Caterpillar celebrates production of the 50,000th Cat® Wheel Excavator
In 1984, Caterpillar, Eder and Zeppelin Baumaschinen, the Cat® dealer in Germany, introduced a new wheeled excavator line, offering four models under the Cat Eder brand. Eight years later, the line became a 100% Cat product with a designated wheel excavator team. Twenty-eight years later, in 2012, Caterpillar celebrated production of its 25,000th wheel excavator. This year, Caterpillar announces production of its 50,000th wheel excavator, a Cat M318 Next Gen model, adding another 25,000 units to the total in just 11 years. Source
BPW has been setting the transport sector in motion for 125 years
125 years ago, on 15th July 1898, Bergische Patentachsenfabrik GmbH was founded in Wiehl (BPW). From its beginnings as a blacksmith's forge for carriage axles with 12 employees, the family-owned company is now one of the innovators in the commercial vehicle industry, successfully developing solutions for the efficient, safe and sustainable transport of goods by road. Source
Iveco eDaily tows over 153 tonnes to claim GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for ‘heaviest weight towed by an electric van’
The all-electric light commercial vehicle Iveco eDaily – in its 3.5 tonne van version - has claimed the official Guinness World Record title for the ‘Heaviest weight towed by an electric van’. It towed an incredible 153.58 tonnes. Source