The North Little Rock facility in Arkansas was closed from May 18 until June 8, and the BCP Clayton and BCP Stanford facilities were shut from May 18 to May 26. Caterpillar spokeswoman Kate Kenny referred Bloomberg to the company's previous public statements. Chief Executive Officer Jim Umpleby in April departed from his normally staid commentary on earnings calls to warn analysts of a " severe and chaotic " impact from the crisis. CFO Andrew Bonfield at the time made it clear that the company isn't necessarily saying the second quarter for sure would be the trough, saying it is "going to take a little while to recover." During the same call with analysts, Umpleby said it had suspended operations at "certain" facilities due to supply-chain constraints, weak customer demand and government mandates -- referring to the lockdowns. He also warned that the company sometimes has facility closures to align production with customer demand, even when the world isn't going through a pandemic.