With 200 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears AFT's 100-permanent-job threshold (AFT includes any project meeting $100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The industrial machinery & equipment context.
Industrial Machinery & Equipment tracks qualifying U.S. factories producing machinery, automation systems and industrial equipment used in manufacturing, construction, agriculture, mining, material handling and infrastructure. Automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding and electrical-grid equipment remain in their dedicated AFT industries.
At a glance
- Company
- Caterpillar
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery & Equipment
- Location
- Victoria, Texas
- Investment
- Not disclosed
- Permanent jobs announced
- 200
- Status
- Announced
- Announced
- Mar 25, 2026
- Opening timeline
- Not yet announced
- Added to tracker
- Sep 8, 2026
Official references
- Victoria facility hiring announcement https://www.crossroadstoday.com/news/local-news/caterpillar-expands-victoria-facility-bringing-200-new-jobs/article_90af7bb0-8316-4562-9895-69199bd1d0a2.html
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Victoria Hydraulic Excavator Facility Expansion — Caterpillar, Victoria, TX." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/caterpillar-victoria-hydraulic-excavator-expansion. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.