Market, investment factors drive Caterpillar’s abrupt exit from on-highway trucks

Sources: Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill.; CP staff

Caterpillar will discontinue production of its on-highway vocational truck series, citing the current climate for heavy duty vehicles and a restructuring plan aligning company businesses with existing conditions. It will cease taking orders but maintain support for the Class 8 CT660, CT680 and CT681 models in the field.

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