For the second year in a row, Caterpillar's 3406 engine ranks highest in heavy-duty diesel engine satisfaction among customers of Class 8 trucks, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2001 ...

The Caterpillar brand has long been associated with vehicles in the heavy-machining world, with its unmistakable logo emblazoned on the side of vehicles regularly seen moving dirt, rocks, and ...

Caterpillar, once a leader in the heavy-duty truck engine market, made the difficult decision to stop producing on-highway truck engines in 2008. Despite a long history of producing reliable engines ...

MOSSVILLE, Ill. (May 4) — Caterpillar Engine has given its brawny lineup of truck engines beefier brains, introducing new electronic controls for Cat C-10, C-12, and 3406E 14.6-litre and 15.8-litre ...

Heavy truck operators wanting to reduce tare weight by running a smaller engine now have another choice: the Caterpillar C9, a midrange inline-6 with heavy duty features, and the builder's first ACERT ...

Replacing the D350E II, Caterpillar's 735 articulated truck features an electronic Cat 3406 engine producing 365 horsepower, mated to an eight-forward-speed electronically controlled transmission. The ...