It Looks…Familiar
What you’re looking at isn’t AI slop that’s been driving up Ram prices to unreasonable levels. Caterpillar has unveiled its first-ever pickup, and it was even shown in metal at ConExpo 2026.
That said, you don’t have to peel away a lot of things to figure out what it’s based on, though. It’s essentially a rebadged Ford Super Duty with a slim steel bumper at the front and an attention-grabbing wrap — at least we think it’s a wrap.
The Ford roots are evident, yes, but Caterpillar is calling it ‘the worksite truck of the future,’ so what makes it as such? In case you missed the words on the front doors that say ‘Equipped with CAT Technology,’ it focuses more on tech enhancements rather than mechanical upgrades.
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What’s Been Changed?
It’s safe to assume that the engine has been left untouched. As it appears to be based on an F-450, we reckon it’s a 6.7-liter Powerstroke turbodiesel residing under the hood. Caterpillar promises ‘torque and towing power’ from its pickup, and it’s safe to say that the Ford engine is enough for the job.
We see some changes to a couple of exterior panels. For instance, the hood is a custom job, and the fenders have boxier wheel arches. The rear wheel arches are also more angular than those of an F-450. It’s hard to tell whether any suspension upgrades were made to it, though we do see all-terrain tires fitted to the truck. The few glimpses of the interior we saw in the company’s video show the cabin is pretty much carried over, although it’s wearing a CAT badge on the steering wheel.
So, not much to report there, but Caterpillar would like to highlight the tech upgrades they added to the Super Duty.
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Additional Tools
If you noticed the roof rack on it, that’s for the deployable drone to inspect a jobsite in advance. According to The Drive, it also includes a proximity detector that watches over personnel getting too close to machines, and an on-board AI-powered assistant by Visionlink Productivity.
It’s not quite the from-the-ground-up new model some folks were hoping for. Now, we can’t tell for sure if Caterpillar will be selling these soon, but it appears that it’s more of a test bed for jobsite solutions than an actual production model. Perhaps the company can offer it as a package for pickups soon, but we don’t see the whole pickup reaching showrooms anytime soon.
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This story was originally published by Autoblog on Mar 3, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Autoblog as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
