Talbert celebrates 80 years

Talbert Manufacturing, a North American leader in specialized heavy-haul solutions, is marking its 80th year in business. Austin Talbert started the company in 1938 as a heavy haul, crane rental and construction equipment business in Lyons, Illinois. He quickly became known as a pioneer in heavy-haul trailer safety with his invention of the industry’s first gooseneck model with removable rear suspension.

“We’ve been in this business for a long time,” said Andrew Tanner, president, Talbert Manufacturing. “But we’ve always stayed true to that same mission Austin Talbert had in 1938 when he set out to change the heavy-haul industry: to design and build safety, quality and durability into every last detail of our trailers.”

Talbert offers a range of base model trailers, such as 10 to 30-ton tag-a-longs, hydraulic tails, oilfield, heavy hauls and traveling axles. The company has also built thousands of custom units and prides itself not only on the relationships that it has nurtured along the way, but also on the trailers’ durability and longevity. 92 percent of the Talbert Trailers built since 1985 are still on the road today. Talbert designs and builds its trailers at its facility in Rensselaer, IN. This is the same facility Austin Talbert purchased in 1957 when he sold his crane rental and heavy-haul divisions to focus solely on trailer manufacturing, and when Talbert Construction Equipment Company became Talbert Manufacturing.