Caterpillar
Cat expands Ring Power distribution offerings
Caterpillar named Ring Power Corp., a north and central Florida Caterpillar dealer, that area’s distributor of the products it acquired from Bucyrus Mining Products. The agreement allows Ring Power to provide a full spectrum of Cat mining products, services and… Keep Reading
Cat among five to form alliance to boost infrastructure spending
Five U.S. companies – BNSF, Caterpillar, Dow Chemical, Honeywell and UPS – launched an alliance to further the effort toward the passage of a long-term, well-funded surface transportation bill before the expiration of MAP-21 in September. According to a press release,… Keep Reading
Dirty Jobs star promotes industry careers at Cat event
Television personality Mike Rowe, from the show Dirty Jobs, spoke at an event hosted by Caterpillar Inc. The company said it employs 18,000 service technicians in North America, and many will be leaving soon owing to retirement and other factors.… Keep Reading
Caterpillar talks Tier 4
Caterpillar held a ConExpo-Con/Agg press conference hosted by company chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman. He said Tier 4 is the most significant product development in Caterpillar history. Oberhelman emphasized sustainability, saying remanufactured equipment is big business for Cat, and is… Keep Reading
Cat 988H Certified Rebuild Revealed at ConExpo 2014
http://youtu.be/PDi5_bkF608 Watch as Caterpillar reveals the certified rebuild of a 988H for an aggregate production firm that needed new equipment. Keep Reading
Fatigue management
Attention to detail, including managing fatigue, goes a long way in reducing hazards at aggregate operations. Operator fatigue creates a host of potential problems for an aggregates operation. From safety concerns to lost production, the effects can be damaging, so… Keep Reading
Caterpillar releases first drill in C Series
Caterpillar has released the first of its C Series drills, the MD5150C track drill. Compared with the MD5125, which the MD5150C will replace, the new drill has 18 percent more power, a compressor that can deliver 33 percent more air… Keep Reading
Safety first
We offer several tips for safely operating and maintaining excavators and other mobile equipment. Whether it’s an older excavator or one of the new, high-tech, Tier 4 models, operating a large piece of equipment at a crushed-stone or sand-and-gravel operation… Keep Reading
IRock adds dealer in southern U.S.
IRock Crushers added Mustang Cat to its dealer network. According to a press release, Mustang Cat serves 35 counties in southeast Texas through 17 branch locations. It sells construction machinery, power systems and vocational trucks; services machines and industrial engines;… Keep Reading
