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Cummins
ImportCummins is a global power technology leader, designing, engineering, manufacturing and distributing engines and related technologies through more than 7,000 locations worldwide. With over 60,000 people across 190 countries and sales above $23.5 billion, the scale of the operation means any disruption to incoming parts has an immediate impact on production.
Last updated 22 July 2026
Line Stops
across European plants throughout the disruption
China rail terminals
block trains + daily departures
Live reporting
shipment reports + site-level Zoom calls
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Like much of global manufacturing, Cummins faced major supply chain disruption during the Covid-19 pandemic, compounded further when the Ever Given blockage closed the Suez Canal in 2021. With container capacity disrupted across the board, Cummins needed a freight partner who could move quickly with no existing solution in place.
ITD Global stepped in to support Cummins' UK and European facilities on both service and communication, arranging and managing containers from mainland China into the UK and Europe via rail freight — combining block trains and daily departures from 13 terminals across China to keep capacity flowing. Daily reports of live movements were distributed across every Cummins plant, backed by daily Zoom meetings with individual sites to keep the transit running from start to finish.
By securing consistent rail freight capacity from China throughout the disruption, ITD Global ensured Cummins' production lines never stopped for lack of parts. Multiple routes and departure schedules gave Cummins the freight resilience to absorb shocks elsewhere in the global supply chain, daily shipment reports and site-level Zoom calls gave every plant clear, current information on what was moving and when, and transit times and invoicing remained accurate and on schedule throughout 2021 — even as the wider industry struggled with delay and disruption.
“ITD Global transported automotive material from China to Europe by rail during this difficult period in global transportation; they have always ensured continuity of capacity and service. The team always provide accurate and timely transit and invoicing, and have provided excellent service during 2021.”
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30–35% cost reduction
60 buyers' scattered sample shipments replaced with one weekly consolidated air freight from China.
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Compliance at origin
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Up to 35% saved
Sample consolidation from China and better courier rates, saving up to 35% a year.
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