GET TO KNOW PETERSON MANUFACTURING

Peterson Manufacturing is a family-owned company that has been headquartered in Missouri, since 1945. In 2025, we will be celebrating our 80th anniversary. From our 670,000 square-foot facility in the Heartland of America, we design, engineer, and manufacture wiring harnesses and lighting systems for all classes of vehicles and trailers both on the road and off-highway. Our ability to vertically integrate our manufacturing processes enables us to offer high-quality custom solutions for our customers’ most challenging needs, no matter the application.

We are illuminating the path forward with solutions that drive safety, inspire confidence, and empower our customers to go further.

At Peterson Manufacturing, we are dedicated to delivering innovative, high-quality vehicle safety lighting and harness solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. With a focus on quality, customer satisfaction, and customization, we strive to provide products that enhance safety and exceed expectations. By providing customized solutions tailored to each customer’s specific needs, we develop enduring partnerships that go beyond just product manufacturing. Our unwavering commitment to exceptional customer support ensures every interaction is defined by integrity, responsiveness, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Together, we empower our clients to succeed, delivering products that consistently surpass both performance and safety standards on the road.

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Our Core Values

Principled

We insist on high-quality products and ethical business practices. We are answerable to our customers for our actions and outcomes. We uphold our core standards and values.

Collaborative

We recognize that we perform best when we work in concert with our business partners and within our industries.

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Dynamic

We always prefer exploring new solutions rather than accepting pat answers. We are a force for progress in our industry. We have a positive attitude full of energy and new ideas.

Learn more about Peterson, our people, and our culture.

Industry-Leading Innovation So You Can Lead Your Fleet

Peterson has a proud legacy of industry innovations, from pioneering advanced corrosion-resistant lighting and harness systems to leading the way in open-source trailer telematics.

  • 9First ISO 9001/QS-9000-certified U.S. lighting manufacturer
  • 9First multi-function LED strobe and turn lights for the refuse industry
  • 9First single-diode 4” LED round lights for intermodal chassis
  • 9First to use insert-molding technology in trailer lighting and harness systems
  • 9First guaranteed moisture corrosion-proof harness and lighting technology
  • 9First open-source whole-trailer telematics with real-time fleet monitoring
  • 9First to create 30° Angled Plug Housing for greater long-term durability.

THE PETERSON STORY

Peterson has made on and off road vehicles safer since we opened our doors in 1945. Over the years, we’ve grown from a tiny manufacturer to a multi-industry, multi-national corporation. We’ve introduced some of the best-selling lighting and harness innovations ever designed and built customer relationships that span oceans and decades.

Don Sr

When the Armacost family acquired Peterson in 1956, then-president and CEO Don Armacost, Sr. set the company’s course on honest, fair dealings with customers, suppliers, and employees.