About Caterpillar Inc
Caterpillar Inc manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines worldwide Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers backhoe loaders compactors cold planers compact track and multiterrain loaders excavators motorgraders pipelayers road reclaimers site prep tractors skid steer loaders telehandlers and utility vehicles mini small medium and large excavators compact small and medium wheel loaders tracktype tractors and loaders and wheel excavators The Resource Industries segment provides electric rope shovels draglines hydraulic shovels rotary drills hard rock vehicles tracktype tractors mining trucks longwall miners wheel loaders offhighway trucks articulated trucks wheel tractor scrapers wheel dozers fleet management landfill compactors soil compactors machinery components autonomous ready vehicles and solutions select work tools and safety services and mining performance solutions The Energy Transportation segment offers reciprocating engines generator sets integrated systems and solutions turbines and turbinerelated services remanufactured reciprocating engines and components centrifugal gas compressors dieselelectric locomotives and components and other railrelated products and services for marine oil and gas industrial and electric power generation sectors The companys Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases installment sale contracts working capital loans and wholesale financing plans and insurance and risk management products for vehicles power generation facilities and marine vessels The All Other operating segment manufactures filters and fluids undercarriage ground engaging tools etc The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co and changed its name to Caterpillar Inc in 1986 The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield Illinois