With roots in Randolph, Ohio, dating to 1968, East Trailers makes aluminum and steel trailers and truck bodies for demanding transportation work. The company has specialized in aluminum design and construction since its first aluminum trailer, and now operates a more than 600,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse campus with over 500 employees. East also supports fleets after the sale through parts distribution and service for all makes and models.
TrailexTrailex is an Ohio manufacturer that has hand-built aluminum trailers since 1963, when its early boat trailers helped introduce aluminum to a wider hauling market. Today, the company remains known for lightweight, corrosion-resistant construction and uses extrusions produced by its parent company, Star Extruded Shapes, to support responsive manufacturing and consistent quality.CANFIELD, OH
Black Rhino Manufacturing, IncFounded in 2019 after its team brought more than 50 years of combined aluminum-manufacturing experience to trailer design, Black Rhino Manufacturing builds all-aluminum trailers in the Cincinnati area. Its signature “Full Contact” construction welds every point of contact in tubular aluminum, producing lightweight trailers designed for demanding work and weekend use. Black Rhino is also a member of the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers.AMELIA, OH
Reitnouer TrailersReitnouer Trailers manufactures aluminum flatbed and other commercial trailers, a business Bud Reitnouer established around his engineered, bolted aluminum flatbed design. The company says it has made trailers since 1982 and identifies itself as North America’s largest aluminum flatbed trailer manufacturer, with a product line serving applications from flatbed freight hauling to glass and poultry transport.BIRDSBORO, PA
Extreme Trailers, LLCExtreme Trailers, LLC manufactures commercial-trucking trailers, with a focus on engineered designs that reduce tare weight and maintenance. It began operations in 2016 at a fully operational facility in Northeast Ohio, producing trailers for fleet owners, trucking companies, owner-operators, and drivers.DOVER, OH