Founded in 1950, Empire Southwest, formerly known as Empire Machinery, is a family-owned company that features a range of Caterpillar-branded machinery equipment. With more than 1400 employees, it deals in the sale and rent of equipment from various brands, including AgChem, Challenger, Gomaco, GMC, Harlo, Mega, SafeLites, Trail King, United and Yamaha. The company's products include off-highway trucks and tractors, wheel dozers, backhoe loaders, cold planers, compactors, forest machines, hydraulic excavators, motor graders and paving products. It stocks an inventory of pre-owned parts that includes buckets, blades, rippers, engine blocks, crankshafts, turbo chargers, torque converters and transmission systems. Empire Southwest provides computerized numerical control machining, welding, metal spraying, fabrication and design services. It also offers high-velocity coating services for cylinder rods, stainless steel pins, laminating rollers and strut rods. The company additionally provides online credit application options. Empire Southwest maintains a location in Phoenix.