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Articles by Experts
Stay ahead of the game with the latest articles by industry leaders. Find information on everything from machine maintenance to jobsite safety to the technology that can help you crush the competition. We'll keep you in the know with exclusive tips and tricks of the trade from our product experts and fellow industry professionals.
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2021 Fall Landscaping Trends
From low maintenance plants to seasonal displays, we explore the 2021 fall landscaping trends you need to know.
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Skid Steer Maintenance Tips
Keep your farm equipment up and running with these skid steer maintenance tips.
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Swell & Void Percentage, Load Factors
Learn about Swell and Void Percentages, load factors and how they can affect your fuel efficiency.
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Bucket Fill Factors
Fill Factor is the percentage of an available volume in a hauler body, bucket or bowl that is actually used.
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Material Density Tables to Help Estimate Earthwork Volumes
Calculating appropriate volume is critical to accuracy. In-bank soil, loose soil that has been excavated and fill soil that has been compacted, have different material densities and resulting load factors.
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Better Bids In Five Steps
Whether you’re putting together your first bid or your 500th, here are a few strategies you can follow that will make the process easier.
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Three Ways to Save on Fuel
With fuel consistently at or near the top of your annual operating expenses, it doesn’t really matter if the price of diesel is up or down. Any savings you make in the area of fuel consumption go straight to your bottom line.
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How to Measure Loose Density in the Field
Material Density determines bucket and machine choices. Construction companies often select the size of machine they believe is required and equip it with a standard bucket, but this approach might short change productivity.
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Building the World's Largest Airport with Cat Technology
A new airport is under construction in Istanbul. It’s coming to life in just 42 months with help from Cat® technology.
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Building a Reputation with Cat Technology
For over a decade, Tatum Excavating Company (TEC, Inc.) has been building a reputation as a precision earthmover. Headquartered in Texas, TEC, Inc. is known for getting the job done right—working to spec, finishing on time, controlling the budget. But as business has grown more competitive, TEC, Inc. has turned to Cat® technology for help.
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19 Million Reasons to Believe in Cat Technology
See that guy sitting across the aisle at the airport? The one in the Cat® shirt who’s so engrossed with his tablet he might miss his boarding call. He's monitoring a critical asset and saving its owner a pile of money.
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Landscape Equipment Rentals vs. Ownership
You know what machine you want, but how do you get it? We discuss when to consider landscape equipment rentals, leasing, and ownership.
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Farm Equipment Rentals vs. Ownership
You’ve got options when it comes to getting machines. We look at whether farm equipment rentals, leases, or ownership is right for you.
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Jarryd McNeil’s Guide to Building Motocross Tracks
Cat Ambassador Jarryd McNeil shares his advice on the equipment you need for building motocross tracks.
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Ryan Goodfellow: A Rock-Solid Crew
For Ryan Goodfellow of Rock Structures Utility & Excavating, a hardworking crew and a bit of creativity have been the keys to his success.
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Your Guide to Smart Attachments for Construction
From plug-and-play recognition to a special display screen, we go over the features of Smart Attachments and how they can benefit your business.
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Snow Removal Machine Rentals vs. Ownership
Want to add some equipment to your fleet? We dive in to the pros and cons of snow removal machine rentals vs. ownership.
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Landscaper Job Site Safety Tips
Take advantage of these landscaper job site safety tips to prevent heat illness as you head into the busy summer months.
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NALP Renewal & Remembrance 2021
We have the latest info about this year’s NALP Renewal and Remembrance event.
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Rebuilding for Resilience
With the increasing occurrence of natural disasters around the world, rebuilding for resilience is an essential conversation within the construction community. It's time to reform our disaster response plans, and it begins with how we approach construction at its core.
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Stepping Up the Excavating Game with The Dirt Ninja
Tom Gardocki, aka The Dirt Ninja, has put new technologies and construction attachments to the test to build his business.
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Get the Right Tool For Your Winter Road-Clearing Needs
Winter pushes you hard. Push back harder with Cat motor graders and snow removal tools.
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Optimize Wheel Loader Performance and Productivity
How do you optimize Wheel Loader Performance and Productivity? Take a look.
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Budget Reductions Only Half of Story
Leasing new M series motor graders decreases net costs, while productivity soars.
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A New Way to Keep Score
Life cycle costing drives fleet management strategy.
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Crowley Maritime Saves Time and Money with Cat Technology
Sometimes it makes sense to rock the boat. That’s how change happens—in life and in business. At Crowley Maritime Corporation, boat-rocking has been part of the culture for nearly 125 years. Now they’re changing things up again by outfitting a tugboat called Guide with a custom monitoring and diagnostics system from Cat®.
