# clm_E82380AFDA69

subject: Caterpillar Inc. (/record/caterpillar.md)  
predicate: founded  
value: 1925-04-15  
valid_from: 1925-04-15  
valid_to: null  
published: no source on record carries a date  
recorded: 2026-11-11  
confidence: 0.60  
status: unverified  
assertable: false (unverified: Unverified: one source that is not primary, or a primary source below confidence 0.7. Asserted once a primary source or a second independent domain confirms it.)  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-11  
cite: AsOf. "Caterpillar Inc. founded: 1925-04-15", as of 1925-04-15. Claim clm_E82380AFDA69, https://asof.is/claim/clm_E82380AFDA69, accessed 2026-11-11. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/today-history-1925-caterpillar-tractor-035900071.html.  
checked: 2026-11-11 · its source page states the value and the date  

> On April 15, 1925 C.L. Best Tractor Co. and Holt Manufacturing Company merge to form Caterpillar Tractor Co., now the world's largest earth moving equipment manufacturer.

What https://www.yahoo.com/news/today-history-1925-caterpillar-tractor-035900071.html says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.yahoo.com/news/today-history-1925-caterpillar-tractor-035900071.html (secondary, yahoo.com)

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