Document And Entity Information
Statistical Measurement [Axis]
Schedule of Property Plant and Equipment Components [Table Text Block]
Tabular disclosure of of property plant and equipment components.
Note To Financial Statement Details Textual
Note 2 - Revenue Recognition
Mobile, Equipment and Other [Member]
Represents mobile, equipment and other.
Note 3 - Credit Losses
Income tax expense
ecd_NonRule10b51ArrTrmntdFlag
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated [Flag]
Note 4 - Fair Value
ecd_NonRule10b51ArrAdoptedFlag
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted [Flag]
Note 5 - Inventories
Transferred at Point in Time [Member]
Trading Arrangements, by Individual [Table]
Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment
Material Terms of Trading Arrangement [Text Block]
Note 7 - Leases
Note 8 - Other Intangible Assets
Lessee Operating Lease Supplemental Balance Sheet Information [Table Text Block]
Tabular disclosure of lessee operating lease supplemental balance sheet information.
Note 9 - Long-term Debt
Note 10 - Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
plow_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFour
Thereafter
Represents lessee operating lease liability payments due after year four.
Note 11 - Warranty Liability
Minimum [Member]
Note 12 - Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Product and Service, Other [Member]
Note 13 - Stock Compensation
Statistical Measurement [Domain]
Note 15 - Segments
Maximum [Member]
Note 17 - Acquisition
Share Repurchase Program [Axis]
Note 19 - Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component
Share Repurchase Program [Domain]
Note 2 - Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)
Note 3 - Credit Losses - Credit for Trade Accounts Receivable (Details)
Note 4 - Fair Value - Schedule of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details)
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Accounts receivable
Note 5 - Inventories - Schedule of Inventories (Details)
Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment - Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)
Schedule of Finite Lived and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]
Tabular disclosure of finite lived and indefinite lived intangible assets by major class.
Note 7 - Leases - Summary of Lease Expense and Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details)
Note 7 - Leases - Summary of Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to Leases (Details)
Note 7 - Leases - Maturities (Details)
Swingline Loan [Member]
Represents swingline loan.
Note 8 - Other Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Assets (Details)
plow_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseInMaximumBorrowingCapacity
Line of Credit Facility Increase in Maximum Borrowing Capacity
Represents line of credit facility increase in maximum borrowing capacity.
Note 8 - Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expense (Details)
Note 9 - Long-term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details)
Note 9 - Long-term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details) (Parentheticals)
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member]
Represents senior secured term loan facility.
Note 10 - Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Details)
Note 11 - Warranty Liability - Schedule of Rollforward of Company's Warranty Liability (Details)
Note 12 - Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details)
Note 13 - Stock Compensation - Summary of RSU Activity (Details)
Note 15 - Segments - Summarized Financial Information of Reportable Segments (Details)
Note 17 - Acquisition - Summary of Assets and Liabilities Acquired (Details)
Note 19 - Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component - Changes to Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component (Details)
us-gaap_SecuredDebt
Secured Debt
Notes To Financial Statements
Credit Agreement [Member]
Represents credit agreement.
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent
Leverage Ratio One [Member]
Represents leverage ratio one.
Secured Debt [Member]
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities
Benefit obligations, long-term liabilities and other
us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
Dividends paid
Performance Shares [Member]
Land Improvements [Member]
Land [Member]
Interest expense - net
Interest expense, net
Cash dividends declared and paid per share (in dollars per share)
Asset Pledged as Collateral [Member]
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Inventories
us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
Balance (in shares)
Balance (in shares)
Adjusted EBITDA
plow_AdjustedEBITDA
The amount of Adjusted EBITDA.
Granted, contractual term (Year)
Weighted average remaining contractual term for equity-based awards excluding options granted during period, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.
Letter of Credit [Member]
Unvested, contractual term (Year)
Segment Reporting [Text Block]
The 2010 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Represents the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan.
Equity Awards [Member]
Represents the equity awards.
Award Type [Axis]
Segment Reporting [Table Text Block]
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Plan Name [Axis]
Plan Name [Domain]
Stock based compensation
us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense
us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Pledged Status [Domain]
Segment Reporting [Table]
Pledged Status [Axis]
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets
Prepaid assets, refundable income taxes and other assets
Selling, general, and administrative expense
Selling, general, and administrative expense
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Stock-based compensation
Leverage Ratio Two [Member]
Represents leverage ratio two.
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares
Adjustment for hedged derivative, net of tax
us-gaap_ParticipatingSecuritiesDistributedAndUndistributedEarningsLossDiluted
Add: Undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shareholders
Lessee, Lease, Description [Table]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]
New York Federal Reserve Bank NYFRB [Member]
Represents New York Federal Reserve Bank NYFRB.
