CNW Employees Holiday Food Drive a Success!

by James L. Butler, Planned Maintenance and Rental Sales Manager

Though it is often easy to forget those who are less fortunate during the festive holiday season, Cummins Northwest employees worked diligently to make sure needy families had a nice holiday meal.

To do so, Cummins Northwest teamed up with the Oregon Food Bank in Oregon and Northwest Harvest in Washington to collect food.
Employees participated in a collection drive, and donated many non-perishable food items throughout the end of the year. By the end of the drive, employees had donated 18,054 pounds of food. The food went to thousands of families, and gave hope for a better new year.

Largest Holiday Light Show West of the Mississippi Powered by Cummins NW

December 09, 2010 Jim Butler, Planned Maintenance & Rental Sales Manager

Photo: Generators from Cummins Northwest power a large holiday lights display. Courtesy of Global Events Group.
Portland International Raceway is typically where thousands of screaming fans cheer for cars going 200 mph. But from Nov. 25  to Dec. 26, it is filled with thousands of cars going 5 mph to view 250 spectacular light displays in the "Largest Holiday Light Show West of the Mississippi."

The 18th annual Jubitz Winter Wonderland requires power to brighten thousands of colorful lights, animated figures and related safety equipment. Nine rental generators from Cummins Northwest are strategically placed around the race course to keep everything running to the delight of more than 130,000 visitors annually.

Proceeds from the show have provided over $480,000 and over 35 tons of food to local charities.

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Serving the rental power needs of the Northwest
Washington: Seattle, Tacoma, Arlington, Bellingham, Everett, Yakima, Spokane, Port Angeles, North Bend, Aberdeen, Chehalis, Vancouver, Pullman, Longview, Pasco, Kennewick, Wenatchee, Hoquiam
Oregon: Portland, Astoria, Pendleton, McMinnville, Beaverton, Salem, Albany, Corvallis, Eugene, Roseburg, Medford, Klamath Falls, Redmond, Bend, Prineville, La Grande, The Dalles, Warm Springs
Northern Idaho:  Coeur d'Alene, Spirit Lake, Post Falls, Kellogg, Saint Maries, Moscow, Lewiston
Western Montana:  Missoula, Kalispell, Seeley Lake, Butte, Trout Creek, Whitefish, Anaconda, Bozeman

In the event of a Power Outage - What is your ETA?

"When I loose power, what's your ETA?"

 .... customers ask us all the time and this is the million dollar question!

In the event of an emergency that affects many businesses, generators go fast.  Sometimes at the PREDICTION of bad weather, all generators can be rented. 

We have alot of equipment between the Seattle and Portland. Problem is that usually storms hit both of us.  So equipment goes in both locations plus getting things up and down I5 during storms is sometimes tricky and transit times are unpredictable. 

During wide spread outages, ETA to your location can change daily as equipment is rented out and locations of the next available generator changes.  As you can image, wide spread outages can consume generators in all locations and we would be looking into other states beyond Washington and Oregon - -  then the ETA becomes even longer.

..... all depends... all changes. 

Because of these factors, some companies unable to be without power because of critical needs, either rent generators for standby in our lot to be call for when needed or have at their their facility, hooked up, ready for use during the winter months.  All depends on how much downtime a particular customer can afford.  The cost of a standby generator is not cheap but after weighing the downtime consequences, some choose to buy the "insurance policy" of a standby generator. 

In the event you need emergency generator, you can call us at 425-235-3400, option 3. After hours, weekends or holidays, call our Generator Emergency Service 253-922-4779.  State you need a rental generator.  They will call our on-call emergency pager and locate someone to call you back right away.

In any case, we are here for you when you need emergency temporary power!

Donna Fuller
Rental Sales Project Manager
Cummins NW, LLC
811 SW Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
Rental Facility:  2211 W Valley Hwy E, Sumner, WA
425-235-3400 option 3
Call us for your generator and electrical rental equipment needs.  Cummins portable generators, transfer switches, distribution panels, transformers, spider boxes and more.
Serving the rental power needs of the Northwest
Washington: Seattle, Tacoma, Arlington, Bellingham, Everett, Yakima, Spokane, Port Angeles, North Bend, Aberdeen, Chehalis, Vancouver, Pullman, Longview, Pasco, Kennewick, Wenatchee, Hoquiam
Oregon: Portland, Astoria, Pendleton, McMinnville, Beaverton, Salem, Albany, Corvallis, Eugene, Roseburg, Medford, Klamath Falls, Redmond, Bend, Prineville, La Grande, The Dalles, Warm Springs
Northern Idaho:  Coeur d'Alene, Spirit Lake, Post Falls, Kellogg, Saint Maries, Moscow, Lewiston
Western Montana:  Missoula, Kalispell, Seeley Lake, Butte, Trout Creek, Whitefish, Anaconda, Bozeman

First Class Rental Assistance

The best power generation equipment in the world is only as good as the people behind it.  We rent the best equipment in the power generation industry and we back it up with a factory certified technicians. This coupled with 24/7 assistance guarantees the best possible solution to any power need you may have.

Cummins Rental Power systems provide power for companies around the world from 60kW to 2MW. Cummins Northwest supplies reliable, on-site power systems to keep operations running smoothly. Dependable, cost-effective, short and long term power solutions for utilities, mining, manufacturing, telecommunications, construction, industrial and many other markets. Whether you need rental power for scheduled maintenance, mobile power, peak demand periods or standby emergency needs, you can depend on Cummins Rental Power for reliable commercial grade electrical power. Available with skilled specification assistance, set-up, service and support 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

We are here when you need us!

Donna Fuller
Rental Sales Project Manager
Cummins NW, LLC
811 SW Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
Rental Facility:  2211 W Valley Hwy E, Sumner, WA
425-235-3400 option 3
Call us for your generator and electrical rental equipment needs.  Cummins portable generators, transfer switches, distribution panels, transformers, spider boxes and more.
Serving the rental power needs of the Northwest
Washington: Seattle, Tacoma, Arlington, Bellingham, Everett, Yakima, Spokane, Port Angeles, North Bend, Aberdeen, Chehalis, Vancouver, Pullman, Longview, Pasco, Kennewick, Wenatchee, Hoquiam
Oregon: Portland, Astoria, Pendleton, McMinnville, Beaverton, Salem, Albany, Corvallis, Eugene, Roseburg, Medford, Klamath Falls, Redmond, Bend, Prineville, La Grande, The Dalles, Warm Springs
Northern Idaho:  Coeur d'Alene, Spirit Lake, Post Falls, Kellogg, Saint Maries, Moscow, Lewiston
Western Montana:  Missoula, Kalispell, Seeley Lake, Butte, Trout Creek, Whitefish, Anaconda, Bozeman