Felling Trailers Inc., Sauk Centre, Minn., has passed the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers’ (NATM) safety compliance inspection, part of NATM’s voluntary compliance program.

NATM’s compliance program, including its inspection, is based on the NATM Guidelines for Recommended Minimum Manufacturing Practices for Light and Medium Duty Trailers. The Guidelines is a compilation of federal safety standards and regulations and industry best practices that govern trailer construction.

Felling Trailers Inc. is a full line trailer manufacturer located in Central Minnesota that was started in 1974 by Merle J. Felling. Felling Trailers Inc. has grown from a small shop to a factory and office complex that today covers more than 125,000 sq. ft. Felling Trailers currently manufactures 3,000-plus trailers a year. The current capabilities of Felling Trailers allow them to provide a product that is distributed across North America and internationally.

NATM’s compliance program, including the onsite inspection, is available to all NATM trailer manufacturing members on a voluntary basis. Once the manufacturer’s manufacturing process passes the inspection of an 80-point checklist based on the guidelines, the company is now NATM certified and eligible to purchase NATM’s red, white, and blue compliance decals for application to its compliant trailers. The decal states that the trailer was “Manufactured in Compliance with NATM Guidelines.”

The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers was founded in 1987 and represents manufacturers that produce light- and medium-duty trailers. NATM members also include suppliers to the industry.

Organized to promote, both to the trailer industry and to the public, universal recognition of safety and quality in trailer manufacturing, NATM works to improve the trailer industry through the promotion of compliance with its guidelines. The association currently has more than 900 member companies across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and other foreign countries.

This story also appears on Truck and Trailer Guide.

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