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.

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,...

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People’s Choice and LT Walkaround WINNER!

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...

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The Race to 10 Miles Per Gallon

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...

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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...

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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,...

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8th Run MPG Stats – 11.2 Miles Per Gallon!!! #RACEto10MPG

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...

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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...

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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)

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Driver Bio: David Gooch – Race to 10 MPG

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...

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7th Run: MPG Stats: RACEto10MPG Update

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...

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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...

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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...

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Driver 1 – Trip Update

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".

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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...

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It Starts Today

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,...

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James is off! #RACEto10MPG

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.

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Driver Bio: James Thorne – Race to 10 MPG

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...

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LT Walkaround Video Competition Finalists!

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...

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