1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁ 2   T on ▁was ▁dis cont in ued . ▁The ▁first ▁completely ▁new ▁tra ctor ▁produced ▁after ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁companies ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁C ater p ill ar ▁L 2 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁Benjamin ▁Hol t ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁William ▁K . ▁" B ill " ▁Hol t ▁formed ▁the ▁first ▁C ater p ill ar ▁deal ership ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁author ized ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁deal ership ▁for ▁the ▁ 6 0 ▁southern ▁count ies ▁of ▁Texas . ▁The ▁company ▁merged ▁with ▁another ▁Hol t ▁business ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁H OL T ▁C AT . ▁It ▁continues ▁as ▁the ▁largest ▁C ater p ill ar ▁deal ership ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁under ▁the ▁ownership ▁and ▁management ▁of ▁Benjamin ' s ▁great - grand son , ▁Peter ▁Hol t ▁( who ▁is ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁NBA ' s ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Sp urs , ▁the ▁five - time ▁world ▁champions ). ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁C ater p ill ar ▁Inc . ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 2 9 nd ▁largest ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁ ▁C ater p ill ar ▁was ▁the ▁best - perform ing ▁stock ▁last ▁year ▁among ▁the ▁ 3 0 ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁Dow ▁Jones ▁industrial ▁average ▁with ▁a ▁market