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Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat autonomous fleet grows; Mack unveils Anthem; Komatsu D375A-8; International unveils HV Series; Atlas Copco redesigns QAS generators

Redesigned Atlas Copco QAS generators smaller, more efficient Atlas Copco’s eight-model lineup of QAS generators has undergone an overhaul to make them easier to transport, operate and maintain, the company says. Read More   Mack unveils Anthem, a brand new on-highway tractor Mack Trucks on Wednesday upped its ante in the company’s on-highway business with […]

October 4, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat launches 986K; Yanmar intros 3 new loaders; Ditch Witch enters keyhole coring market; Hilti’s bucket-based dust control

Yanmar expands loader lineup with new V8, V10, V12 models Yanmar America has quadrupled the size of its wheel loader lineup with the introduction of three larger machines. With the addition of the V8, V10 and V12, the company now carries four compact wheel loaders. Each machine features a ROPS and FOPS rubber-mounted, two-door cab, […]

September 26, 2017

Construction Equipment

Cat’s fleet of autonomous mine trucks is about to get a lot bigger

The number of mining trucks driving themselves on Caterpillar’s autonomous Command system will soon more than triple through the expansion of a deal with one of the world’s largest iron ore producers. Cat announced today that Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group has ordered 100 mining trucks be retrofitted with the autonomous mine truck platform at its Chichester Hub […]

September 25, 2017

Construction Equipment

What to see at ICUEE 2017: Auto Crane, Bandit, Knapheide and Morooka in Area N

ICUEE is preparing for record exhibit space for the Oct. 3-5 Demo Show at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. In the run-up to the show we’ll be providing a series of sneak peeks to give you an idea of what to look for at the show. To check out the rest of the ICUEE […]

September 20, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat 986K loader; Earth & Turf snowplow mount; Barko Strong-Arm Grapples; Bobcat’s new undercarriage

Cat launches 986K loader with redesigned cab, STIC control Calling the machine a “right-sized” loader, Caterpillar has introduced the 986K as a replacement to its legacy 988F. The 986K weighs less and is shorter than Cat’s 988K loaders and the company says the machine is perfectly matched to load Cat 40- to 61-ton articulated and […]

September 19, 2017

Construction Equipment

Cat exiting “most severe downturn in 90-year history,” targets aftermarket services as key growth area

Between 2012 and 2016, Caterpillar experienced its most severe downturn in its 90-year history, with profits dropping by 40 percent. Now under the leadership of Jim Umpleby, who took over as company president this year, Caterpillar is focused on what it calls its “Operating & Execution” model. “Profitable growth will be at the center of […]

September 15, 2017

Equipment Experts

How Cat builds D5 dozers: from bare steel to finished product

Today’s heavy equipment is a marvel of sophisticated engineering and technology. And the factories that build these machines are no less so. We got a rare chance to peek inside Caterpillar’s state of the art Athens, Georgia, facility to see a D5K2 dozer come together from cold, bare steel to finished product. (The factory also […]

September 14, 2017

Construction Equipment

How Cat builds D5 dozers: from bare steel to finished product

Today’s heavy equipment is a marvel of sophisticated engineering and technology. And the factories that build these machines are no less so. We got a rare chance to peek inside Caterpillar’s state of the art Athens, Georgia, facility to see a D5K2 dozer come together from cold, bare steel to finished product. (The factory also […]

September 14, 2017

Construction Equipment

Cat launches 986K loader with redesigned cab, STIC control

Calling the machine a “right-sized” loader, Caterpillar has introduced the 986K as a replacement to its legacy 988F. The 986K weighs less and is shorter than Cat’s 988K loaders and the company says the machine is perfectly matched to load Cat 40- to 61-ton articulated and rigid-frame trucks. A new Aggregate Handler configuration features an […]

September 13, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Superior expands General Equipment partnership; Deutz spreads Power Centers; Largest Cat dealer transaction; United Rentals buys Cummins power assets; Deere income soars

Superior expands partnership with General Equipment in Neb., Iowa General Equipment & Supplies, a Midwestern distributor of aggregate and construction equipment, has become an exclusive dealer for Superior Industries in Iowa and Nebraska. Superior has maintained a longtime partnership with General Equipment for selling and servicing its conveying equipment throughout the Upper Midwest. The expanded […]

September 12, 2017

Trucks

Caterpillar Buggy is a C12-powered hot rod with Studebaker body, 966 loader grille

“I wanted something that was a little different,” says hot rod enthusiast and builder Snapper Schomaker in a video where he explains the genesis of what he calls the Caterpillar Buggy. The resulting hot rod definitely delivers on Schomaker’s original goal of “different.” When you see this vehicle rumbling toward you or even sitting still in […]

September 7, 2017

Dealers

Cat dealer Cleveland Brothers helps form gas compression degree

The largest Cat dealer in Pennsylvania, Cleveland Brothers, has formed a partnership to create a two-year associate degree to train technicians in the natural gas compression industry and provide tuition reimbursement for select students. The degree will be offered this fall at the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (CPI) in Centre County. Ariel […]

September 6, 2017