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Cat Expo Live 2021
MAY 26 | 10AM-4PM CENTRAL MAY 27 | 10AM-4PM CENTRAL Cat Expo Live 2021 will deliver a full customer experience. This 2-day event will provide choices for how you engage with our content and experts — bringing to life the best Caterpillar has to offer in the form of exclusive product demonstrations, new product launches, best practices,…
Read MoreCat Trial 10: Tech Test
It’s a question we all have to deal with: what’s next? Maybe you’re finishing up high school. Maybe you’re looking totransition from military service to civilian life. Or maybe you orsomeone you know is just looking for a career change. Are you a problem solver? Do you like working with your hands? Doyou feel like…
Read MoreCat® Dozers: New Names, Same Great Performance
From grading to slot dozing, there’s a small, medium, or large Cat® dozer to get the job done right. Caterpillar® recently simplified the naming convention for their entire dozer lineup so that you can easily understand the equipment size your operation needs. View the updated product line here, or download and save it to your…
Read MorePlanned Outage For Systems Migration
Since April 2020 when Carter Machinery acquired Alban Tractor, we have been managing the combined business under two separate operating systems. During the weekend of April 10th, 2021, we will be merging these systems into one, which will allow our teams to support you more seamlessly. Because this will result in a planned outage of…
Read MoreIntroducing SITECH Chesapeake
January 4, 2021 – Carter Machinery is excited to announce some big news on the SITECH front. SITECH Mid Atlantic, who previously held co-ownership over four Cat dealership territories (including Carter’s), is being split into separate entities in order to better serve customers locally. With this change, 100% of our territory will now be served…
Read MoreNetwork Outage
12/21/20, 9:00AM All Carter Machinery stores are back online following our network outage. This includes our phone system. Thank you for all the patience you extended our team during this challenging situation. We wish you and yours a very happy holiday. 12/13/20, 9:00AM We apologize for not providing more regular status updates. There have been…
Read MoreMake the Most of Your Cat® Investment with a Customer Value Agreement (CVA).
Cat® has an enduring reputation for quality, reliable machines, and it also brings benefits that extend beyond the time of purchase. Customer Value Agreements (CVAs) ensure your machine’s life is extended to the furthest. It provides advanced care and oversite to maximize the profitability of your machines with little to no stress for you, keeping…
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Cat-Powered Tugboats Dock USNS Comfort in NYC
As the world watched during the historic COVID-19 pandemic, four McAllister Towing Tugboats, equipped with two Cat 3516 E Tier 4 engines, docked the USNS Comfort in New York Harbor. The tugboats are the largest and most powerful tugboats in the harbor. The engines provided 6,772 total horsepower and they powered up immediately. In a…
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Carter Con Makes Believers Out of Cat Operators
Equipment operators got up close and personal with Caterpillar’s biggest and baddest machines at the 2019 Carter Con Expo and Operator Challenge in September. This inaugural event – hosted September 12 at Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Virginia – showcased Cat’s latest equipment and technologies, as well as Carter Machinery’s services. One of the centerpieces…
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Providing Power To Get Through Hurricane Dorian Recovery
Now that Hurricane Dorian has come and gone in Virginia, many of us are cleaning up in its wake. Nearly 50,000 people were without power in southeastern Virginia shortly after the storm, which hit the state with winds up to 83 miles per hour and more than 3.6” of rain near the coast. With 16…
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