Caterpillar: tractors to giants

Probably the worlds most famous maker of mining machines, Caterpillar camefrom humble beginnings in the farming industry of the 1890s to make some of the largest and most advanced equipment in the market

09 September 2009
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The history of Caterpillar, with regard to its most famous mining product – the off-highway truck – dates back to the 1960s, but the company’s origins are much older.

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