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Efficiency with Cat Technology
The most efficient operations are driven by the latest efficiency technologies.
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Cat Technology Delivers Confidence and Cost Savings
Ask McAninch Corp. why they’re using soil compaction technology from Cat® and you’ll get a simple answer. “Better roads at a lower cost,” says Don Taylor, project manager.
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Profitability with Cat Technology
Profitability begins with comprehensive visibility and insight into your operation.
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Excavating Company Doubles Sales with the Help of Cat Technology
Cat technology has helped this excavating company double sales and hold their own against larger companies.
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Productivity with Connectivity
Every machine in your fleet is an opportunity to increase your overall productivity.
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Building a Winning Company Culture
At this year’s NALP Leaders Forum, Jamie Kovicak, Caterpillar Loaders Commercial Manager, spoke about why a great company culture is key to building a successful business.
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How to Promote Landscaper Safety
Keeping your operators safe on the job starts at the top. We discuss some ways to promote landscaper safety at your business.
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Solutions for Landscaping Labor Shortages
If landscaping labor shortages are impacting your business, look to Caterpillar for practical solutions to keep your business running strong.
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Why Adding Landscape Composting to Your Business Makes Sense
Adding landscape composting to your business is a great way to save money and make use of raw materials you already collect on job sites.
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How to Choose the Right Track for Your Compact Track Loader
That rubber track on your compact track loader has a specific purpose, and it’s important to choose the right tread for the job. We're here to help you make the right choice.
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Creating A Video Content Marketing Plan
Landscape business owner, Tom Gardocki, shares how you can use a video content marketing plan to help your business grow.
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Certified Aquascape Contractors
Learn how to expand your landscape business’s services with water feature installations. Partnering with Aquascape Inc. to become a Certified Aquascape Contractor (CAC) opens up a valuable range of business opportunities.
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Cat Smart Attachments for Landscaping
Improving job site efficiency can start with the tools you use. Cat® Smart Attachments for landscaping can help you be more productive.
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Cat® 302 Excavator Brings the Heat to a PA Hardscaper
Pennsylvania-based hardscaper, Guimento and Son Hardscapes LLC, has been using Cat® machines to help them get the job done from day one. After experiencing total numbness in his hands while operating in cold weather conditions and ultimately, a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, John Guimento knew he needed a solution. The climate-controlled cab of the Next Generation Cat 302 CR Mini Excavator was the answer.
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2021 Landscaping Trends for Stay-at-Home Spaces
2020 brought many challenges, but we’re encouraged to see the landscaping business booming as people get creative and look for ways to bring more joy to their stay-at-home spaces. See how the pandemic has influenced 2021 landscaping trends.
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Landscaping Holiday Gift Guide
The holidays are almost here, so get your business, your crew, and your family what they want this year with our landscaping holiday gift guide.
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Community Service in the Landscape Industry
The benefits of community service for a business are about much more than the bottom line. More and more these days, your customers are actively searching for companies that make social responsibility a part of their values. It's also just the right thing to do.
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How to Choose Between a Skid Steer or Compact Wheel Loader for Your Landscape Business
Landscapers have a big choice to make when looking at new compact equipment - skid steer or compact wheel loader? We're here to help. Check out this guide for how to make new equipment decisions for your landscaping business.
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Landscape Labor Shortage Solutions
As we start a new year, there’s no better time to adopt some landscape labor shortage solutions for your business.
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Residential vs. Commercial Snow Removal Best Practices
Whether you’re removing snow in residential areas or doing commercial snow removal, check out these best practices for your business and your snow removal equipment.
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What to Know Before Buying Snow Removal Attachments
Shopping for the right tools for your business? We explore the most important things to know before you buy snow removal attachments.
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Snow and Ice Holiday Gift Guide
Check out our holiday gift guide to help you shop for your business, crew and family.
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Cat® Machines Help Case Snow Management Tackle Winter Weather
Case Snow Management, based in Attleboro Falls, Massachusetts, was established in 2009 and has since expanded to become the largest snow and ice management company on the east coast. Owner, Jason Case, attributes a lot of this success to the company’s relationship with its local Cat dealer, Milton Cat, and its reliable fleet of Cat® Wheel Loaders.
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How CVAs Can Benefit Your Snow and Ice Removal Operation
Keeping machines running smoothly in your snow and ice removal operation is key to keeping costs down. Learn more about how Cat® Customer Value Agreements (CVAs) can benefit you.
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Smart Attachments Snow Ice Industry
With Smart Attachments for snow and ice management, you can improve your efficiency on the job and make equipment operation easier.
