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Hawthorne Cat distributes NorAm 65E

Hawthorne Cat has begun representing the NorAm 65E compact motor grader in their nine locations in California and Hawaii. Hawthorne sells, rents, and supports the 65E at each branch location including their Cat Rental stores, Hawthorne Rent-It Service.

August 10, 2012

Business

Reporter

By Equipment World Staff     JCB: Quick software fix solves ULSD dilemma   JCB says its Tier 4 Interim Ecomax engines can be recalibrated to allow it to be resold in countries that do not use ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, addressing mounting concerns that Tier 4 machines can not be sold outside the highly regulated […]

August 3, 2012

Business

Off-Road Telematics: Why the Disconnect?

Research indicates that only 10 to 15 percent of heavy equipment contractors use telematics to help monitor and manage their fleets. Yet most heavy equipment today comes with telematics capabilities or prewired to accept aftermarket systems. And many of the big OEMs not only give you telematics hardware on their machines gratis, but provide access […]

August 3, 2012

Business

Cat quarterly: what the analysts are saying

Cat quarterly report, construction, econonmy

July 31, 2012

Safety

Cat profit up 67%, sales up 22%

Caterpillar announced a second-quarter 67-increase in profit per share and a 22-percent increase in sales and revenue over second quarter 2011 results. “Whether you look at cost control, delivery performance, safety, quality, new product introductions or margin rates, Caterpillar’s operational performance in the quarter was excellent,” said Doug Oberhelman, Caterpillar chairman and chief executive officer. “It’s what […]

July 25, 2012

Business

Reporter

Equipment-centric disaster relief   Tad Agoglia and his crew arrived to what was left of Haiti within a week after the 2010 earthquake. As the team used their Cat excavator and Peterbilt dump truck to clear the rubble for a medical clinic, he was struck by the vast need surrounding him. “In that moment I […]

July 1, 2012

Machine control

Machine Matters

Lift Higher, Reach Farther   Large skid steers help contractors add services     Although on the small end of construction equipment, skid steers with 2,201-pound rated operating capacities and up are playing a large role in operator comfort and productivity. “From 2000 until 2005, the unit-size-class popularity changed from the 1,500-pound class and up […]

June 30, 2012

Roadbuilding

New Cat H75Es and H95Es hammers feature enhanced durability and high productivity through design and manufacture by Caterpillar

Caterpillar is expanding the E Series Hammer line with the addition of the new H75Es and H95Es, designed for backhoe loaders and small excavators. E Series Hammers are wholly designed, engineered and manufactured by Caterpillar, making Caterpillar the only global hammer and carrier manufacturer. The hammers are fully supported by Cat dealers so that customers can work with a single organization for machine and work tool parts and service.,Caterpillar is expanding the E Series Hammer line with the addition of the new H75Es and H95Es, designed for backhoe loaders and small excavators. E Series Hammers are wholly designed, engineered and manufactured by Caterpillar, making Caterpillar the only global hammer and carrier manufacturer. The hammers are fully supported by Cat dealers so that customers can work with a single organization for machine and work tool parts and service.,Caterpillar is expanding the E Series Hammer line with the addition of the new H75Es and H95Es, designed for backhoe loaders and small excavators. E Series Hammers are wholly designed, engineered and manufactured by Caterpillar, making Caterpillar the only global hammer and carrier manufacturer. The hammers are fully supported by Cat dealers so that customers can work with a single organization for machine and work tool parts and service.,Caterpillar is expanding the E Series Hammer line with the addition of the new H75Es and H95Es, designed for backhoe loaders and small excavators. E Series Hammers are wholly designed, engineered and manufactured by Caterpillar, making Caterpillar the only global hammer and carrier manufacturer. The hammers are fully supported by Cat dealers so that customers can work with a single organization for machine and work tool parts and service.,Caterpillar is expanding the E Series Hammer line with the addition of the new H75Es and H95Es, designed for backhoe loaders and small excavators. E Series Hammers are wholly designed, engineered and manufactured by Caterpillar, making Caterpillar the only global hammer and carrier manufacturer. The hammers are fully supported by Cat dealers so that customers can work with a single organization for machine and work tool parts and service.

June 30, 2012

Equipment

What about Cat?

The fur started flying when a federal court ruled against the EPA in yet another ongoing legal fight by Navistar to get its EGR-only diesel engines certified compliant to 2010 emissions regulations. In a case brought by Volvo and Mack, the court essentially ruled that the EPA had been giving Navistar an unfair competitive advantage […]

June 22, 2012

Construction Equipment

Equipment theft stats released

Light utility trucks, work trucks and trailers, backhoe loaders and wheel loaders were among the top machines stolen in 2011, according to a LoJack survey of equipment theft statistics in 21 states. Top theft targets were 5-year-old and newer equipment. At it’s local: in 95 percent of the cases, stolen equipment was recovered in the […]

June 21, 2012

Business

Cat inks engine development deal with Westport

caterpillar, westport innovations, natural gas engines, cummins

June 5, 2012

Construction Equipment

Quick Data

Crawler Excavators A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service. By Marcia Gruver Doyle                     $325,000 Top auction price for large excavators, paid for a 2007 Komatsu PC800LC-8 at an IronPlanet auction on Aug. 4, 2011.* […]

May 26, 2012