Cat® Mining Trucks are built to be rebuilt—from the frame and powertrain to the engine and components—delivering multiple lives of like-new performance at a fraction-of-new price. And Cat truck owners have a proven option when it comes time to rebuild them: the Cat Certified Rebuild Program (CCR).

This complete machine rebuild program was developed by Caterpillar to offer Cat equipment owners the best machine rebuild option for their current and future needs. CCR program options include a basic component rebuild of the various major powertrain components (CMCR), a complete Certified Powertrain rebuild (CPT), and a complete, as good as new, Certified Machine Rebuild (CMR). All are developed and endorsed by Caterpillar and performed only by certified Cat dealers.

Since the program began in 1985, Cat dealers have completed more than 50,000 CCRs on machines, powertrains and components. And since 2006, Caterpillar mining customer Freeport McMoRan has benefited from more than 400 of them.

Almost 20 years ago, Freeport adopted a rebuild program in collaboration with Caterpillar and Cat dealer Empire Southwest to support its large fleets of Cat trucks operating in mines around the world. The leading international copper producer is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, with mines in North America, South America and Indonesia.

By taking advantage of the Cat Certified Rebuild Program, Freeport has found opportunities to reduce capital expenditures while maintaining the physical availability and reliability needed to meet production goals.

In addition, rebuilds provide an opportunity to update existing machines with the latest upgrades and technologies to support efficiency and sustainability goals. For example, rebuilt Cat 793 trucks at Freeport’s Bagdad mine are currently being retrofitted with Cat MineStar™ Command for hauling, which enables a fully autonomous haulage operation. Autonomous haulage can help improve operating efficiency and enhance safety by removing people from the area of operation.

In this video developed for the big screen at MINExpo 2024, leaders from Freeport, Caterpillar and Empire share the benefits of the truck rebuild program and discuss the implementation of MineStar Solutions underway at Bagdad mine.