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Budget Reduction Strategies for Snow & Ice Businesses
We look at how you can use budget reduction strategies to help your snow removal service succeed in the face of smaller client budgets.
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Use Less Salt for Eco-Friendly Snow Removal
Reducing salt consumption with the use of attachments is not only cost-effective - it’s also an eco-friendly snow removal method.
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Fleet Management for Snow & Ice Businesses
As we approach the winter months again, make sure you’re entering this season with a fleet management plan. Every minute counts in the snow and ice removal business.
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Fluid Handling and Storage Tips
Follow these fluid handling and storage tips to get the best performance out of the fluids for your machine, including fluid sampling, bulk storage and more.
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Small Wheel Loader Enhancements
Learn about small wheel loader enhancements and get helpful tips to for snow clearing applications in winter weather conditions.
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Winter Safety Tips
Winter weather only increases the danger of operating a machine. Follow these winter safety tips to stay safe and productive all winter long.
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Snow and Ice Safety Tips for Your Crew
Keep your snow and ice removal crew safe all winter long. We’re covering it all from injury prevention strategies, to personal protection equipment to routine machine maintenance. Plus, we’ve got you covered with Cat dealer training and e-learning resources.
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Protect Your Machine from Rust Damage
Learn how rust damage prevention helps preserve your machine’s resale value and performance.
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Planning for Commercial Snow Removal Contracts
The off season is a great time for snow removal contractors to plan for their commercial snow removal contracts.
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Savage Excavation Puts a New Cat Mini Excavator to the Test
This article highlights a product field follow that Colorado-based company, Savage Excavation, participated in with the Next Generation Cat Mini Excavators. The company demoed the new 308 CR.
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When Worlds Collide: Motocross and Cat® Equipment
Motocross gold medalist Jarryd McNeil brought his love for heavy equipment to the Caterpillar Tinaja Hills Training Center.
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Pondemonium 2019 Recap: Taking Pride in Your Landscape Work
Serene waterfalls. Babbling brooks. Tranquil ponds. And the quiet purr of Cat® equipment in the distance … sounds like a little piece of paradise, right? That’s just what we found when we arrived at Pondemonium 2019 a few weeks ago with our In The Trenches Tour featuring Next Generation Cat Mini Excavators. This experience was like no other landscaping event in world. And we couldn’t wait to share a recap with you in the latest “On The Level” blog. If you don’t already love your job, you will after reading this!
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How Greg Wittstock Took Aquascape Out of the Backyard
Through the power of PR, Greg Wittstock, The Pond Guy, has turned Aquascape into a thriving business working with high-profile customers.
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Uptime Tips for Compact Track Loaders
Get the most uptime and productivity from your Cat compact track loader with the tips from our blog.
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Work Capacity for Compact Loaders
Get the most out of your small fleet by taking advantage of the features on our advanced compact loaders. They will help your crew work more efficiently with less fatigue, so you can take on more jobs.
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Attachment Maintenance
Get tips and tricks on attachment maintenance, so you can get longer product life, productivity and efficiency out of your work tools.
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The Top 5 Construction Attachments for Excavating
We caught up with Tom Gardocki of The Dirt Ninja to learn about his top construction attachments for excavating and how they can improve your efficiency.
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How Eco-Friendly Landscaping Helps the Environment
Landscaping isn’t just nice to look at. Eco-friendly landscaping can also help the environment by sequestering carbon dioxide and producing more oxygen.
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Donated Cat® Machines Help Restore Order After Hurricane Matthew
Cat backhoe loaders continue to assist Eastern North Carolina communities in disaster (Hurricane) relief efforts and municipal work.
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Rock Structures Guide to Recruiting and Retaining Construction Crew Members
Ryan Goodfellow, owner of Rock Structures, talks about his strategies on recruiting and retaining construction crews as well as advice for new operators.
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Bid on Jobs More Accurately
Use the technology on your small wheel loader to monitor fuel consumption and costs for more accurate job bids and greater profits.
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Cab Technology Helps Boost Productivity
New cab technology in your Cat machine is designed to help you be more productive, work more efficiently and be less fatigued.
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Configuring Wheel Loaders to Tackle Your Workload
Learn how to configure wheel loaders to get the best performance, uptime and comfort out of your machine.
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Machine Telematics
Harness the data of your machines through telematics subscriptions. Find maintenance problems early, increase productivity and save money by following our telematics guide.
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New Construction Technology To Help Your Business
Learn how construction trends like new technology can help grow your business.
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Your Construction Holiday Gift Guide
Time to make your list and check it twice, and the good news is we’re here to help. Check out our gift guide and find something for everyone in your construction crew.
