Navistar Says Engine Orders Are Stong

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Courtesy of RV D@ily Report
By Greg Gerber

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- An executive with Navistar Inc. told Transport Topics the company has received orders for nearly 50,000 International trucks with its 2010-compliant MaxxForce engines and already has shipped 26,000 of them to customers.

Jack Allen, president of the North American Truck Group, announced that Navistar has received Environmental Protection Agency certification for its new 15-liter MaxxForce engine and soon will submit a 13-liter model that runs under the 2010 nitrogen oxides limit of 0.2 gram per brake horsepower-hour.

Navistar had been using credits built up from selling engines cleaner than previous EPA limits to sell 2010 engines than ran above that limit, Transport Topics noted.

“Our total orders that we’ve received for 2010 engines now total almost 50,000,” Allen said. “We’ve shipped over 26,000 of those today.” He did not break out the figures for heavy-duty and medium-duty engines.

To read the full story in Transport Topics, click here.

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Hello,

I would suspect Navistar engines will continue strong as long as they do not require any other additives when you fuel up. Making a choice between no additive engines or fuel additive engines really is a no brainer. All the data I have seen in independent testing shows Navistar engines get better overall fuel economy pulling the same loads as any heavy diesel engine built today. Add in more torque per lb of engine weight you sure have a winner. According to testing Navistar heavy diesel engines are rated as 1.2 million mile engines. More than any other brand also.

In case anyone is wondering I don't sell Navistar Engines or even own their stock. But I can tell you if I was buying it would be Navistar. I have worn out my share of most all the major brands of diesels.

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