Carter Machinery history

1955 – Bluefield, WV store opened.

1957 – Norton, VA store opened.

1962 – Corporate headquarters moved to present location in Salem, VA.

1965 – Norton, VA store moved to an expanded facility.

1975 – Reconditioning Center, created to rebuild major components and machines, opened at Salem headquarters.

1977 – Oakwood, VA store opened.

1982 – Eastern Virginia territory, served by Virginia Tractor Company, acquired and combined under Carter Machinery, adding four stores: Chesapeake, Fishersville, Norfolk and Richmond, VA. During the same year, a new store in Pineville, WV was opened.

1985 – Warrenton, VA store opened.

1986 – Newport News store opened.

1990 – Fredericksburg and Richmond Power Systems Division stores opened.

1991 – Lynchburg store opened.

1993 – Roanoke Power Systems Division store opened.

1995 – Chesapeake Power Systems Division store opened.

1996 – Roanoke General Construction Division store opened.

1997 – Fishersville, VA store moved to present location.

1999 – Richmond Power Systems Division store moved to present location.

2000 – South Hill and Chesterfield stores opened.

2001 – Lynchburg store moved to present location.

2006 – Pineville, WV and Abingdon, VA stores moved to new, expanded facilities.

2007 – Carter Machinery purchased the Virginia assets of Pioneer Machinery, the Cat Forest Products dealer.

2008 – Harrisonburg store moved to its present location.

2009 – Newport News and Yorktown stores moved to new, combined location in Williamsburg.

2010 – Bluefield, WV store moved to new location in Princeton, WV.

2013 – Carter Machinery acquired the expanded Cat Mining equipment distribution and support business for our territories from Caterpillar Global Mining LLC.