Caterpillar's Little Rock facility celebrates two production milestones

Caterpillar's Little Rock, Arkansas, facility opened in 2010, and now employes more than 500 people. This year, the facility is celebrating two production milestones. To this date, 4,000 medium wheel loaders have been built at the facility, and more than 15,000 machines overall. When the facility opened 14 years ago, it focussed 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. The workers at the 700,000-square-foot facility work in areas such as fabrication, machining, paint, logistics, and assembly. According to the company, the facility will continue with various improvements and updates throughout the year and near future.

Caterpillar's Little Rock facility celebrates two production milestones
Caterpillar's Little Rock, Arkansas, facility opened in 2010, and now employes more than 500 people. This year, the facility is celebrating two production milestones. To this date, 4,000 medium wheel loaders have been built at the facility, and more than 15,000 machines overall. When the facility opened 14 years ago, it focussed 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. The workers at the 700,000-square-foot facility work in areas such as fabrication, machining, paint, logistics, and assembly. According to the company, the facility will continue with various improvements and updates throughout the year and near future.