Gear fast, run slow. It’s a universally accepted principle of linking engine with drivetrain to give you a balance of performance and fuel economy. But how about spec’ing to run 105 km/h at 1,325 rpm?

Continual breakdowns, ineffective repairs and financial losses from disrupted operations have pushed frustrated fleet owners to sue Caterpillar Inc., along with the truck and engine dealers who sold ...

Multiple lawsuits against Caterpillar for chronic failures of its 2007-2010 ACERT diesels go beyond heavy trucks, and include school buses and motor coaches as well as at least one marine engine, ...

A sixth class action lawsuit has been filed against Caterpillar Inc. over repeated failures caused by alleged defects with its 2007 C13 and C15 truck engines. In its lawsuit filed in federal court in ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently certified Caterpillar's C15 heavy-duty engine as compliant with new emissions standards. Equipped with the engine maker's ACERT technology, the C15 ...

In addition to dual turbochargers you see stacked in series, this C13 ACERT engine (like the C11) receives a new cross-flow head, larger oil sump, higher compression ratio, and rotating components ...

Caterpillar stretched its 740 articulated dump truck to 43.5 tons, the biggest payload among 40-ton-class ADTs. The body accommodates 31.4 cubic yards. A Cat C15 ACERT engine delivers 453 net ...