Cummins Powered The First Transcontinental Trucking Trip After that legendary $1.50 Packard stunt grabbed headlines in 1929, Cummins was ready to go bigger. Way bigger.

The first Cummins engine was a 6-horsepower hand-crank Hvid engine, made in 1919, the same year the company was founded. It ...

It just feels right, doesn’t it? About 85 percent of Ram Heavy Duty trucks house a Cummins engine. My dad has a HD Ram with a big ol’ Cummins badge on the side, probably just like your dad.

The 12-valve 5.9-liter Cummins I-6 engine was developed and installed in Dodge pickups starting in 1989, creating one of the most legendary partnerships in automobile history.

But the Cummins Model U engine kept going. When they finally rolled into Los Angeles, they had spent just $11.22 on fuel and shattered GM's gasoline record by nearly 7 hours. Mission accomplished.