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Missy Scherber: Community Through Construction
For Missy and Trevor Scherber, co-owners of T.Scherber, construction is their opportunity to give back to their local community.
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World of Concrete 2020 Recap: Creating a Safety Culture Workplace
Caterpillar’s Justin Ganchow, of Caterpillar Safety Services, shared his insights about creating a safety culture workplace at World of Concrete 2020.
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Industry Resources for Your Business
As industries and businesses across the world feel the impact of these unprecedented times, we’ve gathered some helpful resources that you can use to address what lies ahead.
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Disinfecting Your Machines
This blog includes tips on properly disinfecting your machines on the job site, as well as other safety ideas to help guide your business.
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Construction Business Tips
It’s important to prepare your construction business for whatever the future may bring, especially in times like this. Our team has gathered some business tips and resources to help you navigate this year and beyond.
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How to Use Drones on Construction Job Sites
You can use drones in construction for a wide variety of things, and with the right planning and drone program can give your business detailed, accurate, and real-time information on your site’s progress. This is information you can put to use to improve the quality, accuracy, and efficiency on the job.
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Construction Business Certifications
We talked to construction business owner Missy Scherber about how disadvantaged business certifications can help your company gain new customers.
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When to Consider Cat® Command for Your Business
When, where, and why should you consider remote technologies like Cat® Command for your business? We're walking through all the reasons you need to start planning now for the future of heavy equipment operation.
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How You Can Build a Sustainable Construction Company
From using recycled materials to green buildings to paperless tech, we explore how you can build a more sustainable construction company.
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Equipment Training Solutions to Improve Your Business
Having a strategic and intentional equipment training plan for your business can not only help with retention, but also recruitment – helping to address the labor shortage issues we see in the industry.
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Rolling Resistance Factors
You can use rolling resistance factors to help you identify which equipment will be most efficient on your worksite.
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Command Takes the Gold at 2021 Edison Awards
Cat Command’s remote control technology is changing the job site — and winning awards.
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Cat Payload Technology Overview
Cat Payload helps you boost productivity, drive down costs, increase operator efficiency and run a safer jobsite.
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What Benefit Does My Operator Get From Payload
Systems like Cat® Payload, with advanced weighing modes assist with payload accuracy and make loading cycles more efficient as a result.
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Autonomy May Be the Future, But "Assist" is Now
Take a look at some of the top assist tools and the benefits they can bring your operation.
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Busting the Jargon To Get You Connected
Defining technology terms to get you connected.
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Machine Control & Automation Can Add To Your Bottom Line
Technologies that enhance machine performance can add to the bottom line.
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Get Started By Selecting and Configuring Machines With Technology
Technology is an investment, so it makes sense to take your time and not just jump in.
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Should You Take A Harder Look at Telematics?
Technology has been helping the construction industry get more productive for a long time.
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Get Your Crew On The Same Page
Technology can help construction companies optimize performance across their worksites with faster more accurate communication.
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Stay On Track With Telematics
Learn how technology can help construction companies optimize performance across their worksites.
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Quick Wins That Realize The Rapid Profit Power Of Machine Data
Once Product Link is activated, all you need to do is set up your VisionLink account and start taking a look at what your machine information can tell you.
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5 Reasons to put Technology on Your To Do List
Getting more done at the lowest cost is the goal. Seems simple enough, but as we all know the challenges are many. The good news is that in the same way technology can bring new levels of efficiency to our work.
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Five Reasons To Put Technology On Your To-Do List
Technology has made our lives easier, it can bring new levels of efficiency to our work.
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Beyond Technology: Don’t Overlook These Productivity Boosters
As you’re shopping for equipment, don’t overlook these simple productivity boosters.
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Let's Talk Technology
Every major equipment manufacturer is encouraging you to try technology. Caterpillar is no exception. Learn how innovation can help you.
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Telematics - Your Link to Equipment Cost Savings
Cat Forestry Equipment telematics helps loggers lower operating costs by using remote monitoring to track location and monitor mixed fleet diagnostics.
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Digitally Connected Worksites
Digital technology enhances what you’ve always done—by making your worksite operation highly accurate, less wasteful and more cost effective. And, now’s the time to get started—or risk being left behind.
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Public Works Department Procures a Cat Landfill Dozer in Record Time
With a cooperative purchasing contract Cowlitz County got a new machine in record time.
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Cat Motor Grader Retired after 49 Years of Service
After 49 years of service the city of LaGrange, GA. will retire their Cat Motor Grader.
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Road Maintenance Operators Give Cat Stable Blade Their Highest Grade
Road maintenance operators praise Cat Stable Blade for productivity and cost savings.
