Tue September 16, 2014
Stowers Machinery Acquires Expanded Cat Mining Distribution Business
Stowers Machinery Corporation announced that it has acquired the expanded Cat Mining equipment distribution and support business for its territories from Caterpillar Global Mining LLC. Stowers Machinery is the authorized Cat dealer in East Tennessee....
Wed September 10, 2014
Fuel-Efficient Cat 323F L ES Excavator Is Built for Extreme Service
The Cat 323F L ES (extreme service) excavator is a specially designed machine with reinforced structures and massive counterweight to take on the most severe applications. The machine delivers 20 percent more over-the-side lift capacity than its conventional 20-ton counterpart and has the stability to handle the largest of work tools like thumbs and grapples for added versatility, according to the manufacturer....
Fri September 05, 2014
Holt CAT Celebrates Grand Opening of Edinburg Store
Holt CAT, the Caterpillar equipment and engine dealer of south, central, north and north east Texas, held a grand opening Aug. 26 for its new 47,000 sq. ft. full-service facility at 10701 US 281 North in Edinburg, Texas....
Wed September 03, 2014
Cat 826K Landfill Compactor Design Features Safety, Convenience
The Cat 826 landfill compactor has set the design standard for this demanding application since 1978, and with the introduction of the K Series model, that design is further advanced in terms of operator comfort and safety, ease of operation, durability, reliability, low-cost operation, and productivity....
Thu August 28, 2014
Cat 390F, 374F Meet U.S. EPA Tier IV Final Standards
The Cat 390F and 374F excavators use fuel-efficient Cat ACERT engines — the C15 in the 374F and C18 in the 390F — to meet U.S. EPA Tier IV Final emissions regulations. The new models build on the durability, reliability, and performance of the D Series, and they reflect Cat’s F Series design criteria, which include low fluid consumption for minimal operating costs, optimum operator comfort, easy serviceability, and class-leading productivity....
Mon August 25, 2014
Cat 336F Excavator Delivers Superior Productivity, Fuel Efficiency With Reduced Emissions
The Cat 336F excavator is built to meet U.S. EPA Tier IV Final emissions standards, and it comes equipped with several features to enhance fuel efficiency. Electric boom and stick regeneration valves capture and recycle energy, and an engine idle shutdown setting turns the engine off after a specified amount of idle time....
Mon August 25, 2014
Caterpillar Produces 75,000th Wheel Tractor Scraper
Caterpillar Inc. employees marked a major milestone recently, commemorating the production of 75,000 wheel tractor-scrapers at the Decatur, Illinois facility. The historic machine, an open-bowl, twin-engine 627K, is built to move high volumes of material quickly and economically with optimum fuel efficiency....
Wed August 20, 2014
Empire Cat Undertakes Epic ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Empire’s President & CEO Jeff Whiteman, together with the Empire leadership team completed the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge from the bed of a Cat 770 Off-Highway Truck. Watch Jeff challenge Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman, Vice President Pablo Koziner and Group President Stu Levenick to take on the Challenge here: http://bit.ly/VDWZHm...
Mon August 18, 2014
Thompson to Purchase Portion of Cat Mining Distribution
Thompson Machinery Commerce Corporation announced the acquisition of the expanded Cat Mining equipment distribution and support business for its territories from Caterpillar Global Mining LLC. Thompson Machinery is the authorized Cat dealer in middle Tennessee, west Tennessee and north Mississippi....
Fri August 15, 2014
Cost-Saving Cat Grade Control Standard on 323 Excavators
New Cat 323 excavators will come equipped with fuel- and labor-saving Cat grade control as standard equipment. The technology is a factory-integrated system that helps operators get to grade quickly, efficiently and accurately using real-time positioning and cut-and-fill data that is displayed on the standard cab monitor....
