Leading the Way
At New Leader Manufacturing, we pride ourselves in designing and building the best equipment possible. Through innovative solutions, we have shaped our success as a trusted, industry-leading manufacturer of precision spreaders and equipment for farmers and municipalities around the world.
Our History
The Highway Equipment Company is founded by Roy Gaddis
Model P consisting of a hopper and hand-operated spinner
Today it would be called a snowmobile. It is used to pull a sleigh carrying people and provisions, replacing a dog team, thereby becoming the “New Leader”
Cliff Jordan purchases company from Roy Gaddis
New Leader Manufacturing partners with Ag-Chem, a leading manufacturer of off-road equipment used to fertilize agricultural crops
William T. Rissi and Columbus “Cal” Basile purchase the company from Cliff Jordan
New Leader Manufacturing partners with Case IH, a leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment systems
Current owners Matt Rissi and Rocki Shepard assume operational control of the company
Revolutionary G4 spinner assembly released
New Leader Manufacturing enters into a new partnership with Oxbo
Company moves from 4-acre location on D Ave to current 50-acre location on 76th Ave
The Hi-Way XT3 multi-purpose dump body with a pre-wet system is released
New Leader Manufacturing and John Deere’s Nutrient Application Division partner
New Leader Manufacturing and RBR enter into a new partnership
Hi-Way Xzalt Precision Applicator released
NL5000 G5 with 16-section swath width control released
First international facility, New Leader Comércio de Equipamentos Agrícolas e Serviços Limitada, opens in Assis, São Paulo, Brazil
Company finishes construction on 32,000 square foot testing facility, a one of a kind in North America
Company rebrands to New Leader Manufacturing
NL720 with 120-foot spread width released.