It seems anywhere you look in a budding city, Caterpillar or CAT has its trucks hard at working hard. From new communities to expanded roadways, the CAT brand has remained integral to the evolution of ...

I have always loved heavy machinery. Because my father worked with heavy equipment for a long time, I used to envy his job. However, I couldn't bring myself to try it because I thought, "It would ...

Massive bulldozers, street paver vehicles, and other types of major construction vehicles require operators who have special training. Not only do the operators need skills so they can maneuver the ...

For a lot of fleet managers, whether or not electrified equipment assets will lead to real world savings that are worth the ...

Four new mini excavators and skid steer loaders pair Kubota and Cummins engines with advanced hydraulics and premium ...

Any construction site employs heavy equipment to boost productivity and finish the project on time. But while heavy earthmoving equipment brings operational efficiency it also invites safety issues.

Get an inside-the-cab view of a heavy excavator operator working on a large earthmoving site. From the operator's seat, you can see the controls, digital displays, hydraulic systems, and the ...

effectively to a student training on a Cat Simulators system. The U.S. Bureau of Labor projects more than 50,800 new heavy equipment operator positions will be added to the U.S. workforce every year ...

I can’t even drive a remote control car well. I constantly crash, then I get frustrated, and I stop. So the idea of operating heavy machinery like excavators and dump trucks via remote control both ...

In 2021, the construction industry reported the highest number of fatal work injuries in the private sector—many of which resulted from preventable accidents. The key to preventing these accidents is ...

IDTechEx estimates that a comparable diesel machine can cost around $6,500 a year in fuel, compared with approximately $3,350 in electricity for an equivalent electric machine.