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationTax
Tax expense
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax
Realized gains on interest rate swaps reclassified to interest expense
plow_WriteOffOfUnamortizedDebtDiscount
Write off of Unamortized Debt Discount
Represents write off of unamortized debt discount.
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Accounts payable
us-gaap_AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life (Year)
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Parent [Member]
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationTaxParent
Adjustment for hedged derivative, tax
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table]
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent
Adjustment for hedged derivative, net of tax
us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect
Change in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Statement [Table]
Credit Facility [Axis]
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities
Credit Facility [Domain]
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
Unvested, shares (in shares)
Unvested, shares (in shares)
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
Unvested, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)
Unvested, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity
srt_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
Share Repurchase Program, Authorized, Amount
Granted, shares (in shares)
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)
Long-Term Debt, Type [Axis]
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
Cancelled and forfeited, shares (in shares)
Product and Service [Domain]
Product and Service [Axis]
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)
us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
Vested, shares (in shares)
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue
Total Lease Payments
Steel Hedging Instrument [Member]
Relating to steel hedging instrument.
plow_DerivativeFixedPayments
Derivative, Fixed Payments
Represents the fixed payments on a derivative instrument.
Debt modification expense
Debt Modification Expense
Debt modification expense
Amount of expenses and fees related to debt modification.
Operating leases
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths
2027
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear
2026 (excluding the three months ended March 31, 2026)
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Maturity [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree
2029
Measurement Frequency [Axis]
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo
2028
Statement [Line Items]
Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis]
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour
2030
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)
Award Type [Domain]
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)
us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1
Share Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized, Amount
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Share-Based Compensation Arrangements by Share-Based Payment Award [Table]
Common Stock, par value $0.01, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 23,125,192 and 23,069,841 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively
Floor Plan Line of Credit [Member]
Relating to floor plan line of credit.
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo
2028
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree
2029
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths
2027
Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired and Liability Assumed [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accounts payable
us-gaap_PolicyTextBlockAbstract
Accounting Policies
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseRemainderOfFiscalYear
2026
us-gaap_DisclosureTextBlockAbstract
Notes to Financial Statements
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour
2030
us-gaap_TableTextBlock
Notes Tables
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive
2031
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]
Employee benefits
Comprehensive income (loss)
Cash Surrender Value of Corporate Owned Life Insurance Policies [Member]
Represents the cash surrender value of corporate life insurance policies utilized as collateral.
Short term borrowings
Capital Expenditures
us-gaap_SegmentExpenditureAdditionToLongLivedAssets
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Accrued Liabilities, Current
Borrowings on long-term debt
Payroll and related costs
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount
Less: imputed interest
Non-cash lease expense
Operating lease liabilities
Operating lease liability - noncurrent
Net revolver borrowings
us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiability
Total
Total operating lease liabilities
Other
Other current liabilities
Operating lease liability - current
Less current maturities
Current portion of long-term debt
Expected to vest in the future, contractual term (Year)
plow_DebtInstrumentCovenantLeverageRatio
Debt Instrument Covenant Leverage Ratio
Represents debt instrument covenant leverage ratio.
Long-term debt before deferred financing costs
us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualNoncurrent
Standard Product Warranty Accrual, Noncurrent
us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual
Standard Product Warranty Accrual
Warranty balance
Warranty balance
Accrued warranty
Standard Product Warranty Accrual, Current
Warranty provision
us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
Payments of financing costs
Term Loan, net of debt discount of $336 and $357 at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively
Long-Term Debt
us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments
Claims paid/settlements
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Class [Axis]
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Class [Domain]
Adjustment for pension and postretirement benefit liability, tax
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
Adjustment for postretirement benefit liability
Long-Term Debt, Type [Domain]
Stockholders’ equity:
Equity Components [Axis]
Product Warranty Disclosure [Text Block]
Equity Component [Domain]
Offsetting Liabilities [Table]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
Total
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
Equity [Text Block]
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Cost of sales
Property, plant, and equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment, net
Retiree benefits and deferred compensation
us-gaap_OtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Property, plant and equipment
Non-qualified benefit plan assets
Additions charged to earnings
Provision for losses on accounts receivable
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
plow_NetIncomeLossAllocatedToCommonStockholdersDiluted
Net income (loss) allocated to common shareholders - diluted
Represents net income loss allocated to common stockholders diluted.
