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Douglas Dynamics, Inc

A maker of snowplows and other snow-and-ice gear for trucks, plus work-truck upfitting, Douglas Dynamics sells under brands like FISHER, WESTERN, SNOWEX, HENDERSON, and VENCO to dealers, fleets, and governments across North America. The name comes from founder Douglas Seaman, who bought a small Milwaukee welding shop in 1950 and began building light-truck snowplows two years later. Its FISHER brand traces to a Maine engineer who in 1948 made plows to fit Willys Jeeps, then the only light four-wheel-drive vehicles around.