Whois & Analysis for piercemfg.com

Pierce Manufacturing is an Appleton, Wisconsin-based manufacturer of custom fire and rescue apparatus and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation.

Pierce was acquired by Oshkosh in 1996.

The company was founded in 1913 by Humphrey Pierce and his son Dudley as the Pierce Auto Body Works Inc., and concentrated on building custom truck bodies for the Ford Model T.

From the 1960s to the early 1980s, Pierce was primarily known for building custom bodies on commercial and other manufacturer's custom chassis, and was considered an original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions.

It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north.

Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state by total area and the 20th most populous.

The state capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee, which is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan.

The state is divided into 72 counties.

A fire engine (also known in some territories as a fire apparatus, fire truck, or fire appliance) is a vehicle designed primarily for firefighting operations.

In addition, many fire departments/fire services often employ their vehicles for various other uses including emergency medical services and rescue purposes.

The terms "fire engine" and "fire truck" are often used interchangeably but in North America represent different types of vehicles.

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States.

It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba.

Florida is the 22nd-most extensive, the 3rd-most populous, and the 8th-most densely populated of the U.S. states.

Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States.

The Miami metropolitan area is Florida's most populous urban area.

The city of Tallahassee is the state capital.

A firefighting apparatus describes any vehicle that has been customized for use during firefighting operations.

These vehicles are highly customized depending on their needs and the duty they will be performing.

These duties can include firefighting, vehicle extrication, dangerous goods investigations, urban search and rescue, medical emergency, swift water rescue and plane crashes.