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Get Attached to Versatility
Introduction of Cat 440 and 450 Backhoe Loaders enables a wider variety of work.
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Winter Ready: Snow Removal Tools for Cat Motor Graders
Motor graders are built tough for snow removal, delivering the speed and power you need.
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Save Time and Money With The Cat M Series Line: 120M2, 12M3, 140M3, 160M3 and 14M3
Cat M Series motor graders with Cat GRADE offer precise grading.
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Extend The Circle Pinion Drive’s Life With The Circle Saver™
The Circle Saver™ lubrication kit can help improve the lube process on your motor grader.
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Ask the Expert
Answers on fuel efficiency from an expert - Jason Hurdis, GCI Global Market professional.
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Buy Heavy Equipment Faster and More Cost-Effectively With Co-Op Purchasing
Cooperative purchasing offers streamlined process for purchasing dependable Cat equipment.
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The Governmental Solutions 2018 Buyers’ Guide
The Governmental Solutions 2018 Buyers’ Guide is your one stop for information on Cat equipment and much more.
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Value Estimating Tool
Cat machines provide the most value in the industry. See it for yourself with VET.
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Customize Bid Specs to Easily Purchase the Equipment Your Agency Needs
Save time and money with our customizable bid specification option.
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Cat Motor Graders Put Minnesota County Highways on the Road to Quality Maintenance
140M2, 140M3 Motor Graders are doing the work in Mahnomen County.
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How to Get Technical and Stay That Way
Agencies rely on quality shop technicians. We have some ways to find and keep good techs.
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Caterpillar Wins Heavy Equipment Contract, Acclaim for Cooperative Purchasing Process
Sourcewell gives Caterpillar highest score for cooperative purchasing criteria.
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A Legacy of Commitment and Innovation
Caterpillar receives Sourcewell’s 2019 Legacy Award.
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Digging Up the Past
Versatile Cat 420F2 IT does work of multiple machines on infrastructure update.
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Exceeding Expectations
12M3 Motor Grader provides power, dependability.
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Cat Wheel Excavator Getting More Done Faster in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma, teams building roads have used the Cat Wheel Excavator to get the job done.
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National IPA Cooperative Contract
National IPA Cooperative Contract - Save taxpayer money.
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An Essential Piece
Hydraulic excavator versatility helps county meet workload.
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Performance Guaranteed
Maintenance agreement improves uptime, saves $200,000 annually.
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Every Minute Counts
Life cycle costing saves county $5 per hour of motor grader operation.
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Two for One
Backhoe loader options help agency keep pace with growing service demands.
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The Fast Track
Piggybacking onto national contract enables county to meet landfill needs.
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One Machine, Many Jobs with Attachments
Cat compact machines are known for their versatility.
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Many Jobs, Limited Resources, One Answer: 950 GC
Anybody procuring heavy equipment for a governmental agency needs a machine that delivers.
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Cat Small Wheel Loader Comes a la Mode
There’s more than meets the eye in a Cat small wheel loader.
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Streamlined Purchasing Case Study
Streamlined purchasing looks at the total cost of ownership to help your operation.
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Dealer Leaves Lasting Impression on Demolition Company
With help from their Cat dealer, Lee Farms Excavating Inc. has become a successful demolition operation.
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High Demand for High-Reach Demolition Machine
Extended reach, quick-change work tools and a safety-first cab— that’s the Cat 340F UHD.
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Pacific Steel & Recycling Relies on Fleet of Cat Equipment to Increase Inventory Turns and Lower Processing Costs
Pacific Steel & Recycling uses Cat® equipment to help inventory turns and lower costs.
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Cat Excavators for Demolition
One machine doing the work of many—that’s how Adamo Group uses Cat excavators.
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U.S Recycler Boosts Daily Productivity Using New Cat Scrap Shear
Rivers Edge Scrap Management increased productivity, service and resale value with Cat.
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Belgian Rental Company Carves Out Unique Niche with Mix of Cat Machines, Work Tools, & Experienced Operators
Van Lommel N.V. has niche in Belgium with Cat machines, work tools and operators for rent.
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Selecting the Right Solution for the Job
Using the right machine and work tool is important, find a solution to fit your needs.
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Consistency Helps Logger Achieve Success
Consistency helps logger achieve success.
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Maintenance Practices 101
Three areas you don't want to overlook.
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Step Inside the Industries Best Cab
K Series cab keeps operators coming back for more.
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Performance. Durability. Support.
3 biggest reasons waste-by-rail firm chooses Cat machines.
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5 Ways to Get to Zero Injuries
Tips for installing a culture of safety.
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Big Results. Big Residual Value.
