See the article on Navistar's website: HERE MUNICH & LISLE, Ill., November 7, 2020 – TRATON SE (“TRATON”), one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, and Navistar International Corporation (“Navistar”) (NYSE: NAV), a leading...
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Putting Electric Vehicle Users In Charge of Their Destiny
Despite the disruption caused by COVID-19, electric commercial vehicles continue to move ahead in a big way. As a recent Forbes article noted, “electric trucks are entering the mainstream of American life faster than passenger vehicles like Tesla.”...
IC Bus Teams up with American School Bus Council on New Resources to Keep School Buses Safe
IC Bus has worked hand-in-hand with the American School Bus Council (ASBC), which is made up of IC Bus, Blue Bird and Thomas, to build helpful materials detailing the safety measures being taken during the pandemic amid growing safety concerns. ...
The C10 is Here!
Here's a sneak peek of the newest version of our C10. In the coming weeks this truck will hit the road. The latest version of our production ready super truck! The Cumberland C10. As always, you can expect Fuel Economy updates and great pics...
Navistar and GEOTAB Team Up to Help Simplify Fleet Management Solutions
Lisle, Ill. (August 5, 2020) – Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV), a producer of International® brand commercial trucks, proprietary diesel engines, and IC Bus® brand school and commercial buses, announces a strategic partnership with...
Navistar Announces Senior Leadership Appointments
LISLE, Ill., Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) today announced a series of executive appointments under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Persio Lisboa, effective immediately. ...
Navistar Appoints Persio V. Lisboa President And Chief Executive Officer
LISLE, Ill., June 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) today announced that its board of directors has appointed Persio V. Lisboa president and chief executive officer. Troy A. Clarke, who has held the roles of...
Navistar Virtually Breaks Ground On San Antonio Manufacturing Facility, Slated To Begin Vehicle Production Early 2022
SAN ANTONIO, June 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV), a leading maker of International® brand commercial trucks, proprietary diesel engines and IC Bus® brand school and commercial buses, today joins the City of...
FMCSA Extends the Limits of the Emergency Declaration
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended its Emergency Declaration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but has limited the scope of transportation subject to its terms. The declaration exempts motor carriers and drivers from...
FMCSA Gives Drivers More Time to Renew Medical Cards and Licenses
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) extended two Covid-19 enforcement notices relating to medical certifications and driver’s licenses. The enforcement notices, due to expire on June 30, 2020, have been extended through...
FMCSA Issues 90-Day Waiver for Pre-Employment Drug Testing
In response to the COVID-19 emergency, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a waiver to allow employers to forgo administration of a pre-employment drug test if the driver has participated in a controlled substances testing...
Cumberland Partners with St. Jude’s and End Slavery Tennessee to Launch the Cumberland Foundation
by Calleigh Minor At Cumberland, we operate day in and day out by our Core Values. We want to extend those values into our communities as much as possible. Which is why we’ve starting the Cumberland Foundation. The Cumberland Foundation officially...
Early Success! New Partnership with GraceWorks
Cumberland Idealease started working with GraceWorks Ministries in Franklin, TN. They're a non-profit providing many resources including family support, instructional programs, seasonal needs, and hunger prevention. We initially partnered with them...
FMCSA Publishes Revisions to Driver Hours of Service Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published its final rule revising the driver hours of service regulations. 85 Fed. Reg. 33396 (June 1, 2020). The new regulations will go into effect on September 29, 2020. The final rule makes...
NAVISTAR LAUNCHES DEALER-ALIGNED EQUIPMENT DONATION PROGRAM TO FURTHER ENRICH TECHNICIAN TRAINING
Lisle, Ill. (June 8, 2020) – Combating the trucking industry’s growing technician shortage, Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) and its International® dealer network have launched a new integrated program to supply accredited technical...
New Partnership with GraceWorks
Cumberland Idealease started working with GraceWorks Ministries in Franklin, TN. They're a non-profit providing many resources including family support, instructional programs, seasonal needs, and hunger prevention. We initially partnered with them...
Our Neighborhood Across Nations
Community at the Core Back in 1982, a handful of entrepreneurs got together to design and build the foundation for an industry-leading leasing and rental organization to set new standards for service and support. That organization would grow to...
Cumberland Featured in Idealease Covid Chronicles
Turning to Our Communities During COVID-19 When life is “business as usual” and the day-to-day routines of work and family let us get into a groove, a routine, something comfortable and familiar, even acts as selfless as giving back to our...
Idealnet: Something Certain in Uncertain Times
These days, it’s rare that something can be so truly unexpected as to catch our whole culture unprepared and uncertain. Between the worlds of big data, the internet of things, and global connectivity, it would be easy to think that we can forecast...
City of Tulsa, IC Bus Announce New 20-Year Agreement For Bus Manufacturing Plant
Mayor Secures New Long-Term Agreement To Ensure Manufacturing Jobs Stay In Tulsa TULSA, Okla., May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Tulsa, Mayor G.T. Bynum and IC Bus announced that a new 20-year agreement has been reached to keep the IC Bus...
Time to Clean Your Cab!
When is the last time you looked inside the cab, body, or trailer of the trucks that your drivers are operating? The following items inside trucks present unique, dangerous situations to the driver and unnecessary liability exposure to the company...
CVSA “Operation Safe Driver Week” will happen as scheduled, July 12-18, 2020
CVSA “Operation Safe Driver Week” to Go on As Scheduled The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 2020 will go on as scheduled July 12-18, 2020. According to CVSA, the focus of the week-long enforcement effort will be to control excessive speeding...
COVID-19 Changes FMCSA’s Auditing Procedures
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is performing off-site compliance reviews to limit exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19) for the regulated community and safety investigators, the agency stated in a recent guidance document....
COVID-19 is Not a License to Speed
States and provinces are reporting that there is a significant increase in the number of vehicles that are speeding at a high rate of speed and driving recklessly since the start of COVID-19. This is an issue that you need to discuss with your...
Stepping Up During the COVID-19 Crisis
By Persio LisboaExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the trucking industry at its very finest, delivering the vital goods that people need – food, medicine, and more. The brave women and men who are...
NAVISTAR’S PARTS DISTRIBUTION CENTERS TOP INDUSTRY’S BEST THREE YEARS RUNNING
Lisle, Ill. (May 11, 2020) – Two of Navistar International Corporation’s (NYSE: NAV) parts distribution centers have been awarded Top Performing Warehouse recognitions by industry solutions advisor Carlisle & Co. The Edmonton, Alberta Parts...
International Truck, Triumph Business Capital And TriumphPay Collaborate To Provide $75,000 Of Personal Protective Equipment To Truck Drivers
LISLE, Ill., May 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- International Truck, Triumph Business Capital and TriumphPay, a carrier payments platform for freight brokers and shippers, have collaborated to purchase and distribute more than $75,000 of personal...
COVID-19 is Not a License to Speed
States and provinces are reporting that there is a significant increase in the number of vehicles that are speeding at a high rate of speed and driving recklessly since the start of COVID-19. This is an issue that you need to discuss with your...
The National Private Truck Council (NPTC) Issues COVID-19 Best Practices
NPTC members have contributed to a Coronavirus Best Practices document that has been developed so other carriers can see how other fleets are dealing with issues challenging carriers from COVID-19. Thank you to NPTC and Tom Moore, NPTC Executive...
Conventional Engine (CE) Bus Delivery & Demo
Cumberland was so honored to deliver the first bus of a two bus order yesterday to Fentress County Schools! Fentress County was an all front engine fleet that asked for a Conventional Engine (CE) bus demo back in January. The 78 passenger...