The 2nd-gen Cummins model years are from 1994 through to 2001. Following immediately on, and also offering a powerful Cummins turbodiesel engine, the 1994 to 2001 Dodge Ram is often known as the ...

Simply calling a 1994 to 2002 Dodge Ram a "2nd-Gen Cummins" works either way; to describe the truck by its physical appearance, or by whichever 5.9-liter Cummins it has beneath its hood.

So, a custom-built second-generation Dodge Ram with the much-loved 6.7L Cummins diesel engine is still a second-generation Dodge Cummins, despite not having its original 5.9-liter engine.