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Construction Equipment

Caterpillar ups the ante with 4 new small-frame skid steers, CTLs with D-series DNA and smart hydraulics (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=240] Last week at its Athens, Georgia, factory Caterpillar unveiled four new small-frame skid steers and compact track loaders. The new machines are the smallest yet to offer the D-series technology and electro-hydraulics that Cat first revealed with 16 larger skid steers and compact track loaders in 2013. These “smart” hydraulic controls offer up […]

April 21, 2015

Equipment Experts

TEST DRIVE: Caterpillar’s low-tech, K2 dozer automation allows GPS-like machine control without the price tag (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=235] A theme I hear from contractors these days is that more than ever, they are using dozers to do finish grade passes. Motor graders can do this too, but a motor grader is a one-job machine. A dozer can also hog out mountains of dirt, pile up brush and material, push out stumps, […]

April 16, 2015

Technology

TEST DRIVE: Caterpillar’s low-tech, K2 dozer automation allows GPS-like machine control without the price tag (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=235] A theme I hear from contractors these days is that more than ever, they are using dozers to do finish grade passes. Motor graders can do this too, but a motor grader is a one-job machine. A dozer can also hog out mountains of dirt, pile up brush and material, push out stumps, […]

April 16, 2015

Business

Caterpillar to crunch even more data through acquisition of marine analytics firm ESRG

Just in case you didn’t think Caterpillar was really serious about this whole Big Data thing, the company today announced it has completed the acquisition of a marine industry analytics company. Caterpillar Marine has acquired ESRG Technologies Group, a Virginia Beach-based company specializing in marine telematics and analytics. The acquisition will bring ESRG’s telematics software, which […]

April 15, 2015

Business

Caterpillar doubles down on dedication to equipment data with new Analytics & Innovation division

Following through on its March promise to work to begin rolling out predictive diagnostic improvements to its Produc Link telematics service “in the coming months,” Caterpillar has announced the creation of a new division within the company that will focus solely on data and creating new ways for its customers to put the information to work. […]

April 13, 2015

Business

Caterpillar to cut 250 jobs from Indiana engine plant

Caterpillar has announced that it will cut 250 workers from its Lafayette Engine Center in Indiana. According to a report from WLFI TV, the company will lay off 50 full-time workers from the plant and another 200 workers employed through staffing agencies. Caterpillar told the station, “a decrease in orders for engines that support the oil and […]

April 9, 2015

Business

KHL: Construction equipment revenues down as manufacturers trade places in top 10 rankings

Caterpillar and Komatsu remain the no. 1 and no. 2 construction equipment manufacturers in the world, respectively, to no surprise according to the latest edition of KHL’s annual Yellow Table study. However, four manufacturers traded places in the top 10. Volvo and Hitachi swapped, as did Terex and Liebherr though the publication does not note exactly […]

April 2, 2015

Technology

INSIDE IC: Though intelligent compaction is still being refined, the tech already offers plenty of value

While intelligent compaction (IC) has been popular in Europe for some time, it’s only in the past decade that it began gaining ground in the United States. As with any young technology, some matters are unresolved. There are no standardized intelligent compaction measurement values (ICMVs); OEMs are free to create their own ICMVs to measure […]

April 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar launches 906M, 907M, 908M compact wheel loaders in highly-customizable configurations

Caterpillar has expanded its compact wheel loader line by three, launching the 906M, 907M and 908M with several ways to customize the machines for particular applications. The loaders are powered by a 75-horsepower, Tier 4 Final Cat C3.3B engine. Options include a high-speed configuration, ride control system and high-flow hydraulics. The single-plan coolers use a […]

March 26, 2015

Construction Equipment

Make any pickup a Cat truck with Caterpillar’s new auto accessories

Until that glorious day when Caterpillar agrees to miniaturize the amazing front end of the CT660 and put it on a pickup, those wishing the smaller trucks in their fleet better matched the yellow iron and vocational trucks in their fleet will have to make due with accessorizing. Luckily, Cat has made that a lot […]

March 26, 2015

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar intros 313F L GC excavator with smart hydraulics (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[imagebrowser id=220] Caterpillar says its new 313F L GC excavator is aimed squarely at those contractors trying to lower their cost per hour. The 29,300-pound machine is now equipped with a more fuel efficient Tier 4 Final engine that does’t require diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) and features a compact diesel particulate filter that requires no maintenance. The […]

March 25, 2015

Equipment Experts

Caterpillar intros 735C, 740C EJ, 745C articulated trucks with bevy of powertrain improvements (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=218] Caterpillar’s 735C, 740C EJ and 745C articulated trucks feature a host of upgrades over the machines’ predecessors, the B Series. With engines that meet Tier 4 Final standards, the 735C’s C15 ACERT engine delivers 452 horsepower, and the C18 ACERT engine in the 740C EJ and 745C delivers 511 horsepower. The trucks have […]

March 23, 2015