LITTLE ROCK, AR — Caterpillar’s North Little Rock, Arkansas, facility is celebrating two production milestones — more than 4,000 medium wheel loaders and more than 15,000 machines overall. In 2010, the facility opened in Arkansas focusing solely on manufacturing Cat motor graders. Seven years later, medium wheel loaders were integrated into the product line.

Since 2017, more than 15,000 machines have been shipped from the North Little Rock location throughout the United States and to customers globally. Roughly 500 people currently work at the 700,000-square-foot facility in areas such as fabrication, machining, paint, logistics, and assembly. The site will continue with various improvements and updates throughout the year and near future.

• 2010: North Little Rock facility opens, manufacturing Cat motor graders
• 2017: Adds medium wheel loaders to product line
• 2024: Celebrates the production of more than 15,000 machines
• 2024 and on: Continues investments in improvements and updates to the site

With 2023 sales and revenues of $67.1 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, the company has been helping customers build a more sustainable world and is contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Caterpillar's products and services are backed by its global dealer network. Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments — Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation — and providing financing and related services through its Financial Products segment.