Online Catalogue last updated 17th of September 2023
This book is an introduction to all things Caterpillar. This photographic essay spans 1925 to present, emphasizing the company's modern state-of-the-art equipment, and is written by one of the company's most prolific historians. Starting with an explanation of the manufacturer's origins with Holt and Best, it quickly launches into the fun part--the equipment itself:
Eric C. Orlemann has worked as a professional photographer and communications specialist in the industrial advertising field for over more than two decades. As the proprietor of ECO Industrial Communications, he counts many of the large earthmoving equipment manufacturers in the industry as his clients. Over the years, Orlemann has amassed one of the world's largest private earthmoving photographic collections.
In addition to authoring such works as Giant Earth-Moving Equipment, Euclid and Terex, Super-Duty Earthmovers, Caterpillar Chronicle, LeTourneau Earthmovers, Building Giant Earthmovers, Colossal Caterpillar, and The Caterpillar Century for MBI Publishing Company, Orlemann has contributed numerous articles to the Equipment Echoes, the Historical Construction Equipment Association's official news magazine. Orlemann has served as technical consultant for heavy equipment-related programs appearing on The History Channel, The Learning Channel (TLC), and The Discovery Channel. He lives in Decatur, Illinois.
Code No. 011734, ISBN 0760325537