Featherlite Trailers
{{More citations needed|date=July 2010}}
{{Infobox company|
| name = Featherlite Inc.
| type = Private
| foundation = 1973
| industry = Trailers
| homepage = [http://www.fthr.com/ www.fthr.com]
}}
Featherlite Trailers is an all-aluminum trailer manufacturer, located in Cresco, Iowa. It is the oldest all-aluminum trailer brand in the United States,{{cite web |url=http://www.horsetrailerworld.com/Home/TRfeatherlite02.asp |title=Trailers |publisher=Horsetrailerworld.com |date=2002-01-04 |accessdate=2010-06-17}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mrtrailer.com/featherlite_factory.htm |title=Featherlite Trailer Factory Review, they make all types of great trailers, aluminum horse trailers, car haulers, NASCAR, cargo trailers and flatbeds. |publisher=Mrtrailer.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-17}} and today manufactures horse trailers and a range of specialty trailers.
History
The company was established in 1973 in Oklahoma, when it built the first all-aluminum gooseneck livestock trailer. In 1988 the company was acquired by Conrad Climent, Featherlite Manufacturing of Grand Meadow, Minnesota, relocating to Cresco, Iowa in 1993.{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/featherlite-inc |title=Featherlite, Inc.: Information from |publisher=Answers.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-17}}
The company created the first ever custom aluminum race car semi trailer for NASCAR racer Dale Earnhardt and team owner Richard Childress.{{cite web |last=Aumann |first=Mark |url=http://www.nascar.com/news/120925/ups-game-changer-haulers/index.html|title=Haulers become teams' home away from home|work=NASCAR|date=2012-09-25|accessdate=2012-10-25}} Today Featherlite is the official trailer of NASCAR,{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/guides/sponsors/ |title=Nascar.Com |publisher=Nascar.Com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-17}} supplying 85% of the NASCAR Sprint Cup teams.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}
The Featherlite brand was acquired on December 31, 2019 by a newly formed corporation, Featherlite Trailer Manufacturing, LLC, owned by Tim Masud and Howard Palmer.{{cite web | url=https://www.fthr.com/news/exiss-featherlite-and-sooner-brands-acquired-from-universal-trailer-corporation/ | title=Exiss, Featherlite and Sooner brands acquired from UTC | date=8 January 2020 }}
Products
Featherlite manufactures a range of all-aluminum trailers, mainly using aluminum alloys. Types of trailers include horse trailers, livestock trailers, living quarters trailers, car trailers and utility trailers. Featherlite's Specialty Trailers division manufactures custom trailers for professional sports teams, medical businesses, the aerospace industry, government services, the U.S, military and many others.{{cite web|url=http://www.fthr.com/horse-trailer/features-benefits/perfectfit/ |title=PerfectFit for Horse Trailers | Featherlite |publisher=Fthr.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-17}}
Sponsorships
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.fthr.com/|Featherlite Trailers}}
- [https://cargotrailersphoenix.com/ Enclosed Cargo Trailers]