This story appears in the March 19 print edition of Transport Topics. At least one major motor carrier said it had a truck fire related to a defect in Detroit Diesel engines that was the subject of a ...

The Detroit Diesel Company has been in the business of manufacturing diesel engines for over eighty years. Founded in 1938, the company was initially known as General Motors (GM) Diesel Division. The ...

While diesel engines have their benefits -- fuel economy, towing capacity, torque, and a reputation for ruggedness and longevity -- they aren't without their faults. The worst diesel engines can be so ...

The Detroit Diesel Corporation originally launched in 1938 as a division of General Motors, and its main purpose was to build a two-stroke engine that would combine power and versatility in a small ...