Follow the Toughest Competition On Earth live!

Starting Monday 3 November 2008, Caterpillar's Demonstration and Learning Center in Malaga, Spain, will again become the stage for ‘The Toughest Competition on Earth', the original, renowned and truly international competition: the Caterpillar Operator Challenge. This year, the event will also be open for the public - through a daily multimedia journal: the Caterpillar Operator Challenge blog! A dedicated blog team will be reporting the latest and greatest on background, results and much more directly from the site.

The Caterpillar Operator Challenge

The Caterpillar Operator Challenge is the world's only international competition bringing together construction equipment operators from very different backgrounds and specialties into a standardized contest that measures operator skills. To win the event, a participant must perform generally well in all tests, which are carried out on a range of different Cat equipment, testing the diversity of the individuals' skills from production loading to precision work tool control. The personal scores from each separate test are added and the person with the highest overall score wins. The tests provide a fine opportunity for showcasing the skill and commitment to excellence of those who, day in and day out, bring out the best from construction equipment. This year, the top operators come from Belgium, Bosnia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Serbia-Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.