I, Theodore M. Solso, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cummins Inc. (Cummins), certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Cummins;

2.  Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
     or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
     under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
     quarterly report;

3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this
     quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
     cash flows of Cummins as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4.  Cummins' other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
     controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 for Cummins and we
     have:

     a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to
          Cummins, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
          entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

     b)  evaluated the effectiveness of Cummins' disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within
          90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

     c)  presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
          controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.  Cummins' other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to
     Cummins' auditors and the Audit Committee of Cummins' Board of Directors (or persons performing
     the equivalent function):

     a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely
          affect Cummins' ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
          identified for Cummins' auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

     b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have
          a significant role in Cummins' internal controls; and

6.  Cummins' other certifying officer and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there
     were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
     controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
     regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: October 30, 2002