With customers lined up looking for dump , utility , car and equipment haulers , Rene Friesen , DuraHaul ’ s President , knew it was time to try something new and expand the product line . At a time when the company ’ s main production line was heavy duty construction and agricultural trailers , the shift in product size was much needed and very appreciated by new and existing dealers .
With over 25 years of experience manufacturing heavy-duty trailers , DuraHaul ’ s group of operating companies knew the growing market demand for light and medium-duty trailers was their chance to design and build a new lineup of trailers .
“ It wasn ’ t a matter of , ‘ Let ’ s see what you can come up with and try it out ,’” remembered Grant Cairns , Vice President of Sales at DuraHaul . “ It was , ‘ Can you expand your product line to build these ? Customers want them ’”.
Entry into an additional market worked out well for DuraHaul , whose products were quickly snapped up by dealers everywhere . Currently , its bestseller is the 7 ” x14 ” Bumper-pull Dump trailer , which , according to Cairns , is built like a tank .
“ Our product is heavy ,” attested Cairns . “ It ’ s built to last , and it ’ s important to us that it lasts . When there ’ s a market demand like this , we focus largely on building a quality product .”
True to his word , Cairns and the team make sure that trailers are built with materials that can withstand punishment . DuraHaul trailers also come with a unique design , shaped to be wider at the top and allow for more capacity than the average model may hold .
“ Just like everyone else ’ s trailers , ours are very competitively priced , but still built very well ,” added Rene Friesen , President of DuraHaul . “ Because of its design , you can get more volume onto the trailer and you ’ re making fewer trips . It ’ s a better value .”
As it seems , value has taken DuraHaul far . Its group of companies currently has operating plants in Canada , the United States and Mexico .
“ Since the market is so strong ,” Cairns said , “ we needed additional capacity . With our newest facility in Mexico and the addition of
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