HOLT CAT recently named Garrett Countryman, Transportation Manager.

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 PEORIA, Ill. – Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and Wacker Neuson SE, Munich, Germany (ISIN DE000WACK012), announced today that the relevant executive bodies for both companies have signed an alliance agreement. The agreement between the parties is for the design, manufacture, sale and support of Caterpillar mini hydraulic excavators in the under three-ton category.

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 1, 2010) – HOLT CAT recently named Santiago (Remy) Morado Product Support Sales Representative for the Corpus Christi area.

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Caterpillar Emissions Solutions has signed a definitive agreement to purchase CleanAIR Systems, Inc. Upon completion of the transaction, CleanAIR Systems will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. within the Customer Services Support Division.

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HOLT CAT recently named Chad Godfrey Service Manager for it’s San Antonio store. Godfrey has been with HOLT CAT for 15 years and previously worked as a Service Manager in Weslaco.

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LONGVIEW, Texas (June 7, 2010) – HOLT CAT recently named Pat Rhodes General Construction Sales Representative for the Longview area.

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HOLT Agribusiness (HoltAg.com), a Division of HOLT CAT, recently named Jesus Pena Sales Representative for the Rio Grande Valley.

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (May 6, 2010 –HOLT CAT, the Caterpillar® Equipment and Engine dealer for South, Central, North and North East Texas, recently named Daryl Pruski Sales Representative for the Corpus Christi area.

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HOLT Agribusiness, a Division of HOLT CAT (holtcat.com), recently named Coleby Becker Agribusiness Sales Representative for Victoria.

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HOLT CAT, the Caterpillar® Equipment and Engine dealer for South, Central, North and North East Texas, recently named Terry Lyness Account Sales Representative.

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (April 16, 2010) – HOLT CAT (holtcat.com), the Caterpillar® Equipment and Engine dealer for South, Central, North and North East Texas, recently named Paul Hensley to the role of Vice President, Chief Financial Officer.

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LEWISVILLE, Texas (April 13, 2010) – HOLT CAT (holtcat.com), the Caterpillar® Equipment and Engine dealer for South, Central, North and North East Texas, recently named Mark Lancaster General Construction Sales Representative for the Lewisville area.

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DULUTH, GA (February 8, 2010) — Test results recently released by the University of Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory confirm the new line of 205 to 275 PTO horsepower rowcrop tractors from AGCO introduced in 2009 offers the greatest fuel efficiency among tractors of this category on the market. This includes the Challenger® MT600C Series, Massey Ferguson® 8600 Series and the AGCO® DT Series machines powered by the AGCO SISU POWER™ 8.4 L engine with e3™ selective catalytic reduction (SCR) clean-air technology and featuring AGCO’s heavy-duty continuously variable transmission (CVT) with industry-exclusive Dynamic Tractor Management (DTM).

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On this date 100 years ago perhaps the most significant event in the Peoria area's history occurred: Holt Caterpillar Co. officially began operating in East Peoria.

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Caterpillar Inc. announced that Michael Betz has been selected as one of Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) Top 25 Newsmakers of the Year. Betz led the e... [Read more...]

Winter 2010

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Recognizing that the operating skill of workers using small loaders on typical jobsites ranges from the novice to the expert, Caterpillar has developed a new control feature that allows each operator to run a Cat® C-Series Skid-Steer, Multi-Terrain or Compact-Track Loader safely, productively, and comfortably.

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Completing the Cat® D-Series Track Loader lineup is the new 973D, featuring load-sensing hydraulics, joystick steering, new operator's station (with tilting cab) and 10 percent more power than its 973C predecessor. The new loader carries on the 973C's "all-purpose performer" reputation and retains much of its solid design, including the Cat C9 engine, hydrostatic drive, single-fabrication mainframe, Z-bar loader linkage and oscillating undercarriage. The 973D is a "one-machine workforce" with the features to take on the toughest jobs—at construction sites or in the harsh environments of steel mills, landfills, quarries and demolition sites.

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Congress:  Get to work on the highway bill so WE can get back to work!

SAN ANTONIO – Congress’ failure to renew the federal highway program has real economic consequences for Texas and the rest of the country, construction equipment industry leaders said at a rally today at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

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In December of 1959, the first production Cat wheel loader was driven off the assembly line at the Caterpillar plant in Aurora, IL - the 944 Wheel Traxcavator.

The 944, fitted with a 2-cubic yard (1.5-m³) bucket and available with either a 105-horsepower (78 kW) gas or diesel engine, was the culmination of a seven-year development effort—and the beginning of Caterpillar's leadership in the worldwide market for mid-size wheel loaders.

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