FLEETS

Caterpillar plugs some gaps

CATERPILLAR has decided to roll out a couple of electric drive ultra-class offerings to fill what it believes to be holes in its line-up.

A Caterpillar 798AC at the company's Tinaja Hills proving ground in Tucson.

A Caterpillar 798AC at the company's Tinaja Hills proving ground in Tucson.

It has announced the 796AC with a 326t payload and the 798AC with a 372t payload. The 798AC actually has a 9t payload advantage over Caterpillar's mechanical drive heavyweight the 797. However, it will...

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