American manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, engines and turbines; a leader in autonomous mining systems (Cat MineStar, Cat Command).
Caterpillar Inc. is an American industrial corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas (relocated from Peoria in 2022), formed in 1925 from the merger of Holt Manufacturing Company and C.L. Best Tractor Company. It is the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, as well as diesel engines, gas turbines and locomotives. Its operations are split into segments: Construction Industries, Resource Industries, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products. In autonomy and AI, Caterpillar develops the Cat MineStar platform and Cat Command, enabling remote and fully autonomous machine operation; its driverless mining haul trucks have autonomously moved billions of tons of material. The company is listed on the NYSE under the ticker CAT and is a component of the DJIA and S&P 500 indices.
Founders
Inventor of the track-type “caterpillar” tractor; his company merged in 1925 to form Caterpillar.
Owner of C.L. Best Tractor Company, which merged with Holt in 1925 to form Caterpillar.
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