Corporate Owned Life Insurance Policies [Member]
Relating to the corporate owned life insurance policies.
us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilitiesNet
Deferred income taxes
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]
Current liabilities:
us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities
us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill
Total gross carrying amount
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member]
Accounts receivable, net
us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
Long-term debt
Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]
Customer Relationships [Member]
Other Commitments [Table]
Long-Term Debt [Text Block]
us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Gain on disposal of fixed assets
us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Less accumulated depreciation
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
Accumulated amortization
Product Warranty Liability [Table]
Income before taxes
us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Income before taxes
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Loss on extinguishment of debt
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage
Additional paid-in capital
Prepaid and other current assets
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Capital expenditures
Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block]
Stock based compensation
us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value
Repurchase of common stock
Current assets:
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount
Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Text Block]
Disclosure including all new accounting pronouncements for the period.
us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Total current assets
Stock based compensation (in shares)
us-gaap_GrossProfit
Gross profit
Credit Loss, Financial Instrument [Text Block]
Trade Names [Member]
Assets:
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]
us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAttributableToParent
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income: (1)
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassifications
Trademarks [Member]
Unamortized discount on issuance of debt
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount
us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)
Changes to reserve, net
Amount of change to reserves for expected credit loss on accounts receivable.
Schedule of Long-Term Debt Instruments [Table]
Debt Instrument [Axis]
Operating activities
Raw material and supplies
Investing activities
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Net cash used in operating activities
Financing activities
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Net cash used in investing activities
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, and Capitalized Cost, Software to be Sold, Leased, or Marketed, Estimated Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net cash provided by financing activities
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
Total Liabilities
us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountMass
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass (US Ton)
Liabilities:
us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
Total Assets
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Segments [Domain]
Segments [Axis]
Income Statement [Abstract]
us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments
Number of Operating Segments
us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of Reportable Segments
plow_DebtInstrumentUpfrontFee
Debt Instrument, Upfront Fee
Amount of upfront fee under debt instrument.
Payments on life insurance policy loans
Amortization
us-gaap_AmortizationOfDeferredCharges
Net income
Net income
us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Net income allocated to common shareholders
Intangibles amortization
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Amortization Expense
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table]
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Table]
us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet
Debt Issuance Costs, Net
Expected to vest in the future, shares (in shares)
Expected to vest in the future, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)
Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain]
Measurement Frequency [Domain]
us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Repayment of long-term debt
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableWriteOffs
Writeoffs
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Refundable income taxes paid
Floor plan obligations
Represents floor plan obligations.
Long-term debt, net
Long-term debt, less current portion
Represents term loan net of debt discount.
us-gaap_OtherAssets
Non-qualified benefit plan assets
Inventories - truck chassis floor plan
Truck Floor Plan Inventories, Net
Represents truck floor plan inventories net.
Depreciation expense
us-gaap_DepreciationNonproduction
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Non-cash lease expense - right-of-use assets
Represents noncash lease expenses.
Other long-term assets
Truck chassis inventory acquired through floorplan obligations
Represents inventory acquired through floor plan obligations.
us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Repurchase of common stock
Document Type
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Quarterly Report
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseTermOfContract
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract (Year)
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseRenewalTerm
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term (Year)
Operating leases (in months) (Month)
Document Information [Table]
Nonvested Restricted Stock Shares Activity [Table Text Block]
Dilutive effect of participating securities (in shares)
Entity Interactive Data Current
Document Transition Report
us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)
Diluted (in shares)
Earnings (loss) per common share:
plow_BusinessCombinationWorkingCapitalAdjustment
Business Combination, Working Capital Adjustment
The working capital adjustment incurred during the business combination.
Intangible Asset, Indefinite-Lived, Class [Domain]
plow_GoodwillAmortizationPeriod
Goodwill, Amortization Period (Year)
The amortization period on the acquired goodwill.
plow_BusinessCombinationRecognizedLiabilityAssumedAccountsPayableAndOtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Accounts payable and other liabilities
Amount of accounts payable and other liabilities assumed in business combination and recognized at acquisition date, classified as current.
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)
Basic (in shares)
Derivative Instrument [Axis]
us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitAmount
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Expense (Benefit), Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Amount
Antidilutive Security, Excluded EPS Calculation [Table]
Earnings Per Share, Basic
Intangible Asset, Indefinite-Lived, Class [Axis]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table]
Other intangible assets, net
Total net carrying amount
One Month Adjusted Term SOFR Rate [Member]
Relating to the one month adjusted SOFR rate.
plow_InventoryStepUp
Inventory Step Up
The value of the inventory step up.
