Cummins is buying Meritor in a deal that will give the company a broad reach in traditional powertrains and components as well as accelerating its development of battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric propulsion systems.
Dropping diesel powertrains for battery-electric means there will be fewer parts to worry about, but procedures will change and new maintenance intervals will be needed.
With this new collaboration, both companies look to expand advanced, electrified drive systems to further zero-emissions development.
Meritor shifts focus from drivetrain to powertrain production with the launch of its Blue Horizon portfolio, which includes the 14Xe ePowertrain and power electronics controls.
Meritor and Kenworth will partner on developing an electric Kenworth T680E, reported to be a short-hood day cab in tractor with an operating range between 100 to 150 miles, depending on application.
Meritor's T.J. Reed, global vice president of electrification, talks to HDT about the company's recent acquisition of TransPower and the state of electric commercial vehicles.
With the addition of TransPower's product portfolio, Meritor further establishes the value of its Blue Horizon brand, which represents the company's emerging platform of advanced technologies centered on electrification.
Werner Enterprises announced a pilot program to evaluate an electric-powered truck in year-long stint in southern California.
Meritor's Chris Villavarayan talks to HDT about how disruption and globalization contributed to its latest raft of new products.
Meritor revealed two new electric drivetrain offerings and introduced an air-disc brake engineered for linehaul applications.
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