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Dealers

Caterpillar dealers FABCO, Fabick Cat announce plans to merge

Cat dealers FABCO Equipment, out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and John Fabick Tractor (Fabick Cat), of Fenton, Missouri, are merging to create “one of the largest and most dynamic Caterpillar dealerships in the nation,” according to an announcement by the two companies. The companies are currently lead by cousins Doug Fabick, Fabick Cat president and COO, […]

February 18, 2015

Construction Equipment

IronPlanet, Cat Auction Services hold joint auction while awaiting merger; discuss initial moves into market

Still awaiting the completion of its merger announced in December, IronPlanet and Cat Auction Services held their first joint live auction last week in Kissimmee, Florida. We sat down with Jeff Jeter, president of the Americas for IronPlanet to go over how IronPlanet envisions this pending merger moving forward. “Because the deal is not closed […]

February 15, 2015

Dealers

Quick Data: New and used excavator sales for February 2015

February 10, 2015

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: Trucks of every trim, tint and trade throng World of Concrete 2015

[imagebrowser id=191] One of the cool things about World of Concrete each year is that there’s never a shortage of interesting trucks to see. Pickups, service trucks, haulers, pump trucks, mixers—you name it, it’s there and in just about every paint job you can think of. The gallery above contains just about every truck we […]

February 5, 2015

Equipment Experts

Caterpillar 926M, 930M and 938M wheel loaders debut at World of Concrete with “hybrid-type” fuel savings

[imagebrowser id=181] Caterpillar announced the successors to its K Series small wheel loaders during a special pre-show briefing at World of Concrete Monday night with the 926M, 930M and 938M. The new M Series loaders are all available with a set of new options and are powered by a Cat C7.1 ACERT Tier 4 Final […]

February 3, 2015

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar 926M, 930M and 938M wheel loaders debut at World of Concrete with “hybrid-type” fuel savings

[imagebrowser id=181] Caterpillar announced the successors to its K Series small wheel loaders during a special pre-show briefing at World of Concrete Monday night with the 926M, 930M and 938M. The new M Series loaders are all available with a set of new options and are powered by a Cat C7.1 ACERT Tier 4 Final […]

February 3, 2015

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar intros TL1055D, TL1255D telehandlers with improved cab, more attachments (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=180] In a special pre-show media briefing here at World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Caterpillar introduced two new telehandlers the company says boasts improvements to the cab and sight lines as well as an expanded range of attachments. The new TL1055D has a lift capacity of 10,000 pounds while the TL1255D maxes out […]

February 3, 2015

Business

Antitrust suit alleges Caterpillar, Komatsu and Volvo conspired to bar Chinese construction equipment from U.S. market

International Construction Products has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the three biggest names in construction equipment, accusing them of colluding to limit competition in the U.S. The suit was filed this morning in a U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware, and names Caterpillar, Komatsu America and Volvo Construction Equipment North America as defendants. The suit alleges […]

January 29, 2015

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Caterpillar full-year earnings dip with bad 4Q; falling oil prices expected to drag 2015 down even further

For a second consecutive year, Caterpillar sales and profit have fallen. And in addition to the slump in demand for mining equipment that has plagued the company for the last two years, Cat is now contending with falling oil prices, causing the company to forecast another drop in sales for 2015. After ending a disappointing 2013 with […]

January 27, 2015

Construction Equipment

The Programmable Wheel Loader: How the Caterpillar 938K transforms from pile puncher to finesse machine with a few taps

Have you ever operated a wheel loader that was perfect in some applications, but less than ideal in others? Imagine if you could simply program the machine to operate one way in the morning, then just tap out a few choices on the in-cab monitor and have it react with a completely different feel that […]

January 19, 2015

Construction Equipment

Wrongful death lawsuit against Caterpillar on behalf of dozer operator goes to trial

Attorneys for Caterpillar and two other defendants have begun the process of fighting back a wrongful death lawsuit that originated six years ago. According to a report from the Southwest Texas Record, pre-trial began Monday in a suit that claims Caterpillar, dealer Mustang Machinery and Nederland, Texas contractor Standard Constructors are responsible for the death of […]

January 12, 2015

Business

Caterpillar cost-cutting continues: company to clip 240 workers at Illinois mining plants

Caterpillar will lay off 240 workers across two of its Illinois plants as the company continues to cope with a global decline in demand for mining equipment. The company told the Chicago Tribune it will begin the layoffs January 19 at its Decatur and East Peoria plants, both of which manufacture products for the mining industry. Cat […]

January 9, 2015