80 YEARS OF STRONGER COMMUNITIES
BUILDING FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW
Building A Legacy
Thompson Machinery is more than just a Cat dealer. Since 1944, we’ve been a family operated company that’s dedicated to our community, our team members, and the partners we serve. We don’t sell services or solutions we don’t believe in, and we’ll work with you no matter the challenge to provide cost-effective and reliable construction equipment and services. Our goal is to build up and support the community around us, and you can see the impact of that within our Stronger Communities series. We live in and serve the communities of middle and west Tennessee and north Mississippi, so our customers’ success in the community is our success.
This September we celebrate 80 years of progress and pushing the boundaries. As seen in our Stronger Communities video series, we work with a variety of industries, such as construction, forestry, mining, governmental and industrial work to provide new, used and rental equipment, as well as parts and service. We employ local experts and professionals so we can help you find the solution that will impact your business the most. At Thompson Machinery, we are invested in what’s best for you and the future of your work.
Our team of industry experts provides the best customer experience possible, while helping you maximize your profits. That’s why all our trained technicians perform more than 45 hours of product and safety training annually. It doesn’t matter if you need an oil change on your rented skid steer or hydraulic work on your excavator — you can count on our skilled and knowledgeable team to get the job done right.
We want our legacy to be measured by the problems we help solve and all the lives we touch along the way. We are grateful to our local communities for helping us do that throughout the years.
Here’s to another 80 years of serving our communities and taking strides towards the future!
80 Years of Helping to Build Stronger Communities
Early History of
Thompson Machinery
Thompson Machinery traces its roots back to 1944, when DeWitt Thompson Jr. and his business partner George Green operated a GMC Truck Dealership in Middle Tennessee. The dealership had gained a reputation of providing excellent service in support of sales. It was this core philosophy that awarded De Jr. a Caterpillar dealership covering 39 counties in middle Tennessee over fifteen other applicants. That summer, Thompson & Green Machinery was founded. On April 1, 1946 the dealership moved into a 20,000 square foot building along Murfreesboro Road in Nashville, TN.
Following the war, inventories were scarce due to Caterpillar still recovering from wartime production. For years, sales for Thompson & Green were merely “booked” and customers were on a waiting list to get their new machines. Due to the shortages, Thompson & Green looked for other ways to procure machines to sell. Badly worn machines from the war were purchased and completely rebuilt, as parts were much easier to obtain than machines. In 1973, DeWitt Thompson IV joined the company full time. He took the helm of Thompson Machinery in 1981. In 1987, the dealership expanded its operations with the acquisition of Taylor Machinery, based in Memphis, TN, and Stribling-Clements, based in Greenwood, Mississippi. This gave Thompson Machinery the territory it has today. In 1988, the company was renamed Thompson Machinery Commerce Corporation.
Early History of
Thompson Machinery
Thompson Machinery traces its roots back to 1944, when DeWitt Thompson Jr. and his business partner George Green operated a GMC Truck Dealership in Middle Tennessee. The dealership had gained a reputation of providing excellent service in support of sales. It was this core philosophy that awarded De Jr. a Caterpillar dealership covering 39 counties in middle Tennessee over fifteen other applicants. That summer, Thompson & Green Machinery was founded. On April 1, 1946 the dealership moved into a 20,000 square foot building along Murfreesboro Road in Nashville, TN.
Following the war, inventories were scarce due to Caterpillar still recovering from wartime production. For years, sales for Thompson & Green were merely “booked” and customers were on a waiting list to get their new machines. Due to the shortages, Thompson & Green looked for other ways to procure machines to sell. Badly worn machines from the war were purchased and completely rebuilt, as parts were much easier to obtain than machines. In 1973, DeWitt Thompson IV joined the company full time. He took the helm of Thompson Machinery in 1981. In 1987, the dealership expanded its operations with the acquisition of Taylor Machinery, based in Memphis, TN, and Stribling-Clements, based in Greenwood, Mississippi. This gave Thompson Machinery the territory it has today. In 1988, the company was renamed Thompson Machinery Commerce Corporation.
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