Caterpillar history 2000's

2000-2003 - Luzon, Phillippines

More than 200 Caterpillar machines and gen sets help construct the San Roque Multipurpose Project.

Caterpillar History 1990's - 2000's

Caterpillar 1990's

1991 - Kuwait

Around 700 Caterpillar machines help extinguish the 750 oil wells on fire in Kuwait.

When Coalition forces liberated Kuwait in February of 1991, they were confronted with one of the world's worst environmental disasters. More than six million barrels of oil had spilled into the sea off the Kuwait coast. In the oil fields nearly 750 wells had been set ablaze or were left gushing millions of gallons of crude onto the surrounding desert. Raging fires were consuming five million barrels of oil each day. Noxious black smoke hung over the country, filtering out the sun and turning day into night. Prevailing winds spread air-borne pollutants throughout the region to fall as acid rain in Saudi Arabia, Iran and even parts of the Indian sub-continent. 

CATERPILLAR History 1980's - 1990's

1980's

1980-1985 - France
More than 70 Caterpillar machines help construct the Grand Maison Hydroelectric Project.

CATERPILLAR History 1970's - 1980's

1970's

1970 - Peru

Caterpillar machines work on various reconstruction projects following a major earthquake and landslide that devastated areas of Peru.

CATERPILLAR History 1960's - 1970's

1960's

1960 - California Several Caterpillar machines support the Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, California.

1961-1966 - Kobe, Japan Nine Caterpillar machines are involved in the effort to push part of a mountain into the sea as part of the Kobe Bay Reclamation Project.
When contractors needed more machines for the project, Caterpillar machines won out over Komatsu machines after on-the-job competitive demonstrations.

CATERPILLAR History 1950's - 1960's

1950's

 

1950-1954 - Canada Caterpillar machines help construct the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway.
Contractors on this project desired to use nothing but Caterpillar equipment on the construction of this railway. By the end of 1951, 136 Caterpillar machines were in use on the project.

CATERPILLAR History 1940's - 1950's

1940's

1941-1945 Caterpillar provides support for the military during World War II.
When war came to the U.S. in December 1941, the U.S. government asked Caterpillar to increase production levels higher than the company had ever achieved before. With the help of its employees, Caterpillar met and exceeded the challenge. From 1942 to 1945, Caterpillar operated seven days a week, doubled its workforce, placed women on jobs in the foundry and assembly lines, manufactured special products, trained and sponsored enlisted men and built approximately 51,000 track-type tractors for the military.

CATERPILLAR History 1900's - 1930's

For more than 85 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making progress possible and driving positive and sustainable change on every continent.

1905 - San Francisco, California A Holt steam traction engine works on the construction of a section of San Francisco's cable car system.
San Francisco's famed cable car system got its start in 1873. Over the next several decades, modifications were made to the system and new lines were added. Photos taken in 1905 show Holt Steam Traction Engine #37 being used to help lay new cable. This is the first documented instance of our machines in use on a public works construction project.

2013 BMW M5 Still the king of all sports sedans, the new M5 improves in every way

Seville, Spain—When you first look at the specifications of the new M5, you might assume that BMW made its fifth-generation model tamer than its predecessor, what with two fewer cylinders than before. But as you look at the data more closely, you discover that not only does the new M5 possess more power, it's 30 percent more fuel efficient than the model it replaces...but let's start with the important stuff, the part about more power.