Littler Machinery builds its rental business on Cat® compactors.
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5 Best Practices for Transfer Stations & MRFS
Tips to increase production and lower cost.
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Seeing a Machine Come to Life at Caterpillar
Santek Environmental employees tour the Caterpillar East Peoria dozer facility.
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A New Way to Manage Leachate
Did you know U.S. landfills generate 7.2 billion gallons of leachate every year?
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3 Ways An Investment in Training Pays You Back
Is training really worth the cost? It’s a question we hear often, and it’s a good one.
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Tips From Landfill Managers on How To Maximize Airspace & Boost The Bottom Line.
Learn five best practices from experienced landfill managers.
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What Can Compaction Control Do for You?
5 ways compaction control can extend landfill life, improve performance & enhance safety.
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Local Landfill Company Gets Nostalgic on Tour
Employees at Peoria Disposal Company toured the Caterpillar East Peoria dozer facility.
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The Versatility of Oscillatory Vibration
Learn how Oscillatory Vibration technology works and provides added versatility on the job site.
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Going Beyond Operator Intuition
Machine-to-Machine technology helps contractors increase efficiency and productivity.
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Technology Improves Communication and Compaction for Utah Contractor
Western Rock Products in Utah has noticed several improvements to their operations when using machine-to-machine technology.
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Precision Cut
Technology and 50 percent more productivity than previous mills, the precision of Cat PM622 cold planer helped the crew at Tri-City Blacktop Inc. meet tight milling specifications on time.
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Road Maintenance Operators Give Cat® Stable Blade Their Highest Grade
Road maintenance motor grader operators praise Cat® Stable Blade for productivity, efficiency and cost savings on the job.
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Cat® Machines Move the Earth So Motocross Riders Can Take to the Sky
In just two weeks, expert track builders used six Cat machines to construct a Red Bull X-Fighters motocross track out of red South African soil.
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Cat® H180ES Hammer Breaks New Ground In Norway
The Cat® H180ES Hammer is helping to clear the way for Norway’s largest ongoing infrastructure project.
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Points Award System vs. Pure Bid
Why should you use a points award system rather than a traditional bidding process? We explore how this method can impact your business.
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After Just a Few Years In Logging, Kip Smith is Quickly Making a Name for Himself
Building a brand - After just a few years in logging, Kip Smith is quickly making a name for himself.
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Busting Stumps As Hard As Iron
For half a century, Patterson & Son has put Cat® dozers to the ultimate test on the boggy jobsites where the firm prepares sustainable tree farms for replanting.
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Waste Operators Love the Cat 966M XE. Your Bottom-Line Will, Too
Operators working in waste facilities are all about their Cat® 966M XE Wheel Loaders.
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Safer Operation. More Uptime. Less Fuel.
Caterpillar waste expert Tom Griffith shares best practices in five key areas.
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Small Tweaks Lead to Big Gains: New Mexico Landfill Increases Compaction Up To 40% After Cat Waste Consultation
Three days turned to a partnership, and small changes turned to huge results for SFSWMA.
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Five Steps to a Safe Shift
Industry leaders call for a renewed safety focus after Bureau of Labor Statistics study.
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3 Ways Cat Loaders Guard Against Downtime
Take a closer look at three ways Cat loaders are built to protect against downtime.
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6 Best Practices for Landfills
Expert tips for working more safely, productively & profitably.
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3D Paving Drives Racetrack Construction
3D paving technology reduced engineering costs and helped meet tight tolerances on this paving job.
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Fleet Meets Forestry Challenge of Six-Day Work Week
Two decades of running Cat® forestry equipment.
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Flexibility Key to Logging Company's Success
Learn more about operation of a successful business by Gary McClam, owner and president of McClam Logging, Kingstree, South Carolina.
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North Carolina Logger Wins Loader Championship Sponsored by Cat Forest Products at Richmond Expo
East Coast Logging and Equipment Exposition, Richmond, Virginia, May 18-19, 2018. Loader Championship Sponsored by Caterpillar Forest Products.
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Young Virginia Logger Hunter Williams Attained His Childhood Aspiration
Support from local Cat® dealer helps young logger achieve his dream of owning his own logging operation.
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Cat Equipment Helps Logger Achieve Production, Environmental Goals
Cat® equipment helps Oregon-based D&S Logging achieve production and environmental goals.
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Our Customers Say It Best
"Cat's been a great product for us. It's always dependable and performs really well."
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Solutions for Brazil's Rapidly Growing Forestry Industry on Display at ExpoForest
Customers in the Brazilian forestry industry purchase nearly 2,000 machines a year—making Expoforest Brazil 2014 the place to be for Caterpillar and its local dealers.
