Tigercat appoints additional factory support for Western Canada
Tigercat is pleased to announce that Jochen Reiter has been appointed to the position of factory support representative for western Canada. He has 21 years’ experience in many aspects of the industry including operating and supervising conventional ground-based and yarding operations. Source
Caterpillar releases Cat® COMMAND for Compaction for achieving compaction quality
Cat® COMMAND for Compaction is an operator-assisted technology that automates the soil compaction process and helps contractors achieve compaction quality. The COMMAND for Compaction system is available for use on select Cat vibratory soil compactors as a dealer installed kit on both new and existing B-Series machines. Source
Daimler Trucks commemorates the production of the 750,000th vehicle built at Cleveland
Keys to the milestone vehicle – a Freightliner new Cascadia – were presented to representatives from United Parcel Service (UPS) during a ceremony at the facility. Freightliner Trucks acquired the plant in 1989 and started producing the Freightliner Medium Conventional, a day cab truck model based on a Mercedes-Benz cabin mounted on an American chassis. Source