Thu November 15, 2018
New Cat D6 Debuts World's First High Drive Electric Drive Dozer
The all-new Cat D6 dozer delivers new levels of efficiency and performance with a choice of Electric Drive or Fully Automatic power train. A redesigned purpose-built VPAT dozer offers best-in-class grading, while updated technology features help operators to be more productive from first pass to finish grade....
Caterpillar - Tue October 30, 2018
Caterpillar Produces 40,000th Large Dozer
The legacy of the Cat large dozer began a little more than 40 years ago with a revolutionary elevated sprocket and new undercarriage design that looked unlike any dozer of its day. The groundbreaking suspended undercarriage with high drive design conformed to the ground better than standard oval tracks, helping to improve machine traction, extend undercarriage life and enhance operator comfort....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Mon October 29, 2018
Brubacher Builds Through Trust
It takes a certain level of honesty to purchase a large piece of equipment and say to the salesman as you leave the dealer, "I'm sure you will be back to repossess it. That's an awful lot of money....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Fri October 19, 2018
New Designs Enhance Reliability of Loaders, Dozers
Rough and tough. Stable and highly maneuverable. Always does the job. Those are the qualities contractors have come to expect from two machines that are ubiquitous on any construction site: bulldozers and crawler, or track, loaders....
Max Winemiller - Special to CEG - Wed October 17, 2018
Single Dozer With Machine Control Does Work of Two
As the third generation in his family's construction business, Corey Metts grew up on the seat of a dozer. "There are not many jobs where you wake every morning and get to go play with tractors.," Metts said....
Case - Mon October 15, 2018
Case Introduces OEM Universal Machine Control Compatibility Kit
Case Construction Equipment has developed a universal machine control option for its production class M Series dozers (1150M, 1650M and 2050M) that makes each machine factory compatible with all major suppliers of machine control technology, including Topcon, Trimble, and Case precision partner Leica Geosystems, within a single "universal machine control" option....
Kirby Smith - Tue October 09, 2018
New Entity Serves Texas Oil & Gas, Commercial Clients
Justin Lott had his sights set on becoming a firefighter. He completed fire school and was set to take EMT training, a requirement to become a fireman in Texas. “The summer after I graduated from fire school, I took a job working for an oil field company to make some money,” recalled Lott, co-owner/senior vice president of Southern Transportation & Equipment LLC....
CM Labs Simulations - Wed September 12, 2018
CM Labs Sets Industry Benchmark With New Dozer Simulator Training Pack
CM Labs Simulations has announced the release of a state-of-the-art Dozer Simulator Training Pack that allows trainees to experience the unique feel of pushing soil and aggregate material from the seat of a virtual dozer....
Caterpillar - Tue August 07, 2018
Cat D8T Dozer Delivers More Productivity, Better Fuel Efficiency
The latest Cat D8T dozer is designed to move more material in less time, at a lower cost per ton, for a faster return on equipment investment. The bulldozer features an all-new fully automatic transmission, delivering up to 18 percent more productivity without consuming more fuel, as well as unprecedented ease of operation, according to the manufacturer....
Emily Buenzle - Wed August 01, 2018
Dozers Destroy Luxury Cars
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte recently ordered that $5.89 million worth of cars be destroyed by bulldozers. The order was Duterte's way of retaliating against government corruption and crime by destroying illegally imported cars, MSN reported....
