Wallace Forge Company

Employee size

51-200

Organization type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Canton, OH

Founded

1942

Four generations of the Wallace family have guided Wallace Forge Company since Emery R. Wallace founded it in 1942. The Canton manufacturer began with die work and custom forgings before developing its own products for the truck and trailer industry; it has been making king pins for tractor-trailers since 1980. Its parts are manufactured in the United States, with production shaped by forging and related in-house processes.

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