Decades of experience building custom and specialized trailers are merging.
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Louisville, Ky. – (December 3, 2009) – Kentucky Trailer, the long-standing custom trailer manufacturer based in Louisville, Kentucky and High Tech Performance Trailers, a leading manufacturer of Motorsports Racing Transporters based in Painesville, Ohio, today announced a joint venture to manufacture and sell custom trailers to the motorsports transport, corporate marketing, training, hospitality, mobile marketing and event marketing industries.
Throughout the past two decades, Kentucky Trailer has produced trailer shells for High Tech Performance Trailers’ aftermarket modification needs. The two companies have formally joined forces to cohesively design, manufacture, sell, and market custom trailers to a broader market base under the Kentucky - High Tech Performance Trailers name.
“This is an exciting development for both Kentucky Trailer and High Tech Performance Trailers,” said Gary A. Smith, Sr., President and CEO of Kentucky Trailer. He added, “Having opened our new state of the art plant in Louisville earlier this year, we bring expanded production capability to this partnership, and by joining with High Tech in this joint venture, together we’re exceptionally well positioned to serve High Tech customers’ motorsports transportation needs.”
Sales efforts and customer interface for High Tech Performance Trailers’ customer base will remain in Painesville, Ohio with no interruption in current sales needs or aftermarket assistance. Bob Manley will continue as High Tech Performance Trailers President and will lead the sales and marketing efforts for the joint venture. Manley stated, “This is a very exciting development for High Tech Performance Trailers. While we have enjoyed a twenty-four-year working relationship with Kentucky, this formal partnership brings increased efficiencies, a huge increase in production capacity, and ultimately, better value to our customers.” Manley added, “We see tremendous opportunities in all motorsports arenas as well as mobile marketing trailer opportunities. Plus, we’ll be able to focus more energy on expanding our awning division, which will remain in Painesville, Ohio.”
Production activities will transition in 2010 from Painesville to Kentucky Trailer’s all-new plant in Louisville, Kentucky. Kentucky Trailer’s new 240,000-square-foot plant is specifically designed for mixed model trailer production and is a LEEDS compliant facility, which marks Kentucky Trailers’ entry into eco-friendly trailer production.
The two firms’ first joint venture trailer, produced for Rusty Wallace Racing, will be displayed at the Performance Racing Show (PRI) in Orlando, Florida from December 10 through 12, 2009.
About Kentucky Trailer & High Tech Performance Trailers:
Kentucky Trailer is the nation’s leading manufacturer of custom moving vans for the moving and storage industry. Clients include Allied, Atlas, Mayflower, North American, United Van Lines, Wheaton World Wide Moving and many other moving companies. Additional specialty application customers include Frito-Lay and UPS. Kentucky Trailer Technologies, an operating division based in Walled Lake, Michigan, builds specialized, enclosed auto transporters for the automotive transport markets and custom expandable trailers for mobile marketing, mobile command centers, mobile training centers, and other mobile platforms for commercial and government customers. Kentucky Trailer Services, a Kentucky Trailer division based in Louisville, repairs, services and refurbishes older model trailers of all types and brands. For additional company information, please visit www.kytrailer.com
High Tech Performance Trailers, founded in 1982 by Bruce Hanusosky, Ohio’s 2002 Entrepreneur of the year, is a leader in the manufacture of Motorsports Racing Transporters based in Painesville, Ohio. The company also builds corporate training, hospitality, mobile display and event marketing trailers for all facets of the motorsports industry. High Tech additionally offers direct merchandising trailers and operates High Tech Transporter Awnings, where it excels in the design, manufacture and service of transporter awnings. For additional company information, contact Bob Manley at (440) 210-5103 and please visit www.hightechtrailers.com
CONTACT:
Charles Ducas
Kentucky Trailer
(888) 598-7245
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