Have had good luck with red wings...logger sole, steal toe, composite shank...can only get the model i wear from a red wing store though...an "authorized dealer" can't get them. $225 plus tax. I literally spend my life in them and get just over a year out them. I don't mess around when it comes to work apparell. Haven't bought sneakers in 15 years but no probs dumping coin in work wear... I can look up the model number if need be. I quit trying to be "frugal" on work boots once i found that a little extra now lasts that much longer down the road.