CUMMINS ENGINE &lt;CUM> SEES IMPROVED EARNINGS

  Cummins Engine Co said it told
  shareholders higher engine orders to the North American
  heavy-duty truck market will result in improved earnings in the
  first quarter.
      Cummins said the company should make progress this year and
  next toward its goal of five pct profitability.
      Cummins recorded net income of 3,743,000 dlrs, or 38 cts
  per share, on sales of 516.9 mln dlrs.
      It said it expects 1987 North American heavy-duty truck
  production to total 135,000 units, an 8.5 pct increase from
  1986.
      Cummins said it expects capital expenditures to total about
  155 mln dlrs, down from 274 mln dlrs the year before.
  

