Fleet Owner

Peterbilt to Offer Cat C15 Engines

Peterbilt has announced its Model 379-127” and Model 379X will now optionally offer the Caterpillar C15 engine rated at 600 or 625 hp. When Peterbilt begins manufacturing trucks with the C15 in ...
Truckinginfo

Cat’s C15 Engines Now Offered on KW W900L Model

Truckers and fleets seeking to operate a high-horsepower truck can now order the Caterpillar C15 engine in 625 and 600 horsepower ratings in Kenworth’s W900L long-nose conventional. "Kenworth is ...
Motor Trend

Caterpillar C15 Diesel Engine - Lean, Mean, And Clean

Emissions regulations are tightening, and even now, new diesel truck owners are feeling the pain of decreased fuel mileage and clogged diesel particulate filters. In order to stay on top of new ...
CCJ

Kenworth T800 high hood adds Cat C15 high-hp engines

Kenworth Truck Co. now offers Caterpillar C15 600 hp and 625 hp engines on the Kenworth T800 high hood model. “Heavy hauler, rock and dirt, owner-operator and logging customers with a preference for ...
Truckinginfo

Caterpillar’s C13, C15 Engines Certified by EPA

Caterpillar Inc. has received certification from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its C13 and C15 engines equipped with ACERT Technology for 2007. This technology positions ...
Fleet Owner

J D Power honors Caterpillar C-15 engine

J D Power and Associates has awarded Caterpillar's C-15 diesel engine its highest levels of customer satisfaction, marking the fourth consecutive year Nov. 1, 2003 J D Power and Associates has awarded ...
CCJ

Natural gas conversion for Cat truck engines gains EPA approval

Omnitek Engineering Corp. announced it has received a Certificate of Conformity from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) applicable for diesel-to-natural gas engine conversions of the ...
Transport Topics

Caterpillar to Pay $60 Million to Settle Engine Defect Claims

Caterpillar Inc. has agreed to pay $60 million to settle claims about defects in its C13 and C15 engines, which were taken off the market after widespread reports by fleets of shutdowns and sudden ...
Overdrive

Lawsuits mount against Cat’s ACERT engines, court consolidates cases

More than a dozen lawsuits have now been filed against former truck engine maker Caterpillar over its 2007-2010 year model ACERT C13 and C15 engines, as carriers claim the engines had defects that Cat ...
Overdrive

Caterpillar reaches class-action settlement over alleged engine defects, ACERT owners to get payments

A settlement has been reached in the class-action lawsuit that alleged Caterpillar’s 2007-2010 year model ACERT C13 and C15 engines were defective, driving up costs for owners and driving down resale ...
For Construction Pros

Sixth Lawsuit Alleges Caterpillar Hid Defects in 2007 ACERT Engines

A sixth class action lawsuit has been filed against Caterpillar Inc. over repeated failures caused by alleged defects with its 2007 C13 and C15 truck engines. In its lawsuit filed in federal court in ...