Swab Wagon Company, founded in 1868 by Civil War Veteran Jonas Swab, specializes in manufacturing transportation vehicles. Initially producing wagons and sleighs, the company transitioned to motor truck bodies and equipment with the rise of motorized vehicles. Swab Wagon Co. expanded into the automobile business, selling brands like Studebaker and later adding Mercedes-Benz and Chrysler-Plymouth to its dealership. The company entered the fire emergency industry, producing fire emergency vehicles and pioneering designs like the Type I ambulance body and fiberglass animal transport bodies. Today, Swab focuses on producing new fire rescue bodies, custom cab canopies, and ambulances, along with modifying and refurbishing fire and rescue vehicles.