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Caterpillar Announces 13L C13D Diesel Engine for 2026

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The new engine platform offers up to a 20% increase in power and up to 25% more low-speed torque than the previous generation of Cat engines in its power class.

The new engine platform will be equipped with Cat Digital Services, an integrated suite of software and hardware solutions supplying the insight equipment owners need to make decisions and secure the health of their equipment.

Jobsite Due Diligence Can Prevent Costly Delays

Good building sites remain on the market. But many of those sites must be made good with early planning and intervention.

When a prospective site can be made suitable for building by extending utilities (such as water, electricity or gas lines) or infrastructure (such as paving or rail services), funding may be available to offset these costs.

Equipment Monitoring & Logistics

Tenna Unveils TennaCAM 2.0 Heavy Equipment Camera

TennaCAM 2.0 Heavy Equipment is fully integrated with TennaCANbus, which allows it to deliver ECU data alongside video telematics.

Tennacam 2 Canbus

Construction Technology

Transforming Underground Utility Operations with Rugged Mobile Solutions

Panasonic Connect of North America

Rugged mobile solutions are addressing common underground installation, maintenance, and repair project issues, enhancing productivity, and increasing efficiency.

In an industry where decisions demand swiftness, instant access to project plans, schematics, and updated schedules, durable and reliable devices ensure informed decision-making without delays associated with paperwork.

Construction Safety

Reminder: Call Before You Dig

Common Ground Alliance

To keep homeowners, families, and communities safe, a few days before breaking ground, make a free request to have the approximate location of buried lines marked with flags or paint by calling 811.

Adobe Stock 172031594 Lev

Compact Track Loaders

Q&A With Caterpillar Women in Construction CTL Skills Test Winner

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Kenzi Tackette, operator for Beaver Excavating in Canton, Ohio, shares her construction journey and ways to welcome more women to the industry.

Tackette accepts the award for the best CTL operator

Circular Concrete Pours: Tips on Pouring a Circular Foundation for a Grain Bin

Curb Roller Manufacturing

When the job is a foundation for a grain bin, you can find limitations and unique challenges to such a remote setting. Investing in specialized equipment may save time and provide a long-lasting foundation.

Battery-powered roller screeds are suited for remote applications. They have no cords or hoses and can be easily operated in remote environments with a limited power supply.

Buried Risks: Protecting Underground Utilities During Construction

Common Ground Alliance

All stakeholders—private and public sector—need to do more to protect the American people from the potentially disastrous impact of striking buried utilities while digging.

The consequences for breaking 'dig laws” can widely vary from state to state.

Concrete Equipment & Products

Wide Bay Superflat VNA Concrete Floors

Structural Services Inc.

Ultimately, it's up to the facility owner to determine how their Defined Traffic or F-min concrete slabs will be constructed. If the owners don’t want corrective grinding in their defined traffic aisles, then the narrow strip construction method is best.

When it came time to measure the placements against the F-min specification and render a certification for compliance, a Floor Levelness and Flatness firm used the F-min Profiler to measure the exact wheel path of the intended material handling equipment. This allowed for instant results ensuring accurate measurements and layout of spot grinding in out-of-tolerance areas.

Top Five Customer Frustrations With Trencher Rentals

To give rental businesses some insight into what frustrates customers most about walk-behind trencher rentals, we talked to a few operators about their experiences. We also talked to leading manufacturers about want to keep in mind the next time you choose a model for your inventory.

Attaching a crumber or trencher cleaner on the end of the boom can help ensure maximum trench depth is achieved.

Electric Power Will Displace Diesel Machines

Why will EVs eventually dominate the market? Whether it comes from gas, diesel, liquid hydrogen or solid state batteries you are buying energy. And pound for pound, ounce for ounce, dollar for dollar – electric means more bang for your buck.

Matt Stanley demoing the 8520c at the first PAVE/X.

Mattracks Introduces RT125 TC Track Conversion System for Skid Steers

Designed for all-terrain demands of the jobsite, the RT125 TC features heavy-duty rubber tracks made to transition from sand, mud, snow or rock to hard surfaces.

Designed for all-terrain demands of the jobsite, the RT125 TC features heavy-duty rubber tracks made to transition from sand, mud, snow or rock to hard surfaces.

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