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Carl Allen Recognized for Forty Years with Team WBD
Western Branch Diesel would like to congratulate Carl Allen on 40 years of Service with the company. Carl has held many positions with WBD including: his time as a Service Technician Shop Foremen,...
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Team WBD Member Richard Fowler Relocates to our Beaufort Branch
Western Branch Diesel would like to announce that Parts Coordinator Richard Fowler has relocated to our Beaufort, North Carolina branch from our headquarters in Portsmouth, Virginia. Rich started with...
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Western Branch Diesel Awarded John Deere Sales & Service Territory Spanning...
John Deere Sales & Service Now Available at Nine Locations in Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky Portsmouth, VA – Western Branch Diesel is now an official sales and service...
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Algae X Fuel Conditioning Installed at Duke University
Duke was in the middle of one of the largest construction jobs in the USA. They had removed a century old coal fired boiler plant and installed an oil fired boiler plant. With the increase in fuel...
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Amherst Madison’s M/V Alabama Receives New MTU Power
Welcome to Amherst Madison’s M/V Alabama workboat; also known as the “Sweet Home Alabama” to the crew. Amherst Madison has been plying the great Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, pushing barges with their...
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Detroit Diesel Mining Engines Tough As Nails
Western Branch Diesel customer Steuben Coal relates their experience with Detroit Diesel 2-cycle engines and their recent upgrade to Series 60 engines. Steuben Coal’s Fleet of Detroit Diesel Powered...
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Tom Sheridan Celebrating 45 Years of Service
Tom is currently the Branch Service Manager for Western Branch Diesel’s, South Charleston, WV location. Congratulations, Tom, for your many years of hard work and managing the world of mechanical...
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Team WBD Assists with Doubs Substation Project
The Doubs Substation located in Point of Rocks, Maryland needed a generator to back up two utility sources of controls and gear for a major sub station in the metro region for 1st Energy power. Western...
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WBD Refurbs a Pair of HydroChem Cleaning Trailers
Recently Team WBD had the opportunity to service two of these Hydrochem chemical cleaning rigs by totally stripping everything off of the trailers and rebuilding the Detroit Diesel 16V-149’s along with...
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Western Branch Diesel at the 2014 Hatteras University
Western Branch Diesel and MTU were proud sponsors of this year’s Hatteras University – a three day product education event by Hatteras team members for their sales force from around the globe. During...
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Western Branch Diesel Awarded North Carolina Territory for John Deere Marine...
Beaufort Facility Now the Go-To Service provider for all John Deere Marine Sales, Service & Parts Beaufort, NC – Western Branch Diesel’s Beaufort, North Carolina branch located within the Jarrett...
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WBD at the NAFA & Virginia Clean Cities Fleet Symposium
WBD and APG (American Power Group) participated in the 2014 NAFA / Virginia Clean Cities Fleet Symposium in Virginia Beach. Dana Brewster of APG presented Dual Fuel Technology to an assembly of Fleet...
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Greg Burton Celebrates 10 Years with Team WBD
Team WBD would like to thank and congratulate Greg Burton for his ten years of service with Western Branch Diesel. Greg has been maintaining a growing rental fleet of 48 generators for the past ten...
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Outstanding Performance from Alan Worrell in his First 5 Years with Team WBD
We would like to recognize WBD service technician, Alan Michael Worrell, for his outstanding performance over the past five years with Western Branch Diesel. Alan has many certifications, including...
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Welcome Xavier Martinez to Team WBD
We would like to welcome Xavier Martinez to the Western Branch Diesel team. Xavier is a Junior at Old Dominion University, currently working towards a Marketing and Economics Bachelor’s Degree. Prior...
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Team WBD Completes a Repower for Coastal Drilling / North American Drillers
Western Branch Diesel team members from our St. Clairsville, Ohio branch recently completed a total repower and cooling system upgrade of a Crane Carriers Drill Rig. As seen in the photos, this 1980...
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Detroit Diesel Mining Engines Tough As Nails
Western Branch Diesel customer Steuben Coal relates their experience with Detroit Diesel 2-cycle engines and their recent upgrade to Series 60 engines. Steuben Coal’s Fleet of Detroit Diesel Powered...
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MTU Unveils the New 16V2000 M96L in Fort Lauderdale
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is touted as being the world’s largest gathering of sea-going vessels and marine-minded businesses. The strong standing and long heritage of this boat show,...
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WBD Congratulates John Poissant for his 35 Years of Service
Western Branch Diesel would like to congratulate John Poissant for his 35 years of service. John was recognized at our recent Roanoke Christmas luncheon. John has always demonstrated a persistent...
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Butch Simonetti Celebrates 35 Years
On behalf of the Western Branch Diesel team we would like to congratulate Butch Simonetti on his 35 years of service with the company. Butch started working with us on November 28, 1979 as a service...
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