Wed March 09, 2005
Jomac Construction’s Fleet Swells With Approximately 60 Caterpillar Machines
It is said, “a dog is a man’s best friend.” However, Jomac Construction’s Mike McCabe’s best friends are Cats — as in Caterpillars. He has found them to be reliable, hardworking and easy to handle....
Mon December 20, 2004
Patten Industries Expands Parts, Service Operations With Caterpillar’s NEXUS
Patten Industries Inc., the Caterpillar dealer in Northern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana since 1933, has successfully expanded its parts and service operations by offering Caterpillar’s new NEXUS line of parts for hydraulic pumps and motors....
Thu December 16, 2004
Caterpillar Delivers First D8T
A new D8T was purchased by Site Concrete Inc., a Grand Prairie, TX-based heavy construction company with a fleet of more than 250 Caterpillar machines. Site Concrete purchased the new D8T from Caterpillar dealer Holt CAT, and the machine was delivered almost 100 years to the day after Benjamin Holt, one of Caterpillar’s founders, first successfully replaced wheels with tracks on a large steam-powered machine in 1904....
Mon December 13, 2004
Caterpillar Rings in 75th Year Listed on the NYSE
Caterpillar Inc. Chairman and CEO Jim Owens rang the closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Thursday, Dec. 2, to mark the company’s 75th anniversary listing on the world’s foremost securities marketplace....
Tue December 07, 2004
IL Hopes Caterpillar Deal Isn’t Last
EAST PEORIA, IL (AP) Peoria-based Caterpillar Inc. has won more than $84 million in contracts to provide heavy equipment to the U.S. military, something that one congressman said should happen more often now that Illinois has gained political clout in Washington....
Tue December 07, 2004
Caterpillar’s Track-Type Tractor Turns 100
Caterpillar hosted its Worldwide Press Briefing in Peoria, IL, Nov. 16-18 to celebrate 100 years of the track-type tractor. The event included displays and presentations on the history of Benjamin Holt’s invention, credited with revolutionizing the industry, as well as demonstrations and information on new products, including the SystemOne undercarriage, ACERT Technology and the T-Series at the manufacturer’s Demonstration and Training facility....
Mon August 23, 2004
Caterpillar Dealers May Sell Terex O&K Hydraulic Excavators
Terex Corporation has reached an understanding with Caterpillar Inc. that will allow Terex the opportunity to distribute and support the Terex O&K line of hydraulic excavators through Caterpillar’s independent dealer network....
Wed August 18, 2004
Caterpillar Buys British Wealdstone Engineering
NEW YORK (AP) Caterpillar Inc., a maker of construction, mining and forestry machinery, said Aug. 16 that it agreed to buy British firm Wealdstone Engineering Ltd., a private remanufacturer of gasoline and diesel engines....
Fri July 16, 2004
Caterpillar Diesel Engines Meet New EPA Standards
Caterpillar Inc. said on Tuesday it had become the first company to have a full line of diesel engines certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that meet off-road emission standards for 2005 and 2006....
Mon June 28, 2004
New England, New York Caterpillar Dealer Changes Moniker to ’Milton CAT’
With an eye on the future and a strong respect for the past, Southworth-Milton is changing its trade name to Milton CAT. The company, headquartered in Milford, MA, has been known as Southworth-Milton since 1991....
