Wed October 29, 2003
Caterpillar and Fuel Cell Energy Announce Largest Fuel Cell Power Plant in IL
Caterpillar Inc. and FuelCell Energy Inc. have achieved an important milestone in their partnership with the installation of the largest fuel cell power generation plant in Illinois. The 250 kW Direct FuelCell power plant is now operational and was commissioned yesterday at the Caterpillar Technical Center north of Peoria....
Mon October 27, 2003
Caterpillar Announces Large Sale of Engines with ACERT Technology
Caterpillar Inc. today announced the sale of more than 260 engines powered with ACERT technology that will be used in the Seattle, WA, metropolitan area. The Caterpillar C9 clean diesel engines will be installed in buses made by New Flyer of America Inc., the largest manufacturer of transit buses in North America....
Tue October 14, 2003
Caterpillar Engines Win J.D. Power and Associates’ Award for Fourth Year in a Row
For a record fourth year in a row, on-highway truck engines from Caterpillar Inc. have won a prestigious award for customer satisfaction in a North American industry report. International marketing information firm J.D....
Fri October 03, 2003
Caterpillar Seen Landing U.S. Power Generator Order
CHICAGO (Reuters) Heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. may be close to landing a big order from the U.S. government for power-generation equipment in Iraq, according to an analyst’s report issued recently.
Credit Suisse First Boston analyst John McGinty wrote that Caterpillar has shipped equipment capable of generating more than 470 mW of power to Egypt....
Tue September 23, 2003
Caterpillar, FuelCell Energy, Announce Joint Power Plant Sale
Caterpillar Inc. ( CAT) and FuelCell Energy, Inc. ( FCEL) have announced their first joint saleof an ultra-low emissions fuel cell power generation plant in the state of California. The 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell(R) (DFC(R)) power plant will be used
by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (Districts), which expect the new
plant to provide energy cost savings compared to current utility rates in the Los
Angeles area....
Mon September 08, 2003
Caterpillar Predicts Growth of Construction Industry
PEORIA, IL (AP) Caterpillar Inc. predicts the construction industry will grow by nearly 30 percent over the next decade as more roads and houses are built to keep pace with an expanding world population....
Wed September 10, 2003
Foley COO Presents DBSi Success Story to Caterpillar’s Board
Susan Connolly, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Foley, recently met with the board of directors of Caterpillar to present the successful roll-out of DBSi at Foley.
DBSi is a new computer software system that optimizes dealer operations to provide greater value to customers....
Wed August 13, 2003
Caterpillar Names Foley AQI Award Winner for 6 Sigma
Caterpillar Incorporated has named Foley Inc. the winner of its 2002 Annual Quality Improvement (AQI) Award. Foley earned the award for the successful use of 6 Sigma in the Construction Division’s Rental Fleet Maintenance and Repair process....
Thu July 31, 2003
Caterpillar Sues for Replacement Workers
PEORIA, IL, (United Press International) Caterpillar is suing to strike down an Illinois law forbidding the use of strike replacement workers.
In the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, in Peoria, IL, the earth-moving machinery manufacturer asked a judge to bar the state from enforcing the Employment of Strikebreakers Act....
James Van Horn - Fri February 21, 2003
Caterpillar Marks 10th Season in NASCAR Racing
Can lightning strike twice in the same place? The folks at Caterpillar Inc. and the Caterpillar dealerships hope so — especially when the place is Daytona, FL, site of the 45th running of the Daytona 500, the auto race that kicks off NASCAR’s Winston Cup 2003 season Feb....
