CUMBERLAND NEWS
Here’s a compilation of all Cumberland News stories. You can see specific topics like Community Engagement or Idealease Safety articles, too. Or you can catch up on latest C10 demo runs.
How Idealease will Support Your Compliance with the ELD Regulation While Operating our Rental or Lease Vehicles:
Idealease locations will present ELD solutions in the following manner: Rental personnel will review ELD Exceptions with the customer to determine if they are exempt from being required to utilize an ELD. Reasons for exemption include: Drivers who have a rental...
Terry Minor Elected Chairman of Idealease, Inc. Board of Directors
Idealease, Inc. 430 N. Rand Road North Barrington, IL 60010 (847) 304-6000 www.idealease.com CONTACT: Lance Bertram Sr. VP; Sales, Marketing & Distribution (847) 304-3165 lancebertram@idealease.com Terry Minor Elected Chairman of Idealease, Inc. Board of Directors...
Firehouse Expo – Cumberland Fire & App Gearing Up
Firehouse Expo 2017 is here in Nashville once again, at Music City Center from October 19 - 21, 2017. Cumberland can be found at Booth 605, so make sure you swing by. We'll also have two of our recently built Sutphen trucks on display at other booths. Sutphen's,...
People’s Choice and LT Walkaround WINNER!
Cumberland is excited to share that Patrick Mendenhall won International’s live LT Walkaround Contest this past weekend at NACV! The LT Walkaround Contest was judged by industry experts and tested product knowledge about International’s LT. Patrick completed...
The Race to 10 Miles Per Gallon
All, as many of you know, over the course of several years, the Cumberland International Fleet team has been striving to produce a truck that gets 10 miles per gallon. That project yielded a truck we call the C10. The C10 has been on demo runs around the county...
11.2 MPG! —>In case you missed it – RACEto10MPG round up
Here's a round-up of #RACEto10MPG updates you may have missed - 11.2 MPG! 8th Run Update Cumberland's C10 Changed the Way I Drive Gooch's Driving Tips Gooch's Mid-Trip Review Driver Bio: David Gooch Second Run Launch 9.9 MPG! 7th Run Update James Talks About Lane...
Cumberland’s C10 Changed the Way I Drive
"I want to thank everybody at Sharp Transport, Cumberland, International. Everyone who gave me the opportunity to do this. I believe driving this truck [Cumberland's C10], has changed the way I'll drive the truck I'm in now." - David Gooch (11.2 Miles Per Gallon,...
8th Run MPG Stats – 11.2 Miles Per Gallon!!! #RACEto10MPG
Here's our 8th run update from Jarit Cornelius, VP Maintenance/Compliance at Sharp Transport, who we partnered with on the #RACEto10MPG. We are excited share the results. We at Sharp Transport, Inc. are proud to announce the RACEto10MPG results! David Gooch...
Want to improve your performance by 66%?!
Do more of what already works. I've been following an author, named James Clear, for a number of years now. He writes about behavior and habit formation. His articles are full of golden nuggets. His posts are insightful, researched and practical. Here's a snippet of...
Gooch’s Tips to Get 10 MPG
What are some tips you can provide other companies to achieve 10 MPG? "Trust the cruise control. It does what it needs to do. Set your speed and leave it alone. Don't override it. Stay off your breaks as much as possible." - David Gooch (11.2 MPG, #RACEto10MPG)
You’re not going to believe our next #RACEto10MPG C10 Update
....so we're going to have someone from Sharp Transport write the run recap. Be on the lookout. Gooch in Meteor Crater, AZ.
David Gooch’s Mid-Trip Review (#RACEto10MPG)
Second Run is Underway; First Run Results are IN!
ICYMI: The results are in for the First Run in the RACE to 10 MPG! And the second run is well underway. David Gooch, of Sharp Transport has stepped up to the plate and ready to rock.
Driver Bio: David Gooch – Race to 10 MPG
David Gooch David is from Elkmont, Alabama. His professional driving career started 22.5 years ago when he got out of the US Army. After completely driving school, he took a position with Sharp Transport and has been there ever since. He has won numerous Driver of...