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Want More On The Bottom Line? Start Timing Tasks
Find out how to get a handle on the efficiency of your operation by timing tasks and get tips to improve machine cycle times.
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Three Rules of Thumb for Optimizing Versatility & Productivity
Follow these three rules of thumb for optimization
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Cat Machine Drive Power: Save Time and Money with Accurate Measurements
The advantage Cat® Machine Drive Power (MDP) delivers over conventional methods of measurement is that it uses sensors to measure rolling resistance.
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Smart Sites, Safe Sites
Learn how contractors, aggregates producers and other equipment owners are using Cat® Technology to enhance safety and manage risk.
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Assistance Technology: Who Needs It?
Some manufacturers are introducing automated grading systems that don’t require a full investment in GPS infrastructure.
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Pack More Profit Into Paving Projects
You have a powerful new workhorse for pulling more profit out of every hour on the job.
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Jobsite Connectivity - Is It Worth it?
Here’s a quick list of some of the most often identified technology-driven efficiencies.
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The Cutting-Edge Combination For More Productivity & Profit
Machine control technology and your telematics data.
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Get Out In Front With Cat Grade Technology
Grade technologies automate or control machine functions that simplify and improve operations on a wide variety of construction machines.
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Win More Work With Cat Grade Technology
It’s quickly reaching the point where you may not be competitive without grade control or technology.
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Grade Technology for Excavators
No matter what kind of work, chances are you can get the job done more efficiently if your excavator is equipped with grade control.
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Automation & Autonomy: What's the Difference?
These words get used interchangeably, creating confusion. To improve consistency, we've defined these terms.
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5 Questions to Ask when You’re Serious about Improving Fuel Efficiency
There’s no simple way to improve fuel efficiency, but if you’re up the job, here are five questions to consider.
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Open Bowl Scrapers Designed for More Productivity
New updates to the Cat® 631K and 637K are focused around improving operator comfort, which in turn improves productivity. Both scrapers feature Sequence Assist and Load Assist technologies.
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Winning The Work Tips For Bids
How you craft your bids has never been more important. You have to make sure that your bids are carefully created and include everything that could make the difference in winning the work.
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5 Ways to Set Better Boundaries
We’re not talking about the boundaries you establish between yourself and the people in your life. Sure, those boundaries are important. But the ones we’re interested in are more apt to save lives.
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Sobering Facts about Substance Abuse in Construction
Substance abuse is a big problem for construction employees. In fact, a 2015 study from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) concluded that the construction industry has more drug and alcohol abuse than any other sector except for hospitality and food service.
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5 reasons to consider Equipment Rental Now
What is driving rental as a popular choice? Find out now.
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Stable Blade: Fast, Accurate Grading with Less Rework
Think about the time and money you’ve wasted repairing the damage caused by a bouncing motor grader blade. Now there’s a way to avoid that costly rework. Get Stable Blade technology, a Cat® exclusive, available on M Series 3 graders or as a retrofit on older M Series models.
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Quick Change Artist - Cat® Pin Grabber Couplers
Designed to enhance the productivity of your Cat® excavators, count on Cat Pin Grabber Couplers for a big working advantage.
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Planning for a Healthy Bottom Line
Here’s how a renewed focus on project management — before, during and after the job — can help keep your projects on track and your bottom line healthy.
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Looking to Add More Revenue? Add An Attachment
An often-overlooked way to put more work on the books is to take a look at the selection of attachments available for your equipment. The right attachment can create a whole new line of business or expand jobsite capabilities.
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Maybe You Don’t Need 3D Grade Control
2D grade systems make a great first investment. They’re simpler and less expensive than 3D systems but deliver the same kinds of benefits.
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Curing Headaches: It’s What We Do
When motor grader operators talk about the headaches they encounter on the job, one topic usually surfaces: bouncing blades.
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How to Build a Dozer
The decisions you make BEFORE you put a dozer on a job site will have a profound effect on the machine’s performance, efficiency and ultimate value.
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Who says Blades are Boring?
Today’s dozer blades are sophisticated tools. And you can’t make money without them—which makes them far from boring. So before you choose a blade, give some thought to how the decision could affect your bottom line.
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Tips for Managing Diesel Exhaust Fluid: The Latest Addition to Fluid Management
Here’s a pretty startling statistic—in the next year, the off-highway engine market will consume about 20 million gallons of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF). In the next five years that number is projected to rise to 260 million gallons. That’s a lot of equipment running with DEF. DEF does require special attention in its use and storage, so here’s a quick hit list to help you and your crew handle it effectively.
