Dungarees was started in 1999 by two brothers in Columbia, Missouri who noticed that the only well-stocked workwear options in their area were scattered across big-box stores with thin selections. Two decades later, Dungarees is one of the largest online Carhartt retailers in the country and a go-to direct-purchase source for HVAC, plumbing, and construction owners who want a consistent supply of techs' pants, jackets, boots, and base layers without a uniform rental contract.
The catalog spans Carhartt, Dickies, Red Kap (the industrial parent brand behind many managed uniform programs), Wrangler RIGGS Workwear, Ariat, Timberland PRO, CAT, Wolverine boots, Troll Co., and FR lines that fit commercial HVAC and refrigeration use. HVAC owners typically use Dungarees to source work pants, heavy-duty jackets for winter service calls, insulated bibs for rooftop work, and steel-toe boots for techs who do install or mechanical work alongside service. Free shipping kicks in at $55, and many items ship same or next day from the Missouri warehouse.
Dungarees is not a custom embroidery shop or a managed uniform program; it is a retailer. HVAC shops that want logoed apparel typically pair Dungarees (for non-branded pants, jackets, boots, base layers) with an embroiderer like Queensboro or CustomInk (for branded polos, tees, and jackets). The trade-off is no weekly fees, no contracts, and no managed compliance - the shop owns the garments and handles replacement on its own schedule.