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Caterpillar celebrates 75

Published Thursday, June 01, 2000

The story of Caterpillar dates back to the late 19th century, when California entrepreneurs Daniel Best and Benjamin Holt each were experimenting with ways to fulfill the promise steam tractors held for farming. The Best and Holt families independently had pioneered track-type tractors powered by steam engines and later gasoline engines. During World War I, Holt "Caterpillar" track-type tractors were used by the Allies. In 1925, the Holt Caterpillar Co. and C.L. Best Tractor Co. merged, and incorporated as Caterpillar Tractor Co. The first Diesel Sixty Tractor rolled off the new assembly line in East Peoria, Ill., in ...

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