Tag: Caterpillar

The Cat 315 GC Next Gen compact radius excavator boasts a new, larger cab design built for operating efficiency, lowers maintenance costs by up to 25% and reduces fuel consumption by up to 15%. An intuitive-to-operate design allows operators of...

The new Cat 317 and 317 GC 17-ton class Next Gen excavators boast improved machine performance, increased efficiencies and lower owning and operating costs than previous models. Offering more power and performance, the new 317 excavator features multiple standard...

The first Caterpillar wheel tractor-scraper, called the Caterpillar DW21, was manufactured for heavy construction contractors. It was Caterpillar’s answer to the LeTourneau “Tournapull,” the first-of-its-kind self-propelled scraper made in Peoria, Illinois, by former Caterpillar supplier, Robert LeTourneau. The Caterpillar machine,...

Continuing the company’s successful Cat Trials series, a total of eight videos which have logged more than 18 million views, Caterpillar released its first new Cat Trial video in four years. The Cat Trial #9: PAC-MAN takes on the...

Caterpillar Inc. announced its board of directors has appointed Marc Cameron a company vice president. Cameron will have responsibility for Caterpillar’s Resource Industries Sales, Services and Technology Division. Cameron has 20 years of deep expertise in surface and underground mining,...

Hawthorne Cat, the exclusive Cat equipment dealer in San Diego, the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific Region, announces the opening of their newest location on Kauai, Hawaii. Construction on the Hawthorne Kauai branch was completed earlier this month and is...

In 1985, Caterpillar expanded its revolutionary elevated sprocket undercarriage concept to its medium track-type tractor (MTTT) line with the launch of the H-Series models. Still unique to this day for the 130 to 350 hp (100 to 250 kW)...

A Cat grader with a difference is on its way from Caterpillar dealer WesTrac’s Port Hedland workshop to a Pilbara mine site. Unlike the typical yellow Cat equipment in use across Australia’s mining sector, this is likely to be the...

Leading Caterpillar dealer WesTrac has been recognized for its cultural and safety transformation program in this year’s Australian Workplace Health and Safety Awards. The company, which services customers across WA, NSW, and the ACT, received the national award from...

The team from Ausdrill has recently commissioned two new MD6310 drills breaking ground at the Middlemount Coal Mine. In 2019 Ausdrill secured a three-year contract with Middlemount Coal for drill and blast operations, setting the team in motion to source...