| The history of Trailmobile trailers extends back to the | | | | train cars were locked together and then easily |
| end of the nineteenth century. While the brand has | | | | separated. Before this invention it took three men and |
| been owned under many different companies, it has | | | | jacks to unhook the trailer. After the introduction of the |
| always been a name that stood for rugged | | | | fifth wheel design, which has changed very little to this |
| engineering and forward looking innovation. This | | | | day, one man could complete the task. |
| Trailmobile history will give you an idea of its past, as | | | | Trailmobile Grows and Changes |
| well as the recent difficulties and rebirth under the | | | | The first and second world wars required Trailmobile |
| ownership of Manac. | | | | to manufacture thousands of specialized trailers to |
| Precursor to Trailmobile | | | | meet the military needs of that time. It also established |
| The Trailmobile Company can trace its roots back to | | | | the Trailmobile brand as a trusted builder of quality |
| the time of horse drawn carriages and vehicles. A | | | | trailers. Between the two wars and in the years after |
| man by the name of Daniel M. Sechler worked as a | | | | the company merged with other trucking |
| carriage maker in the 1840's and started a couple | | | | manufacturers and was sold to different corporations. |
| carriage shops between that time and 1879 when he | | | | The name was changed for several years and then |
| incorporated Sechler and Company. They quickly | | | | changed back in 1944 due to the respected name |
| became one of the largest manufacturers of | | | | Trailmobile had developed over the years. Eventually |
| carriages in the world. By the end of the century | | | | the company came to be known as Trailmobile |
| motorized vehicles had begun to be developed, and | | | | Canada Limited in the 1990's. |
| the company needed to consider a new direction for | | | | The Recession Hits |
| growth. It was an employee named John Endebrock | | | | The tough economic times created by a massive |
| who realized that there was a future in trailers for the | | | | recession which began around 2007 had a big impact |
| new cars and trucks that were being invented. In 1915, | | | | on the trucking and shipping industries. Trailmobile |
| they introduced their trailer as the Trailmobile, which | | | | Canada Limited was not able to weather the storm |
| was meant to trail behind an automobile, and changed | | | | and was forced to final bankruptcy in 2009. Manac |
| their name to The Trailmobile Company. | | | | purchased the assets of the company to broaden its |
| Invention of the Fifth Wheel | | | | number of commercial trailer offerings, and recently |
| One of the great innovations that came from | | | | the Trailmobile brand has been resurrected with |
| Trailmobile was the fifth wheel engineering for easy | | | | Manac Inc.'s reintroduction of the Trailmobile UltraPlate. |
| coupling and uncoupling of the trailer from the vehicle. | | | | Despite its many changes over more than 100 years, |
| This concept was patented in 1919 after several years | | | | Trailmobile still stands for quality construction and |
| of Endebrock searching for an easier solution to | | | | innovation in tractor trailers and dry vans. We hope |
| attach and disengage the semi trailer, similar to how | | | | you have enjoyed this history of Trailmobile trailers. |