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Caterpillar Weapon Systems

Caterpillar is a U.S. heavy-equipment manufacturer whose dozers, loaders, engines, and industrial power systems anchor the catalog's Caterpillar-linked builder entries.

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Caterpillar traces its modern corporate form to the 1925 merger of Holt and Best, and the company later changed its name from Caterpillar Tractor Co. to Caterpillar Inc. in 1986. Today it remains a major U.S. manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives.

This builder archive page groups the catalog's Caterpillar-branded earthmoving entries so readers can see the company history, headquarters context, and product families behind the D9-class machines and related construction equipment represented in the archive.

Construction equipmentMining equipmentEarthmoving machineryOff-highway enginesIndustrial power systems

Notable Systems

Cat D9 Dozer

Caterpillar's current D9 product page identifies the machine as a large dozer and publishes key specifications including the Cat C18 engine, net power, operating weight, blade capacity, and track gauge.

Sources: Cat D9 Dozer

Cat Large Dozers

Caterpillar groups the D9 within its large-dozer family, which is the catalog-relevant product line behind the builder's dozer-platform entries.

Sources: Cat large dozers

Cat Wheel Loaders

Caterpillar's wheel-loader line is part of the broader earthmoving portfolio that helps contextualize the builder's construction-equipment role in the archive.

Sources: Cat wheel loaders

Builder History

  1. Holt and Best merge

    Caterpillar says the 1925 merger of Holt and Best created the Caterpillar Tractor Company and set the base for the modern enterprise.

    Sources: The Merger of Holt & Best, Company History Timeline

  2. Name changes to Caterpillar Inc.

    Caterpillar says it changed its name from Caterpillar Tractor Co. to Caterpillar Inc. in 1986 to reflect a broader product and services portfolio.

    Sources: Company History Timeline

  3. Global headquarters move announced

    Caterpillar announced that its global headquarters would move to the company's existing office in Irving, Texas, from Deerfield, Illinois.

    Sources: Caterpillar headquarters move announcement

  4. Centennial year

    Caterpillar's current history page marks 2025 as the company's centennial year, underscoring the scale of its long-running industrial footprint.

    Sources: Company History Timeline

Predecessors
Holt Manufacturing CompanyC. L. Best Tractor Company
Website links
Official websiteAbout CaterpillarCompany history timelineGlobal footprintContact formInvestor overview

Caterpillar and Caterpillar Inc. are the same corporate lineage in the catalog: the current legal name is Caterpillar Inc., while the builder facet uses Caterpillar as the canonical alias and keeps Caterpillar Inc. as a searchable variant. The headquarters moved to Irving in 2022, so the profile uses the current Irving address rather than the earlier Deerfield office.

Builder Sources

  • Caterpillar homePublisher: Caterpillar | Note: Supports Caterpillar's current public branding and its description as a leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, engines, turbines, and locomotives. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • About CaterpillarPublisher: Caterpillar | Note: Supports the company's official brand presentation, its company-history landing page, and the broader product families that define the builder profile. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Company History TimelinePublisher: Caterpillar | Note: Supports the 1925 origin, the 1986 Caterpillar Inc. name change, and the 2025 centennial milestone. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • The Merger of Holt & BestPublisher: Caterpillar | Note: Supports the 1925 merger of Holt and Best that formed Caterpillar Tractor Co., which is the direct corporate predecessor context for this builder profile. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Global footprintPublisher: Caterpillar | Note: Supports Caterpillar's current global headquarters location in Irving, Texas, and its worldwide manufacturing and dealer footprint. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Contact formPublisher: Caterpillar | Note: Supports the official global headquarters mailing address in Irving, Texas, United States. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Caterpillar headquarters move announcementPublisher: Caterpillar | Note: Supports the 2022-06-14 announcement that Caterpillar would relocate its global headquarters to Irving, Texas, from Deerfield, Illinois. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Caterpillar Inc. - OverviewPublisher: Caterpillar Investor Relations | Note: Supports the public-company context and the use of the Caterpillar Inc. legal name and NYSE: CAT listing. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Cat D9 DozerPublisher: Caterpillar | Note: Supports the Cat D9 dozer product family and its published specifications, which anchor the catalog's Caterpillar D9-related builder context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Cat large dozersPublisher: Caterpillar | Note: Supports the large-dozer family context for Caterpillar's earthmoving portfolio. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Cat wheel loadersPublisher: Caterpillar | Note: Supports the wheel-loader family context for Caterpillar's broader construction-equipment portfolio. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Wikimedia Commons Caterpillar factory postcardPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Public-domain Wikimedia Commons file page for a historic Caterpillar Tractor Co. factory postcard; used here as a reusable builder image tied directly to the company. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Category

Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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