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Mike Rowe Is Ready to Hit the Dirt with Caterpillar Customers and Dealers

Mike Rowe Is Ready to Hit the Dirt with Caterpillar Customers and Dealers

July 27, 2010

PEORIA, Ill. – Caterpillar Inc. (CAT: NYSE) has announced that it is partnering with Mike Rowe, the creator and star of the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs and founder of mikeroweWORKS.com. With Mike’s dedication to the trades and Caterpillar’s commitment to its customers, the two have joined forces to highlight the important and essential work Caterpillar customers...

[Aggregates Equipment, Crushers (Impactor, Cone, Roll, Jaw, Hammermill)]

Mobile, track-mounted, trailer-free crusher

 Inertia Machine’s new 5066 Tracker Primary HSI Crusher is a mobile track-mounted model engineered to deliver higher capacities (up to 700 tph) at lower costs per ton,...

[All-Terrain and Rough-Terrain Cranes , Lifting Equipment]

World’s most powerful six-axle all-terrain crane

The GMK6400 from Manitowoc is the world’s most powerful six-axle all-terrain crane, according to the company. The crane has a 400-tonne maximum capacity. Neil...

[Information Technology]

Topcon IP-S2 HD Mapping System

Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has announced an addition to its offering of high-accuracy, mobile mapping solutions – the IP-S2 HD Mapping System – a ...

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Technology on the road

April 27, 2010

In this issue, there are lots of examples of technology changing the world of equipment. Since we have a focus on trucks and trailers this issue, lets look at some of the new technologies in the 2011 Ford Super Duty.


An all-new, 4.2-inch LCD (liquid crystal display) productivity screen is key to accessing the technology. This screen offers menu options, giving important information related to fuel economy and towing performance. The menu is navigated through a five-way button...