posted on August 14, 2013 09:36
San Antonio, Texas (Monday, August 12, 2013) –The entire town of Brady, TX, about 150 miles northwest of San Antonio, had no power for more than 24 hours, losing their electricity source early Saturday morning. At about 8:00 a.m., the entire town--population 5 ,500--lost power.
The power provider and distribution lines from the North and South were taken down after storms blew through the town, according to local Brady authorities. Some facilities such as the city hall, fire department, and police station had a back-up generator to supply needs. Wal-Mart also had a one megawatt generator from HOLT CAT Power Systems Rental group delivered from San Antonio, which allowed Wal-Mart to help supply food and water to Brady residents until power was restored on Sunday. Main complaints from the residents were the extreme heat from the lack of air conditioning due to recent high temperatures across most of Texas.
HOLT CAT provides emergency power assistance through a National response agreement with Wal-Mart where select Caterpillar dealers across the U.S. participate. HOLT CAT supports this agreement and others like this with one of the largest generator fleets in Texas and in the U.S.
About HOLT
HOLT CAT® sells, rents and services Caterpillar® machines, engines, generator sets and trucks in a 118-county Texas territory spanning from the Red River to the Rio Grande. HOLT offers total machine and engine rebuild capabilities, sells used equipment around the world and fabricates its own line of land clearing equipment and HOLT Spray King® water tankers. HOLT is the dealer for Link-Belt Cranes in the Eastern half of Texas as well as the El Paso area. They are the dealer for AGCO/Challenger and Claas farm equipment for the Eastern half of Texas and portions of Arkansas, Missouri and Louisiana. SITECH Tejas, another division of HOLT, is the authorized dealer for Trimble Heavy and Highway construction products and services, as well as AccuGrade grade-control products in the same 118 county territory of Texas.
The Holt name has been associated with heavy equipment and Caterpillar for over 100 years. Peter M. Holt, Chief Executive Officer of HOLT CAT, is the great-grandson of Benjamin Holt, who in 1904 developed the first successful track-type tractor which he named the “Caterpillar.” HOLT CAT has come to be synonymous with quality, integrity and commitment to customer service. The HOLT CAT team is committed to providing rock solid stability with superior products and services to heavy equipment and engine users from Brownsville to Texarkana, Texas.