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' 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.