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The most respected diesel engine in truck history

Here's the story of perhaps the most legendary diesel engine ever made, the Cummins 5.9L.

American Power Group's V7000 Dual Fuel Solution Receives New EPA Approval to Convert Cummins X15 Heavy-Duty Truck Engine Model Years 2018-2023

Expands Existing 500+ EPA Engine Family Conversion Approvals ALGONA, IA / ACCESS Newswire / January 20, 2026 /American Power ...
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When Did Cummins Make Its First Engine? (And What Was It Used For?)

Cummins boasts a history that dates back over 100 years, including their diesel engines. The very first engine appeared way back in 1919, which just so happens to also be the same year that Clessie ...
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10 Little-Known Facts About The Cummins Engine

You might want to listen up, because Cummins engines have been playing you this whole time. By day? Sure, they look like your average, salt-of-the-earth diesel, hauling freight, towing trailers, and ...
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12V vs 24V Cummins: which one is actually better?

The debate over 12V versus 24V Cummins is not just nostalgia versus modernity, it is a clash between two very different ways of making power. Both versions of the 5.9 are capable of serious work, big ...
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New Cummins Engine In Full Production Locally

Jennifer Rumsey, Cummins chairwoman and CEO, and Shawn Hricko, Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant manager, are pictured during the plant’s 50th anniversary celebration in July. P-J file photo by ...
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These Cummins Engines Can Run On Biodiesel

If you watched the MythBusters drive an old Mercedes diesel fueled with used cooking oil, you probably wondered why we don't do that all the time with all diesels. After all, Cummins B-series are the ...
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How Does The 12V Cummins Diesel Compare To The 24V Version?

While Dodge diesel trucks didn't always have Cummins engines, their shared history dates all the way back to 1989. That's when the inline six-cylinder 5.9-liter Cummins diesel first appeared in Dodge ...
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New B6.7 Octane Gas Engine Is Cummins' Mic Drop Moment, I Wish It Was the Next Ram Engine

Gas versus diesel is a debate over which billions have been spent to see which is better. Famously, Soviet tanks in World War II were powered by diesel, while the Germans used gas engines. Closer to ...
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Cummins Unveils B7.2 Diesel Engine for Medium-duty Applications

COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today global power and technology leader Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced an update to the legendary B-Series engine platform, unveiling the new Cummins B7.2 diesel ...
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Internal Combustion Engines Could Get a Second Life Thanks to Hydrogen – Cummins Has Something Big in the Pipeline

With the rise of stricter emission laws, engine manufacturers have no choice but to look into alternate energy sources to run their vehicles. Cummins is reinventing the combustion engine but this time ...