This year, San Antonio, Texas based Holt Cat, the largest Cat dealer in the U.S., celebrates its 75th anniversary as a dealer for CaterpillarŪ Inc. Beginning on April 16, Holt will celebrate this milestone with their valued customers and dedicated employees at 12 of their Texas based store locations.
In June of 1933, company founder William K. "Bill" Holt established Wm. K. Holt Machinery Co. in San Antonio, to serve as the Cat dealership for 60 South Texas counties. His first location, a small store at 1333 South Flores Street, was staffed with only three employees. Bill Holt was the second son of Benjamin Holt, who is credited with developing the first practical track type - tractor in 1904 which he named the Caterpillar.
"My great uncle started this dealership in 1933. My father, B.D. Holt, is celebrating 60 years of service at Caterpillar and this dealership this year, said Holt CEO Peter M. Holt. "The Holt family has deep roots in Texas. I grew up in San Antonio and Corpus Christi and joined my father's dealership in 1983. Our partner, Caterpillar, provides superior products for us to distribute. We compliment those products with a level of service and parts support that is unmatched in the industry. Our employees are guided by a set of core business values which ensure that we operate in an ethical manner with each other, with our customers and within the communities in which we live and work."
Since its inception, skilled Holtemployees have provided superior Caterpillar products and service and built valued relationships with customers. Today Holt Cat is one of the largest Caterpillar dealers in the world: over 2,000 employees serve machine and engine customers from 20-plus locations, from the Red River to the Rio Grande. Holt Cat's 800 service technicians support the large volume of Caterpillar machines and engines operating in their 118 county Texas territory.
Although Holt is primarily a Caterpillar distributor, they have fabricated their own line of land clearing tools and Spray King water tankers since the late 1940s. Using their extensive machining and fabrication capabilities, they also design and fabricate many unique equipment items for customers on a custom basis.
Holt sells Caterpillar equipment ranging from 5,000 pound skid steer loaders to massive track - type tractors and off highway trucks weighing hundreds of thousands of pounds. Industrial engines provided by Holt range from less than 25 to almost 10,000 horsepower.
About Holt
Holt Cat sells, rents and services Caterpillar machines and engines in a 118-county Texas territory spanning from the Red River to the Rio Grande. Holt also offers extensive machine and engine rebuild capabilities and sells used equipment around the world. Further supporting its broad range of products and services, Holt fabricates its own line of land clearing equipment and Holt Spray KingŪ water tankers. The Holt team of 2,000 men and women is committed to providing rock solid stability with superior products and services for heavy equipment and engine users from Brownsville to Texarkana. For more information, visit www.holtcat.com. |
