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Construction Equipment

Cat exec: Creating jobs top priority with new highway bill

Fostering long-term economic growth and creating American jobs should be the top priorities in the passage of a new, multi-year federal highway and transit investment bill, Caterpillar Inc., Worldwide Product Manager Larry Tate told attendees at a July 14 hearing called by U.S. Department of Transportation to discuss the overdue legislation. In a panel session […]

July 15, 2010

Technology

Holt Cat names new San Antonio service manager

Holt Cat, the Caterpillar equipment and engine dealer for South, Central, North and North East Texas, has named Chad Godfrey service manager for its San Antonio store.   Godfrey has been with Holt Cat for 15 years and previously worked as a service manager in Weslaco.   Godfrey received an Associate of Applied Science Degree in […]

July 12, 2010

Technology

Cat buys Underground Imaging Technologies

Caterpillar has bought Underground Imaging Technologies, a geophysical services company and technology developer based in Latham, New York. The acquisition gives Cat the capability to provide three-dimensional representations of underground utilities and other targets. “This service provides detailed information that enables design engineers and contractors to proceed on underground projects with a clearer picture of […]

July 6, 2010

Roadbuilding

Cat expands in Brazil

The spate of news coming out of Caterpillar continues with the announcement this morning of its plans to expand its manufacturing in Brazil. The exact location of the new backhoe and small wheel loader facility will be announced later this summer. These machines are currently produced in Piracicaba, Brazil; facilities there are expected to be […]

June 29, 2010

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Three cities compete for new US Cat plant

News reports coming out of Montgomery, Alabama; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and Spartanburg, South Carolina, say the cities are in the three-way competition for a new Caterpillar manufacturing plant. Up for grabs: a reported 500 jobs. The company is expected to announce the site in August. Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines told the Winston-Salem Journal he’s been […]

June 29, 2010

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Cat, Wacker Neuson in compact excavator alliance

In a just signed agreement, Caterpillar will use Wacker Neuson to develop and manufacturer its compact excavators under 3 metric tons starting in mid 2011. Under the 20-year agreement, three current Cat compact machines will be produced in Wacker Neuson’s Linz, Austria, production plant. Caterpillar plans to extend the model range up to seven machines, […]

June 29, 2010

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Cat expands in Brazil

The spate of news coming out of Caterpillar continues with the announcement this morning of its plans to expand its manufacturing in Brazil. The exact location of the new backhoe and small wheel loader facility will be announced later this summer. These machines are currently produced in Piracicaba, Brazil; facilities there are expected to be […]

June 29, 2010

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Cat increases China excavator production

Cat will expand its plant in Xuzhou, China, and will acquire Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group’s 15.87 percent ownership in Caterpillar Xuzhou Limited, a joint venture with the Chinese company initially established in 1995. When the acquisition is complete, CXL will be a wholly-owned Caterpillar company. Once the CXL excavator expansion plans are completed in 2014, […]

June 28, 2010

Business

Reporter

By Equipment World Staff   Schooling crews in safety Summer internships boost firm’s auditing capability Looking for a new way to promote safety awareness, John Kiely, president of New Jersey-based J.F. Kiely Construction, hit upon an unusual idea. Why not enlist summer interns? The 58-year-old firm – which performs gas, water, electric and sewer installation […]

June 26, 2010

Roadbuilding

Cat, Wacker Neuson in compact excavator alliance

In a just signed agreement, Caterpillar will use Wacker Neuson to develop and manufacturer its compact excavators under 3 metric tons starting in mid 2011. Under the 20-year agreement, three current Cat compact machines will be produced in Wacker Neuson’s Linz, Austria, production plant. Caterpillar plans to extend the model range up to seven machines, […]

June 24, 2010

Roadbuilding

Cat ups mining investment

by Marcia Gruver, Editorial Director, Equipment World Caterpillar says it will “significantly enhance the company’s position as the leading manufacturer” of mining products with a full range of mining shovels and acceleration of its previously-announced mining truck plant capacity expansion. Cat will produce shovels ranging from 125 tons to 800 tons in Aurora, Illinois. Other […]

June 18, 2010

Business

Cat board of directors elects new CEO as Jim Owens retires

Following a previously announced succession plan, the Board of Directors of Caterpillar Inc. has elected Doug Oberhelman Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a member of Caterpillar’s Board of Directors, effective July 1. Oberhelman succeeds Jim Owens as CEO, while Owens will remain Chairman of the Board until Oct. 31, when he will retire after more […]

June 16, 2010