The frame had to be lengthened by three feet to fit the two-stroke diesel engine measuring 1,136 cubic inches.

Detroit is one of the most impactful diesel engine companies in history, and the Series 60 is its most important engine to date. The Series 60 engine was developed in 1987 with the purpose of creating ...

The clean-slate-design DD15 will power all Daimler, Freightliner and Mitsubishi Fuso HD trucks the world over. North Americans get it first in 2008, followed by Japan in '09, and Europe in 2010. Ad ...

The second in what will become a four-displacement family of the Heavy Duty Engine Platform (HDEP) from truck maker Daimler has been unveiled as the DD13 from Detroit Diesel. At 12.8 liters, this ...

The inline-6 engine layout has its fans in the gas world, but it's the de facto standard design among diesel aficionados. Hardly surprising, as these engines are less complex than any V layout and ...

Daimler Truck North America executives plan to invest nearly $300 million to upgrade its Detroit-area internal combustion engine plant and beef up research and development work on future products. The ...

There is a new power war going on in the semi-truck segment. Swedish giants Volvo and Scania have been exchanging blows for ...

Ddiesel engines have their benefits, it's just that quick acceleration isn't one of them. They're limited in rpm compared to gas engines, due to factors like their higher compression ratios, and that ...