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 ...

Continual breakdowns, ineffective repairs and financial losses from disrupted operations have pushed frustrated fleet owners to sue Caterpillar Inc., along with the truck and engine dealers who sold ...

Caterpillar's ACERT-technology engines for complying with stricter Environmental Protection Agency emission regulations are provided for order in Peterbilt Caterpillar's ACERT-technology engines for ...

Twenty-two trucking and transportation firms charge that Cat C13 and C15 engine emission system defects prevented or impeded their vehicles from transporting goods or passengers Twenty-two trucking ...

Caterpillar is again facing legal action as a result of the ACERT engine technology it used to meet EPA's 2007 emissions regulations. According to a website for business lawyers, law360.com, a ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky — The battle of competing engine technologies is heating up now that Caterpillar’s ACERT-technology driven engines are coming up for certification and the engine maker came out guns ...

The new Caterpillar on-highway engine line consists of four models — the C7, C9, C13, and C15 — all equipped with the company's ACERT (Advanced Combustion Emissions Reduction Technology) for 2007.

In addition to dual turbochargers you see stacked in series, this C13 ACERT engine (like the C11) receives a new cross-flow head, larger oil sump, higher compression ratio, and rotating components ...