It practically goes without saying — big trucks require powerful engines, and that's exactly what the Detroit DD15 engine promises to deliver. The engine was introduced back in 2007 after a nearly ...

Freightliner Trucks announced that Western Express Inc. has ordered 900 Freightliner Cascadia tractors equipped with 2010 Detroit Diesel Corporation DD15 engines featuring BlueTec emissions technology ...

After nearly five years and $1.5 billion in development, the new heavy-duty Detroit Diesel DD15 engine was unveiled Friday, Oct. 19, at the company’s plant in Redford, Mich. The six-cylinder, inline ...

This 2011 Cascadia with EPA 2010 DD15 engine, above, is a customer demo unit already in revenue service. We drove it first. We liked it a lot.

This rear view of the DD15 shows the engine’s clean, simple design. Cost, labor and regulatory issues have beaten up on transportation of late. The industry needs points: a major player to step to the ...

Enhancements to the industry-leading Detroit DD15 engine and an expanded lineup of the popular Detroit DT12 automated manual transmission will benefit Freightliner Cascadia customers with better fuel ...

The Detroit Diesel Dd15 Is The Result Of $1.5 Billion And Nearly Five Years of development, making it the largest investment ever made by a manufacturer to design an engine. Detroit Diesel is not ...

Aerodynamic wheel covers can deliver small but meaningful fuel-economy gains for fleets, and Deflecktor says its latest design aims to make the technology easier and more affordable to deploy.

Overdrive sister publication CCJ recently had the opportunity to get a first-hand look at Detroit Diesel’s newest engines, the company’s sixth-generation engine platform. As reported by CCJ Chief ...