Cummins is a Fortune 500 diesel engine manufacturer founded in 1919 in Columbus, Indiana. It sells diesel engines and generators in over 190 countries through 600 distributors and 600 dealers. Cummins earned its first profit in 1937 and by 1950 had $100 million in sales and a leading market share for heavy truck diesels. Today Cummins has over 40,000 employees, annual revenue of $18 billion, and facilities in 197 countries and territories. It produces engines for trucks, buses, construction equipment, power generation, and marine use.