant oil.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2014

Jasper offers remanufactured MaxxForce DT engine

Jasper Engines and Transmissions’ remanufactured MaxxForce DT Complete engine is available on exchange for a variety of 2007 to 2009 International/Navistar applications, including the IC Bus CE, FE and RE 300.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2014

CleanFUEL USA fuel system powers new Thomas propane bus

CleanFUEL USA’s liquid propane injection system is employed by the Thomas Built Buses propane Saf-T-Liner C2 school bus as well as the Freightliner Custom Chassis S2G medium-duty truck, both of which are now in full production.

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Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2014

Cummins engine veteran Steve Charlton retires

During his more than 20 years with the engine manufacturer, Charlton’s notable efforts included working on early plans for the V-8 light-duty diesel engine and leading the development of heavy-duty engine products to meet the 2007 EPA emissions standards. He is succeeded by Jennifer Rumsey.

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