Caterpillar recently conducted a webinar to bring the trade press up to speed on the latest developments in its EMSolutions initiative. EM stands for Equipment Management, and the emphasis is on using data to drive operational success. Using the data generated by your equipment puts money in your pocket by helping you keep your equipment in top shape and avoid unplanned…
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Cat C Series Artics Feature Improved Cycle Times and More
The new Cat 735C, 740C EJ and 745C articulated trucks build on the proven performance, reliability and durability of their B Series predecessors with significant new features, according to the company. The trucks were introduced to the trade press at a May 2015 media event in Tinaja Hills, Calif. These include engines that meet U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage…
Read MoreNew Cat Vocational Truck Offers Durability, Comfort, Style
The Cat Vocational Truck line continues to grow to meet customer needs with the addition of the CT680, a Class 8 set-forward-axle model built to tackle today’s most demanding jobs while setting new standards for comfort and style, according to the company. The CT680 was introduced last month to the trade press at an event held at the company’s Tinaja…
Read MoreCat Hybrid Delivers Fuel-Efficient Production; High Tech
The Cat 336F L XE Hybrid excavator was introduced to the trade press last month at the company’s Tinaja Hills proving grounds outside of Tucson, Ariz. It features an integrated design that conserves fuel, optimizes performance, and captures and reuses energy, noted the company. The machine delivers an estimated fuel savings of up to 20 percent compared with its standard…
Read MoreA Book About Modern Earthmoving Marvels
By Mark S. Kuhar When you are in the construction media, you get to know many editors from other publications. One of the good guys in the construction media is Frank Raczon, senior editor of Construction Equipment magazine, a Scranton Gillette Communications publication. Frank recently co-authored a book called “Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels,” for Motorbooks. For this book, he details…
Read MoreCat Shows New Iron at Tinaja
May 14, 2015 – Caterpillar Inc., at a special media event in Tinaja Hills, Ariz., rolled out new iron for the trade press to see and drive. Rock Products was represented at the event by Don Marsh, editor of sister publication Concrete Products. One machine unveiled was the 745C, a successor to its largest articulated truck, the 740B. The new model’s…
Read MoreCaterpillar Reports Mixed First-Quarter Earnings
Caterpillar Inc. announced first-quarter sales and revenues of $12.702 billion, down about 4 percent from first-quarter 2014 sales and revenues of $13.241 billion. First-quarter 2015 profit included a pre-tax gain of $120 million, or about $0.14 per share, from the sale of Caterpillar’s remaining interest in the company’s former third-party logistics business. Caterpillar sold a majority interest in the business in…
Read MoreResurrecting the Best 25
By Mark S. Kuhar By dusting off old advertisements, you’ll find the Best 25 Tracklayer was capable of “doing the work of 12 horses and three men.” Nowhere did it mention anything about how the 5,200-lb. tracklayer could go airborne, but that’s exactly what a long-lost Best 25 actually did. The story begins in December 2013 with a hiker in…
Read MoreCat Unveils Hydraulic Mining Shovel; Wheel Loader
In early November, Caterpillar unveiled two new products – 6020B Hydraulic Mining Shovel and 994K Wheel Loader – to trade press and customers during its Loading & Hauling Mining Focus Session at the company’s Tinaja Hills proving grounds, located south of Tucson, Ariz. Rock Products Associate Editor Josephine Smith attended the one-day event. Despite windy conditions, the event was a success with presentations from…
Read MoreCat Introduces Second Vocational Truck
The Cat CT681 vocational truck is a Class 8 set-forward-axle model with a spacious and ergonomic cab, industrial styling, and a vocational-specific engine and transmission. Like the Cat CT660, the first model in the Cat vocational truck line, it’s backed by bumper-to-bumper service at more than 400 Cat dealer locations with more than 2,300 service bays in North America. Extensive testing of…
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