Despite the weather, the crowds turned out in full force. On the first day of the expo, heavy rain kept attendees inside, where they explored the indoor exhibits. However, day two featured beautiful weather, attracting large crowds to the outdoor displays. The Utility Expo 2025 broke records once again, bringing together over 22,600 utility construction and infrastructure professionals from all 50 states and 59 countries at the Kentucky Exposition Center from October 7th to 9th, 2025. Felling Trailers participated in the event, showcasing their team of trailer experts and five utility industry-focused trailers.
At the show, we showcased several exciting construction and utility trailers. Among them was the FT-8 R utility cable reel, featuring an auto-locking reel bar system, and the FT-20 UPT utility pole trailer, equipped with a 2-inch positive locking hitch adjustment pin.
We also highlighted several models designed for the horizontal directional drill industry, including the FT-45-2 LP (Low Pro) Drill Series tag trailer with optional air ramps, the FT-14 I DS (drill kit ready), and the FT-30-3 I-S DS drill series drop deck, which comes with drill kit and tank accessories.
For construction and utility professionals who were unable to attend the show, here’s a quick recap of the highlights from our booth E555 at The Utility Expo!
Utility Telecom Products from Felling Trailers
Utility Pole Trailer
Felling featured one of our Utility Pole trailers, the FT-20 UPT, 20′ retracted/40′ extended, with an 11′ bed that can transport up to 5 65′ class 1 poles. The UPT model line offers capacities ranging from 7,980 to 36,600 lbs. to ensure you have the right trailer for the poles you need to transport.
Utility Cable Reel Trailers
Felling’s FT-8 R, utility cable reel trailer with auto-locking reel bar system, was featured in the booth. The Utility Cable Reel trailers are built to your specifications with safety-minded features. Load capacities ranging from 1,740 lbs. to 13,520 lbs., a wide range of reel capacities, LED lighting, and sealed wiring harnesses are all standard. The FT-16 SLR (self-loading reel) trailer was featured in the United Rentals booth, also located in E lot.
HDD Trailers
Felling’s Horizontal Directional Drill trailers are used to transport directional boring machines known as horizontal directional drills (HDD), used for horizontal underground drilling/directional boring. HDD is a minimal-impact trenchless method of installing underground utilities such as pipes, conduits, or cables. Felling offers two classes of HDD trailers: Drop Deck I Drill Series which features a deck between the wheels and models with 12K-27K capacities, and the Low Pro Drill Series which are deck-over flatbed tag trailers with 30K-50K capacities. Two of the drop-deck I Drill Series trailers were featured in the booth, FT-14 I DS and FT-30-3 I-S DS. The FT-30-3 I-S DS featured options such as a 7″ deck lip extension ahead of fenders, a large 9 cu ft toolbox, and a drill kit installed curb side for an elevated MX150 500-gallon tank (front-mounted pump). It also featured four tank stands and track stops factory installed. The FT-14 I DS featured options such as ramps mounted to the roadside, a large 9 cu ft toolbox, (2) 7k HD drop axles with rubber torsion 42” spread suspension, and drill kit ready.
New Faces
In addition to the new product models, Felling had new regional reps at the 2025 Utility Expo. Kevin Maves, Southwestern Regional Sales Manager, joined in late summer of 2024. Carl Thigpen, Northwestern Regional Sales Manager, joined in late summer 2024. Terry Wojick, Northeastern Regional Sales Manager, joined in the spring of 2025.
In Booth with us, Larson Cable Trailers
Larson Cable Trailers, Inc., a division of Felling Trailers, is a known leader in fiber-optic cable-handling trailer products. Larson exhibited in tandem with Felling Trailers at this year’s expo. Larson debuted the new Electric LCT-7500 E model, the first electric fiber installation trailers introduced to the utility industry. Demonstrations were held throughout the Utility Expo.
Contact Felling Trailers Today!
It was great to see everyone! To learn more about any of the products from Felling Trailers, chat with us on our website, or call us at 1-800-245-2809.
