Tue August 22, 2017
New Cat Wheel Loader Offers Higher Fuel Effeciency at Lower Cost
The new Cat 988K XE is the first wheel loader offered by Caterpillar with a high-efficiency electric drive system. This new large wheel loader joins the industry leader 988K and the recently launched 986K wheel loaders to provide customers with the most cost-effective loader for each application....
Emily Buenzle - Thu August 17, 2017
Caterpillar Reiterates Intentions to Work With Trump
Caterpillar has announced that it is still committed to continue working with the Trump Administration on manufacturing industry policies. The company released a statement indicating as much after President Trump disbanded the American Manufacturing Council on Aug....
Kate Gallagher - Cashman Equipment Marketing Communicator - Wed August 16, 2017
Cashman, Kiewit Enhance Safety With Cat Detect System
How much is your safety worth to you? How much is the safety of your coworkers worth to you? Your employees? Fortunately, the answer in this day and age is typically, “Priceless.”The wearable technology industry has been placing a price on it, however....
Emily Buenzle - Mon August 14, 2017
Workers Rescue Kittens From Inside a Cat Skid Steer
A crew of Utah landscapers rescued seven kittens from inside a Caterpillar skid steer. Green Forest Landscaping workers we at the Fieldstone Homes construction site in Spanish Fork, UT, when they heard meows coming from beneath their equipment, Aug....
Mon August 14, 2017
Joey Martin Auctioneers Holds 'Hot' Sale in Decatur, Ala.
It was a hot day in Decatur, Ala., with even hotter bidding both online and onsite for the Joey Martin Auctioneers sale on July 26. The sale featured well maintained equipment including late-model Cat, Komatsu and John Deere machines as well as some new John Deere utility tractors, new Kubota skid steer loaders and new tag and gooseneck trailers....
Fri August 11, 2017
Caterpillar Elects Former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte to Board of Directors
Caterpillar Inc. announced Aug. 10, its board of directors has elected Kelly Ayotte as a member, effective immediately. Ayotte is a former U.S. senator who represented New Hampshire from 2011 to 2017....
Wed August 09, 2017
Fabick Cat Celebrates 100 Years in Timeline Video
In celebration of its centennial, Fabick Cat released a timeline video highlighting its first 100 years. Founded in 1917 by John Fabick Sr., the company has been committed from the very start to live by its motto, "To Ever Serve Our Customers Better."One of the oldest and largest Caterpillar dealers in the world, Fabick Cat employs 1,200 workers at 37 locations across major portions of Missouri, Illinois, the entire state of Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan....
Tue August 08, 2017
DSC Dredge Delivers First Tier 4 Final Dredge
DSC Dredge, based in Reserve, La., delivered its first-ever dredge equipped with a Tier 4 Final C32 ACERT Caterpillar engine to a minerals company located in the U.S. This Shark Class Dredge features an 18-inch hull-mounted dredge pump and 300 hp cutter drive assembly, and has a dredging depth capability of 56 feet....
Tue August 08, 2017
Ring Power, Company Wrench Create Business Partnership
Ring Power and Company Wrench have signed a partnership agreement that will position both companies to better serve the scrap and demolition markets in Florida. Company Wrench is an Ohio-based company that manufactures, sells and rents equipment at nine facilities throughout the U.S., including one in Lakeland, Fl....
Matt Buedel - Wed August 02, 2017
Caterpillar CFO to Retire Next Year
The chief financial officer at Caterpillar Inc. will retire early next year, concluding a career with the heavy machinery manufacturer that spans three decades. Brad Halverson joined Caterpillar in 1988 as an accountant and worked as a strategy and planning consultant in Geneva, Switzerland, in the mid-1990s before serving as CFO of the Engines Division and directing mergers and acquisitions....