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6 Ways to Boost Your Bid-To-Win Rate
There are ways to up that bid-to-win percentage. Here are six to get you started:
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Do More Work in Less Time — Using Less Fuel
Superior fuel performance and ease of service can help to maximize your return on investment.
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Cybersecurity in the Construction Industry: 10 Questions
Connectivity is delivering big benefits to the construction industry—higher productivity, lower costs, a safer work environment.
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Eagle Excavation
See how Eagle Excavation uses Cat Technology.
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New Ways to Burn Less: The Latest in Fuel Efficiency
More stringent emissions standards pushed manufacturers to develop engines that run cleaner with many of those advancements resulting in big gains in fuel efficiency.
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Cold Weather is on the Way. Tips to Keep Your Fleet in Top Condition
Whether you’re going to store your machines or use them to work through the cold winter, you want to make sure that when you’re ready to use a machine…it’s ready to go.
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Choosing a Bucket? Start with These Three Questions.
General duty or multi-purpose? Clean-up or ditch cleaning? Digging or grading? When it comes to selecting buckets for your excavator or loader, the options can seem endless.
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Lease Your Way to Success
Leasing construction equipment is a viable option, and the decision to lease versus own has benefits for many operations.
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Strack, Inc.
Cat equipment provides strategic advantage for Strack, Inc.
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Choices, Choices: Electric Drive, Autoshift or Traditional Powershift?
Just when you get used to the idea of automatic shifting, heavy equipment manufacturers go and throw another option at you: electric drive.
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Take Efficiency to New Heights with UAV Technology
There’s a new piece of equipment (UAV) at work on construction and quarry sites around the world. It won’t dig, push, load or haul. But it will fly ....
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Stay Cool — and Safe — This Sumer
As temperatures rise, chances are your workload will, too. Summer brings an influx of jobs to the construction industry, and that can mean long hours in the sun, heat and humidity for your team — and your equipment. Here are a few tips to keep both safe during the dog days of summer.
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5 Ways to Get a Handle on Your Repair Costs
Just because repairs are inevitable, doesn’t mean they have to break the bank. Here are five things you can do to keep your repair costs under control.
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5 Reasons to Banish Motor Grader Bounce
Controlling machine bounce is an everyday battle for motor grader operators. But motor grader bounce threatens your bottom line. Read how.
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6 Mistakes You May be Making When Choosing A Bucket
When to comes to selecting a bucket for your heavy equipment, the wrong decision could increase your costs by 10 to 20%–and cut productivity at the same time.
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5 Options for Selling Used equipment
Take a look at the pros and cons of five ways to sell used equipment.
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Five Tips for Choosing Excavator Attachments
Attachments and couplers are one way to accomplish multiple tasks with a single machine, resulting in more bid opportunities, increased productivity and reduced operating expenses.
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On the Rise: Drones in Construction
Commercial drone use continues to rise. Global adoption is expected to rise at a compound annual growth rate of 13.61% between 2019 and 2023, according to market research firm Technavio. Interestingly, the construction industry is among those leading the way.
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Cellular vs Satellite Communications
Normally machine data travels through one of two channels: a cellular network or a satellite system. You choose the channel upfront as it affects the type of hardware that will be installed on or built into your assets. Your equipment dealer can help.
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One Size Doesn't Fit All: Tips for Right Sizing your Excavator
Excavators offer your worksites a tremendous range of power and versatility. Because there are so many machines and options to choose from, it can be a complex process to determine what model will deliver the most productivity at the lowest operating cost.
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2nd or 3rd Grading Systems: How do You Know What You Need
Grade technology is getting plenty of buzz these days. People who use it swear by the benefits.
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Crew Collaborative is Here to Change Construction
Caterpillar is a proud founding supporter of Crew Collaborative, a non-profit dedicated to construction workforce development that promises to bring big and positive change to our industry. Are you #ontheCREW?
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Paving Production Calculator App
This calculator can help optimize the job site, reducing inefficiency and contributing to smoothness.
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CK-4 Engine Oil: What You Need to Know
CK-4 engine oils have been available since late 2016, but if you’re like many heavy equipment owners, you still have questions about them. Get answers here.
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Better Bids at Your Fingertips
What’s the best way to fine-tune your bidding skills? Just get out there and bid.
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5 Common Bidding Mistakes — And how to Avoid Them
What’s the key to putting together a winning bid proposal? Avoiding mistakes. Make a small one and your bid could be rejected; make a big one and your bottom line could be affected. Here are five common errors construction firms make during the bidding process — and some advice on how you can avoid falling victim to them.
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5 Skills to Look for in a Tight Construction Job Market
Finding skilled operators in the construction industry these days is tough. What’s a construction firm to do?
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