Sears Seating

Sears Seating is an American producer of seating for agricultural, construction, and material handling equipment and heavy-duty, over-the-road trucks worldwide. It was founded in 1855 by Isaac Howe Sears, remains headquartered in Davenport, Iowa, and as of 2019^[update], has over 600 employees in the Quad Cities.^[3][4]

Sears Seating

Company type	Private
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	1855
Headquarters	Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Key people	James Sears, CEO[1]
Products	Vehicle seating
Number of employees	600+[2]
Website	http://www.searsseating.com/

Sears' customers include John Deere, CNH, Caterpillar, Bobcat, Hyster, Yale, Freightliner and Komatsu.^[5]

Early products included harnesses, saddles and other leather/canvas goods, predominantly for farmers. In 1947, the firm began to produce tractor seats, introducing innovative mechanical suspension for them 18 years later. Truck seat production began in 1981.^[5]

Awards

• 2007 John Deere Partner-level Supplier and Supplier of the Year^[6]