Mon August 23, 2004
Caterpillar Dealers May Sell Terex O&K Hydraulic Excavators
Terex Corporation has reached an understanding with Caterpillar Inc. that will allow Terex the opportunity to distribute and support the Terex O&K line of hydraulic excavators through Caterpillar’s independent dealer network....
Wed August 18, 2004
Caterpillar Buys British Wealdstone Engineering
NEW YORK (AP) Caterpillar Inc., a maker of construction, mining and forestry machinery, said Aug. 16 that it agreed to buy British firm Wealdstone Engineering Ltd., a private remanufacturer of gasoline and diesel engines....
Fri July 16, 2004
Caterpillar Diesel Engines Meet New EPA Standards
Caterpillar Inc. said on Tuesday it had become the first company to have a full line of diesel engines certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that meet off-road emission standards for 2005 and 2006....
Mon June 28, 2004
New England, New York Caterpillar Dealer Changes Moniker to ’Milton CAT’
With an eye on the future and a strong respect for the past, Southworth-Milton is changing its trade name to Milton CAT. The company, headquartered in Milford, MA, has been known as Southworth-Milton since 1991....
Mon June 14, 2004
HOLT CAT Partners With Caterpillar to Lower School Bus Emissions
HOLT CAT, the largest Caterpillar dealer in the United States, is partnering with Caterpillar Inc. to install emissions-reduction technology in older school buses in four Ellis County, TX, school districts....
Wed May 05, 2004
Innovation, Tradition Fuse With Caterpillar Dealer Merger
What happens when one of North America’s most aggressive and innovative Caterpillar dealerships, one in the habit of servicing Caterpillar customers and handling business in its own certain way, acquires one of the oldest, more traditionally run operations in the country? The answer began to reveal itself on Jan....
Tue March 02, 2004
Caterpillar to Offer Remanufacturing Services to Other Companies
Caterpillar Inc. announced the expansion of its remanufacturing business to provide services for manufacturers and customers in industries beyond those Caterpillar currently serves. Caterpillar Remanufacturing Services will leverage Caterpillar’s industry leading remanufacturing technology and processes to serve Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the automotive and industrial products industries as well as the defense industry....
Fri January 30, 2004
Caterpillar Profits Up 14 Percent, Beat Expectations
PEORIA, IL (AP) Caterpillar Inc. reported Jan. 27 that fourth quarter earnings rose a better-than-expected 14 percent on improved equipment and engine sales, signaling the economic recovery may be restoring big-ticket purchases....
Fri December 26, 2003
Caterpillar 246 “Steer” Now Runs With the Bulls
What’s one of the fastest growing indoor sports in North America — one that requires a unique machine to smooth out the arena’s playing surface during a break in the action?
Thinking hockey? Thinking Zamboni? Think again.
The sport is bull riding, and what better equipment is there to push dirt at intermission than a state-of-the-art Caterpillar machine, particularly the 246 skid steer loader?
That’s what Caterpillar Building Construction Products Division Marketing Representative Jason Becker thought in 2002 as he sat through his first Professional Bull Riders (PBR) event, courtesy of fellow Cat employees Brad Van De Veer and Marty Dains.
Becker said, “All during the event there was a machine parked outside the ring, and during intermission it came in to rake the dirt — much like a Zamboni cleans up the ice during a hockey game....
Tue December 16, 2003
Caterpillar Announces Intent to Meet 2007 EPA Regulations Without Complex SCR Technology
PEORIA, IL (PRNewswire) Caterpillar Inc. joined other U.S. diesel engine manufacturers in announcing its intention to meet 2007 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards without the use of costly and complex Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology....
