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 # Caterpillar CEO Jim Umpleby Letter 

 


 

 Aug 13, 2018 9:00 AM ET

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In a [**letter to shareholders**,](http://reports.caterpillar.com/sr/report/letter.php) Caterpillar CEO Jim Umpleby highlights how, as a leading global manufacturer of heavy equipment, we provide the solutions – the engines, locomotives, machines and services – our customers use to build a better world. Caterpillar had an outstanding year in 2017, with achievements in many areas.



 

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