Timpte has been serving the transportation industry since 1884 – longer than any other semitrailer manufacturer . The company was originally established in Denver , Colorado , where two brothers , August and William Timpte , started separate carriage works shops that manufactured and repaired delivery wagons , buggies and carriages . In 1891 , the founders merged the companies to form what is now Timpte , Inc ., and in 1980 , the company ’ s main manufacturing facility was relocated to David City , Nebraska . The rest , as they say , is history with Timpte celebrating its 137th year in business in 2021 . NATDA ’ s National Account Manager , Jonathan Spiller , talked to Timpte ’ s General Manager of Equipment Trailers , Mark Hunt , about the company ’ s journey into the equipment trailer market and what dealers can look forward to .
Jonathan Spiller , NATDA : What is your most popular model ? What about the model ’ s features should dealers know about ?
Hunt : Timpte is famous for our ‘ Super Hopper ’ line of aluminum dry-bulk commodity trailers – commonly referred to as hopper bottom trailers or grain hoppers . We ’ re proud to be the # 1 selling dry bulk commodity trailer in North America . Now , we ’ re leveraging our extensive knowledge and experience manufacturing aluminum hopper trailers to enter the equipment trailer market , with a unique , highly differentiated product line . There are many features and benefits we believe set us apart .
First , our all-aluminum trailers are manufactured with Timpte ’ s proven , state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques . There are no structured aluminum welds , which is a common failure point on other trailer products , which ensures that our trailers provide higher quality and overall durability compared to steel counterparts .
Second , Timpte ’ s unique suspension system , the patent-pending EZ-Load Powered Deck System , enables users to raise and lower
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