7th Run: MPG Stats: RACEto10MPG Update
Round 1 of the Race to 10 MPG has been completed and results are best to date for NextGen C10! James Thorne, veteran driver from Sharp Transport, was able to reach 9.86 MPG overall fuel economy. Thorne’s 5,421 mile journey started in Tennessee and ran to California...
How Do I Get 10 Miles Per Gallon with My Fleet Trucks?
Well, we're so happy you asked. We happen to know how you can get 10 (or more) mpg with your whole truck fleet. Cumberland International Trucks partnered with Sharp Transport to do just that. Some of the secret sauce is our C10 truck. It's an International LT with...
Movin’ on Out – Bus Deliveries on a Rainy Friday
A little rain won't stop Ashley delivering her buses!
CUMBERLAND RECOGNIZED AS A DIAMOND EDGE℠ CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL TRUCK DEALER
Media contact: Holly Czuba, 615-478-8549 Web site: cumberlandtrucks.com International Truck Recognizes High-Performing Dealers for Their Commitment to Improving Service Dwell Time NASHVILLE, TN – September 1, 2017 – Cumberland today announced that it has been...
International Dealers Rally for Kyrish Truck Centers in Texas After Harvey
A number of International dealers across the nation have reached out to various members of the Kyrish International team in Texas to ask "How can we help?" Kyrish is working out the details so that folks who want to send help, can. We will share more information as we...
RACEto10MPG Trip Update
Our first driver in the #RACEto10MPG, James Thorne, is on the verge of closing out his run. He's spoken to Chase Adkins of Sharp Transport a few times with some trip updates where he has talked about truck features, trip details and MPG strategies. Here's what he had...
New Sutphen for Karns in Knox County
Check out this baby! On the left!
James talks about the LT’s Lane Assist Safety Feature (Bendix Wingman Fusion)
Setting Fuel Economy aside for a moment, listen to James, our first driver, speak about the LT's lane assist safety feature, part of the Bendix Wingman Fusion.
Driver 1 – Trip Update
We spoke to James earlier this week and he sent us a few shots from his trip out to San Bernandino. He sounded comfortable, averaging "right around 10 miles per gallon".
RACEto10MPG featured in Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT)
The Race to 10 MPG is getting great coverage. Here Sharp and Cumberland's partnership is highlighted in an article on HDT. "Last year, our annual special June fuel issue focused on the question of how feasible it was to hit 10 mpg in real-world operations, not a...
Fuel Economy & Climbing Diesel Prices – C10 Covered in Transport Topics
Cumberland's NextGen C10 has been featured in Transport Topics. Here's an excerpt of the article and a link to the full piece. "The U.S. average price for regular gasoline rose 0.6 cent to $2.384 a gallon. The cost is 23.5 cents more than it was a year ago, DOE’s...
In case you missed it…
Watch our launch video! The RACE to 10 MPG started on Friday, August 18. #RACEt010MPG
It Starts Today
Cumberland has teamed up with Sharp Transport in a campaign to hit 10 Miles Per Gallon. #RACEto10MPG Over the next four weeks follow udpates for the Race to 10 MPG by joining our email list and/or following Cumberland and Sharp Transport. We’ll be sharing pictures,...
James is off! #RACEto10MPG
James Thorne is heading out. He is the first of two drivers in Sharp Transport and Cumberland's joint project to crack the 10 MPG barrier. Follow the progress via email here.
Driver Bio: James Thorne – Race to 10 MPG
James Thorne James has been married to his lovely wife, Nikki for 27 years. They have 3 boys, aged 27, 25 and 15. James lives in Shelbyville, TN where he and his family have owned and operate Funny Farm Acres, a mobile petting zoo, for the past 7 years. James and...
LT Walkaround Video Competition Finalists!
Patrick Mendenhall, Josh Mullican and Holly Czuba put together a video submission back in July 2017 for Navistar's LT Walkaround Video Competition. Our video submission won the regional competition and we are now FINALISTS competing against 5 other videos. Voting...