Centennial
Product History
Power & Energy
Caterpillar History
Power & Energy Procurement
100

Which decade was Caterpillar incorporated? 

1920s

100

What was Caterpillar's first product? 

Track Type Tractor

100

What is Power & Energy's largest growing industry? 

Electric Power

100

Where did Caterpillar's name come from? 

Machine crawling like a caterpillar
100

What is Power and Energy's largest spend supplier?

Leroy Somer

200

Caterpillar Inc. was initially founded with what name? 

Caterpillar Tractor Co. 

200

Which decade was Perkins acquired?

1990s

200

Which year did Power & Energy become Caterpillar's largest division (annual revenue)?

2024


200

Which color was used for tractors before Hi-Way Yellow was introduced?

Gray

200

What % SSP did Power and Energy achieve in 2025? 

95%

300

Holt Manufacturing company and which company merged to create Caterpillar (full name)? 

C.L Best Tractor Company

300

What year did Caterpillar sell its first 797 off-highway mining truck?

1999

300

What year did Caterpillar begin manufacturing the 3500 engine? 

1981

300

In what year did Caterpillar Tractor Co. change its name to Caterpillar Inc.? 

1986

300
Name one of Power & Energy's three supplier with the most opportunity to improve SSP?

Leroy Somer, Mahle, Kirby Risk

400

In 1927, Caterpillar Inc. introduced what tractor as their first new product? 

Twenty Track-Type Tractor

400

Which Caterpillar product was used in Nasa's Apollo 11 mission in 1969?

Diesel Generator (tracking stations)


400

What year was Solar Turbines acquired?

1981

400

How many different brands does Caterpillar own? 

21

400

Which supplier had the largest Tariff increase in 2025? 

Accelleron 

500

How much did it cost the Holt Manufacturing Company to purchase the East Peoria plant (+/- $15K)? 

$75,000
500

What was the model designation of Caterpillar's first hydraulic excavator? 

225

500

What was the nickname of Caterpillar's first, hand-built diesel engine prototype? 

Old Betsy

500

Which year did Caterpillar form its first overseas subsidiary (England)? 

1950

500

What was the largest supplier tariff request approved in 2025 (+/- $5M)? 

$43M (Tom Franken!)

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