us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost
Deferred Debt Issuance Cost, Writeoff
Net carrying amount
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Pledging Purpose [Axis]
Gross carrying amount
Document Fiscal Year Focus
Pledging Purpose [Domain]
Depreciation and amortization expense
us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Amendment Flag
Common Stock [Member]
us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
Gross carrying amount
us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
Business Combination, Transaction Cost, Excluding Separately Recognized Transaction
Goodwill
Goodwill
Document Period End Date
Building [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Text Block]
Long-Lived Asset, Class [Domain]
Legal Entity [Axis]
Operating lease expense
Short term lease cost
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table]
us-gaap_LeaseCost
Total lease cost
Construction in Progress [Member]
Business Combination [Domain]
Entity File Number
Entity Tax Identification Number
Non-cash operating and financing activities
Business Combination [Axis]
Transferred over Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table]
Entity [Domain]
Entity Central Index Key
Entity Registrant Name
Entity Current Reporting Status
Business Combination [Table]
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code
Timing of Transfer of Good or Service [Axis]
Timing of Transfer of Good or Service [Domain]
Current Fiscal Year End Date
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables
Accounts receivable
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory
Inventories
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsPrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssets
Prepaids and other current assets
Entity Filer Category
Entity Shell Company
Entity Emerging Growth Company
us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Derivative, Notional Amount
Entity Small Business
us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Income from operations
us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent
Derivative Asset, Noncurrent
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
Intangible assets
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets
Other assets - long term
us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
Steel hedging instrument
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Property and equipment
us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
Derivative Asset, Current
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Identifiable Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived
us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerAssetNet
Contract with Customer, Asset, after Allowance for Credit Loss
us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerLiabilityRevenueRecognized
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized
Other segment items
us-gaap_SegmentReportingOtherItemAmount
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred
Entity Address, State or Province
Entity Address, City or Town
Inventory, Current [Table]
Retained earnings
Entity Address, Address Line One
Order or Production Backlog [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]
City Area Code
us-gaap_PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation
Shares withheld on restricted stock vesting paid for employees’ taxes
Local Phone Number
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]
The 2022 Share Repurchase Plan [Member]
Represents the 2022 share repurchase plan.
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherOperatingLiabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Title of 12(b) Security
Security Exchange Name
Trading Symbol
Class of Stock [Axis]
Variable Rate [Axis]
Variable Rate [Domain]
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentConsiderationTransferred
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Consideration Transferred
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]
Deferred income taxes
Scenario [Axis]
Scenario [Domain]
Income taxes payable
plow_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountFlowRatePercentage
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Flow Rate, Percentage
Nominal flow rate used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Table]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Name [Domain]
us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax
Reclassification net of tax
plow_SaleLeasebackTransactionTermOfRenewalOption
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Term of Renewal Option (Year)
Represents the length of the term of a renewal option for a sale and leaseback transaction.
Derivative Contract [Domain]
Other income
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Identifiable Intangible Asset, Indefinite-Lived
Long-Lived Asset, Class [Axis]
Assets
us-gaap_Assets
Total assets
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Description [Axis]
Unrelated Third Party [Member]
Represents a sale and leaseback transaction involving an unrelated third party.
Actuarial gains
us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable
Balance
Balance
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetOfTax
Reclassification net of tax
us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeDerivativeInstrumentAssetsAtFairValue
Cash Flow Hedge Derivative Instrument Assets at Fair Value
Earnings Per Share, Diluted
us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerLiability
Contract liabilities, balance
Contract liabilities, balance
us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
Acquisition of business
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax
Tax expense
Depreciation and amortization
us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeAssetsAtFairValue
Interest Rate Derivative Assets, at Fair Value
us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation
Shares withheld on restricted stock vesting
Intangible Asset [Text Block]
Government Contract [Member]
Independent Dealer [Member]
Represents the independent dealer.
Fleet [Member]
Represents the fleet.
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]
Schedule of Long-Term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]
Finished goods
Work Truck Attachments [Member]
Represents the Work Truck Attachments.
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived [Table]
Work Truck Solutions [Member]
Represents the Work Truck Solutions.
Additions
The addition to contract liabilities during period.
plow_ContractWithCustomerLiabilityDeductions
Deductions
The deductions to contract liabilities during period.
Other charges (2)
plow_OtherCharges
Represents other charges.
Venco Venturo Industries and Venturo Truck Equipment Center [Member]
Venco Venturo Industries and Venturo Truck Equipment Center
Inventories
Inventory, Net
Deferred financing costs, net
Business Combination [Text Block]
us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total stockholders’ equity
Balance
Balance
Cancelled and forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)
Work-in-process
us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Dividends paid
Stock, Class of Stock [Table]
Patents [Member]
Consolidation, Less-than-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effect of Change [Table]
Distribution Rights [Member]
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Truck chassis inventory
Other long-term liabilities
ecd_Rule10b51ArrTrmntdFlag
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated [Flag]
Revenue
Net sales
ecd_Rule10b51ArrAdoptedFlag
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted [Flag]