A Legacy of Innovation, Quality, and Service Since 1975

Americana is a family-owned business with a history spanning more than five decades. Established in 1975, the company began as a local shopping cart cleaning and repair service, operating with just one truck to serve area supermarkets. What started as a small operation has grown into a nationwide manufacturing and service organization built on innovation, quality, and a commitment to customer satisfaction.

Building a Nationwide Presence

By 1990, Americana had expanded to 25 trucks operating across more than 20 states, servicing major national retail chains. During this period, we also developed the dual precision bearing wheel and caster lift frames, innovations that would go on to become widely used throughout the retail industry.

By 1995, our fleet had grown to more than 50 trucks, providing on-site shopping cart cleaning and repair services in all 50 states.

In 1996, Americana acquired the assets of Canada Cart, a former shopping cart manufacturer based in Toronto. This acquisition marked our expansion into manufacturing, allowing us to begin fabricating wire shopping carts and molding our own plastic shopping cart baskets.

Innovation in Shopping Cart Reconditioning and Safety

In 1997, Americana developed the first process of its kind to remove rust from existing shopping carts through metal blasting. Over the following years, we reconditioned more than one million shopping carts for several major retailers, providing a cost-effective alternative to purchasing new equipment.

In 2005, we acquired the assets of the Koala Company and expanded into manufacturing ASTM-compliant child safety seats and straps, producing more than one million units annually.

Expanding Our Capabilities

In 2010, we launched our own transportation company, Trolley Transport, to provide direct shipping from our manufacturing facilities to retail locations. This service also allows customers to have outdated shopping carts removed when upgrading or trading in their existing fleet, with no-touch freight handling required from store personnel.

In 2022, Americana acquired the shopping cart and basket assets of Bemis, expanding our product offerings to include premium, 100% all-plastic shopping carts.

The following year, we acquired a 70,000-square-foot injection molding facility. This investment expanded our manufacturing capabilities, allowing us to mold 100% of the plastic components used in our shopping carts, baskets, and replacement parts. Today, we directly manufacture wheels, casters, handles, seats, bumpers, safety belts, and other components for virtually all makes and models of shopping carts.

Americana Today

Today, Americana operates more than 125 on-site cleaning and maintenance repair trucks strategically located throughout all 50 states. Our nationwide service network allows us to provide consistent, dependable shopping cart maintenance and repair wherever our customers operate.

Our manufacturing and service operations span multiple facilities across Iowa and Nebraska:

• Iowa Manufacturing Facilities: Our two Iowa facilities manufacture and recondition more than 500,000 shopping carts annually.

• Wahoo, Nebraska Facilities: Our two facilities specialize in plastic injection molding and assembly, producing more than 200,000 shopping carts annually.

• Omaha and Bellevue, Nebraska Facilities: These locations focus on shopping cart reconditioning, anti-theft product rebuilding, and serve as the headquarters for our nationwide on-site maintenance services division.

Your Nationwide Shopping Cart Partner

Whether you are looking for new wire or plastic shopping carts, interested in trading in your existing fleet, need reliable on-site maintenance across one or multiple store locations, or want to recondition your current shopping carts at approximately 50% of the cost of purchasing new, Americana has the experience, resources, and nationwide capabilities to help.

From manufacturing and transportation to maintenance and reconditioning, we provide comprehensive shopping cart solutions designed to keep your business moving.

Contact Americana today by phone or email to learn how we can help with your shopping cart needs.