Founded by blacksmith Jonas Swab in Elizabethville in 1868, Swab Wagon Company makes custom truck bodies and mobile fire equipment, continuing a family-owned manufacturing operation described as America’s oldest continuously operated manufacturer of mobile fire equipment. Its work has evolved from wagons and early truck bodies to custom emergency, utility, and animal-transport vehicles, and it also restores and refurbishes fire apparatus.
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Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLCFounded by Fredric Seagrave in 1881, Seagrave is the oldest continuous fire apparatus manufacturer in the United States. From its operations in Clintonville, Wisconsin, the company designs and builds custom fire and rescue apparatus, including its own aerial ladders and chassis, and has roots in FWD's severe-duty commercial and military chassis business. Seagrave also reconditions existing aerials, pumpers, and rescue vehicles.JESSUP, MD
The Knapheide Manufacturing CompanyFounded in Quincy, Illinois, in 1848 as the Knapheide Wagon Company, the sixth-generation family-led business now manufactures truck bodies and van equipment and provides commercial-vehicle upfitting and installation. Its history spans wagon building and the early automobile era, and it describes itself as a long-established truck-body manufacturer with manufacturing and installation capabilities.NEW CARLISLE, OH
4 Guys Fire TrucksFrom its start repairing stainless-steel milk tankers in Meyersdale in 1974, 4 Guys Fire Trucks grew into a regional custom builder of stainless-steel fire apparatus. The company builds each truck to a department’s specifications, with customers invited to review engineering drawings and inspect the unit during construction. Its more than 30,000-square-foot plant produces roughly 50 to 60 apparatus annually and backs stainless-steel bodies with a 30-year warranty.MEYERSDALE, PA
Truck Cab Manufacturers, IncCincinnati’s Truck Cab Manufacturers makes heavy-duty truck cabs, with a particular reputation for custom fire-apparatus cabs supplied to major manufacturers. The family-owned company traces its roots to Cincinnati’s Highland Buggy Company, founded in 1870, and has operated under the Truck Cab name since 1948; the Weber family’s fourth generation is now active in the business. Its in-house engineering and sheet-metal fabrication support unusual, low-volume cab designs as well as production work, and the company is ISO 9001:2008 certified.CINCINNATI, OH