Advanced Trailer

Advanced Trailer, which began in 1995 as a semi trailer dealership, transitioned into a new line of business after a company purchased 100 trailers with the goal of drying peanuts in them. After business boomed, the company began receiving manufacturing requests, which led to another transition for Advanced Trailer: manufacturing trailers. It also marked the beginning of a trend, where more and more trailers were being converted in Texas and shipped to peanut growers in the southeastern U.S. By 2003, Advanced Trailer was fully committed to converting semi trailers to dry peanuts. Using their knowledge of semis and customer suggestions, they redesigned their trailer to make it unique by beefing up the specifications. Thus, they created a “super-trailer” that more than pulled its weight in the marketplace. While sales flourished, the company didn’t quite have the infrastructure to build a large amount of trailers and found it difficult to control quality, timeliness or expense.