Caterpillar Inc. has been working on electric drive mining trucks for nearly 40 years, before the industry even wanted them. Now that the industry is ready and demand is starting to kick in, ...

PEORIA – Using a world-class soccer player to illustrate the abilities of an autonomously driven 575-ton Caterpillar mining truck shows how graceful and precise the machines can be. "Globally, our ...

The Cat 794 AC electric mining truck is now equipped with Cat MineStar Command for autonomous operation. The package allows the haul truck not only be operated autonomously, but also to interact with ...

Is driving one of the world's largest mining trucks on your personal bucket list? If it's not, perhaps it should be. Standing as tall as a two-story house, the Caterpillar 789D is a touch larger than ...

Caterpillar’s 793F mining truck has more horsepower, higher top speed, and a more ergonomic cab than its predecessor, the 793D. Originally introduced in 1991, Caterpillar’s model 793 mining truck, one ...

Caterpillar and Rio Tinto have signed an agreement for retrofitting nineteen Cat 793F mining trucks for autonomous operation at the Marandoo iron ore mine in Western Australia. Caterpillar will also ...

Hydrogen proponents tried to picture the battery-electric vehicle as mere toys, barely suitable as personal vehicles. For serious jobs, they said, hydrogen is the best solution. Caterpillar begs to ...

Caterpillar has demonstrated its first battery-electric mining truck in prototype form. The Caterpillar 793 is a large mining dump truck with a battery-electric powertrain. It was developed in ...

Caterpillar’s newest large mining truck, the 794 AC, makes its mining show debut at MINExpo 2016. The 291-tonne (320-ton) capacity truck uses a combination of proven designs—a chassis design that has ...

DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — The massive mining trucks heading out of Caterpillar Inc.'s Decatur plant zipped past a major milestone Thursday: The factory celebrated the 10,000th vehicle to roll off the ...

Two $100 billion companies announced a partnership to bring zero-emission mining trucks to the market. “We are pleased to announce our partnership with Caterpillar Inc to develop and deploy ...

The new Cat® trolley assist system for Cat electric drive mining trucks is now available for mining operations seeking a means to reduce carbon emissions, lower fuel and engine costs, and boost ...