Caterpillar - Wed September 29, 2021

VIDEO: Caterpillar Designs Epic Playground With Life-Sized Hot Wheels

Remember the hours you spent as a kid playing with Hot Wheels? Maybe it was all those adventures in the sandbox. Or maybe it was the time you spent creating the most challenging track setups you could imagine....

Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue September 28, 2021

ATS Construction's 72-Hour Paving Sprint Rehabs Kentucky's Blue Grass Airport

Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., plays a key role in the economics of the state. Located near the capital, the airport services a city that is home to the state's flagship university and is a center for horse racing and horse breeding....

CEG/MAPA - Tue September 28, 2021

Women of Asphalt Mn/Dakota Branch to Host Inaugural Event in Oct.

The Women of Asphalt Minnesota and Dakotas Branch announced registration is open for the group's inaugural event, a Zoom webinar. The webinar will take place Oct. 13 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Women in the industry will discuss their challenges and experiences....

Caterpillar - Mon September 13, 2021

Cat 568 Takes Timber Production to New Heights

The new Cat 568 Forest Machine features several design upgrades that are sure to lift the production of loggers and those with less time in the woods. "The 568 has earned its reputation for moving the biggest timber with terrific power and reliability," said Giacomo Bottone, worldwide director of Caterpillar's forestry and medium excavator family....

BHP - Tue August 31, 2021

BHP, Caterpillar to Accelerate Development of Zero-Emissions Mining Trucks

BHP announced a partnership with Caterpillar Inc. to develop and deploy zero-emissions mining trucks at BHP sites to reduce operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This milestone is the result of more than 12 months of close collaboration between BHP and Caterpillar Inc....

Caterpillar - Wed August 25, 2021

New Cat 777G Water Solutions Truck Offers Smarter, Sustainable Way to Water

At mining and quarry sites, haul road dust can take a toll on safety and productivity, leading to a continuous struggle to balance dust suppression with overwatering. Built on the proven Cat 777G truck platform, the new Cat 777G Water Solutions truck offers mining and quarry operations an innovative and smarter water truck to help control haul road dust....

Champion Iron - Tue August 17, 2021

Champion Iron Signs Letter of Intent With Caterpillar for Advanced Drilling Technologies at Bloom Lake Mine

Champion Iron Limited has signed a Letter of Intent with Caterpillar Inc. to implement artificial intelligence based Advanced Drilling Technologies (the "Technologies") on Cat equipment at its Bloom Lake Mine....

CEG - Thu August 12, 2021

Reading Anthracite Rolls Out Big Cats at Pennsylvania Mine

Earlier in 2021, Reading Anthracite Company purchased a Cat 6020B hydraulic mining shovel and two Cat 777G 100-ton haul trucks from Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company Inc. in order to develop its newest mine, Pine Knot, in Schuylkill County....

Caterpillar - Tue August 10, 2021

Cat Command Remote-Control Operation Expanded to Excavator Line

New Cat Command for Excavating provides remote-control operation for select Cat excavators. Removing the operator from the machine in potentially hazardous operating environments, Command for Excavating enhances safe machine operation, while reducing operator fatigue to increase productivity....

Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu August 05, 2021

Woman-Owned B&N Grading Enjoys Rapid Growth in N.C.

When Heather Thompson and her then-partner, Brian Hux, decided to open a business together in 2010, they, like most small-business newbies, started off quite humbly. In their case, that meant renting a pickup truck by the hour, lining the bed with plywood and going to Charlotte-area asphalt plants to load it with hot asphalt, despite being warned not to by the vendors....

Caterpillar - Wed August 04, 2021

Six New Cat Primary, Secondary Pulverizers Deliver High-Performance Concrete Demolition

Caterpillar's new generation of primary and secondary pulverizers deliver up to 52 percent faster cycle times, producing more tons-per-liter of fuel burned. The new Cat Pulverizer line includes three new rotatable primary models — P318, P324 and P332 — which feature 360-degree rotation, and three new fixed secondary models — P218, P224 and P232....