Tag: Caterpillar

Two tractor trailers and a boat collide in fiery wreck

Trucking NewsApril 18, 2024

A portion of Highway 74 in North Carolina was shut down on Thursday afternoon after two tractor trailers and a boat collide underneath an overpass. The accident happened on the morning of April 18th on Highway 74...

Traffic cam catches load shift as trucker hits the brakes at stop light

VideosApril 18, 2024

An Alabama traffic camera captured the moment that a trucker slammed on the brakes while nearing an intersection, causing a major load shift.

Caterpillar Installs Facial Recognition Software To Detect Driver Fatigue

TechnologyJuly 11, 2016

Caterpillar recently announced that they hope to expend the use of facial recognition software that can detect signs of fatigue in its mining truck drivers. Facial...

Caterpillar Reaches $60 Million Settlement In Engine Defect Suit

ResourcesJuly 5, 2016

Caterpillar will pay out $60 million as part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit over defects in their ACERT C13 and C15 engines. The class...

Caterpillar Will Stop Making Vocational Trucks

Trucking NewsFebruary 26, 2016

Less than a year after ending its partnership with Navistar and vowing to build its own line of trucks, Caterpillar announced today that they...

Caterpillar To Close Five Plants and Cut Hundreds Of Jobs

ResourcesFebruary 3, 2016

Caterpillar recently announced that it will shut down five plants and cut 670 jobs in response to weak demand for mining equipment around the...

VIDEO: Stuck Truck Gets Immediate Roadside Assistance

VideosJanuary 11, 2016

Watch as this stuck truck gets a little nudge from excavator that happens to be passing by! Video Credit: Video Library

VIDEO: Four Wheeler Vs. Caterpillar Highway Road Rage

VideosNovember 30, 2015

Take a look as this driver engages in a highway road-rage battle with the Caterpillar front loader that allegedly damaged the rear end of...

Caterpillar To Slash Up To 10,000 Jobs

FinancesSeptember 25, 2015

Caterpillar announced yesterday that it may cut up to 10,000 jobs and close up to 20 facilities from now until 2018. About 4,000 to 5,000...

VIDEO: CAT Sends Super-Crabby Lady To Thank Truckers For Their Service

EntertainmentAugust 19, 2015

This hilarious video created by Caterpillar for Truck Driver Appreciation Week follows a foul-mouthed elderly lady with around the Iowa 80 Truck Stop as she spreads mischief among the unsuspecting drivers.