Manufacturing Process

Design

Before any manufacturing begins, every trailer undergoes a strict design review with our Engineering Team. Whether it is one of our 24 unique trailer styles or a custom trailer that we have built for your specific application you can be certain that your trailer is going to be one of the best engineered products in the industry.

Componentry

To begin the construction phase, beams and cross-members are cut to each trailer's specifications. Many of our components are cut by our Controlled Automation Plasma or Hankwang laser table to ensure accurate & repeatable quality for every trailer

Robot & Jig Stations

After the cutting process, material is sent to one of our 20 unique work stations or to our OTC robotic welding cell.

Our pre-engineered jig fixtures at our workstations ensure quality, accurate assembly each & every time. After the trailer is assembled in the jig and welded it is flipped over to weld the top side of the trailer. This process allows for perfect coverage on our welds and a sturdier more robust frame. After the welding is done all exterior welds are ground down to produce a clean smooth look.

The running gear is also put on at this time. We use quality Dexter Axles for all axles from 2,000# to 15,000#. Meritor axles for 20,000# and larger. 


Blast/Paint

After fabrication, every trailer goes into our blast booth where steel shot removes all rust and contaminants to get it ready for paint. Once in one of our paint booths the trailer will undergo an electrostatic application of two coats of primer, three coats of polyurethane paint and a rust inhibitive undercoat. The trailers than go into our specially designed drying room to ensure proper drying rain or shine any time of the year.

Felling Trailers has one of the finest and long lasting paint jobs in the industry, and we stand behind it with our 3 Year paint warranty.

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Finishing

Once painted the trailers move to our finishing area where they receive all of their decking, wiring, and decals. This is also where the hydraulic systems are put into our tilt deck and dump body trailers.


Shipping

After the trailers are complete they are loaded on one of the 8 trucks that are in our fleet and shipped to our dealers throughout the country.



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