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Senate passes two-year transportation bill

March 14, 2012

In an overwhelming show of support, the U.S. Senate today voted to pass a two-year transportation bill valued at $109 billion. The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act, passed in a generally bipartisan 74-22 vote, reauthorizes federal ...

Perkins to build engines in India

March 13, 2012

Starting in 2013, Caterpillar subsidiary Perkins will manufacture 4000 Series engines at a new plant to be built in India. Initially, the facility to be located in Shendra industrial area in Aurangabad will turn out up to 3,000 engines per year, ...

New Kohler diesel engines bypass DPF solution

October 25, 2011

Applying “tried-and-true technologies from the on-road diesel marketplace,” Kohler and sister engine brand Lombardini have developed a new family of Tier 4 Final emissions-compliant power solutions that avoid the use of particulate filters. In advance of the various 2013 worldwide emissions ...

A bigger Cat ready to serve mining industry

July 11, 2011

If discontinuing the 5000 Series shovels was a half-step back from the mining industry, Caterpillar is primed to take three or more steps forward. “We’re ready to get started,” says Steve Wunning, Caterpillar group president, upon the July 8 announcement that ...

Disaster assistance for Missouri victims

May 23, 2011

In the wake of devastating tornadoes that struck southwest Missouri on May 22, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended disaster assistance to individuals and families in Jasper and Newton counties in the Joplin area. Among the declarations granted by ...

Remote control for Cat mining dozers

May 19, 2011

As part of the new MineStar mining operations and equipment management system, Caterpillar has launched an integrated remote control system for D10T and D11T crawler dozers. Command for dozing is the first globally-available product within the Command Capability Set of the ...

Contractors need to sign up for debris cleanup

May 04, 2011

Contractors seeking tornado debris removal work in Tuscaloosa have an opportunity to apply online via the general contractor working on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps, officially contracted Tuesday by the city of Tuscaloosa, also has a ...

Wacker Neuson rolls out wheeled excavators

March 25, 2011

By Mike Anderson LAS VEGAS – The wheeled excavator represents Wacker Neuson’s latest injection of compact construction equipment into North America. With two compact models rolled out at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011, Wacker Neuson is “offering a new class of excavators” to a market ...

Scania engines aim for America

March 25, 2011

By Mike Anderson LAS VEGAS – Scania is ready to power North American construction equipment, the company proclaimed Thursday at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011. In outlining the Swedish-based company’s solutions to Tier 4 Interim diesel emissions requirements, senior vice president Robert Sobocki noted Scania’s ...

Telogis Fleet able to co-locate assets

March 24, 2011

By Mike Anderson LAS VEGAS – The newest feature for Telogis Fleet extends the vehicle management system’s reach to the breaking down of field supervisors’ daily routines. Introduced at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011, the GPS-based Field Management Co-Location Module tracks such parameters as time ...

Blaw-Knox commercial paver legacy lives

March 22, 2011

By Mike Anderson LAS VEGAS – Under a manufacturing and licensing agreement with Volvo Construction Equipment, the heritage of Blaw-Knox commercial asphalt pavers and road wideners lives on in a new division of VT LeeBoy. VT LeeBoy, parent company of the LeeBoy ...

Mustang brand to remain under Manitou

March 22, 2011

By Mike Anderson LAS VEGAS – There’s no truth to the rumor that, under Manitou Group, the Mustang brand will quietly go away. At a press conference on the opening morning of CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011, Manitou company officials confirmed 123-year-old Mustang is “here ...
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