Wilson Trailer Company
Wilson Trailer Company is an Iowa corporation, independent cargo trailer manufacturer headquartered in Sioux City. Wilson manufactures industrial road transport trailers for livestock, grain, and the like – flatbed and gooseneck design, aluminum and custom – and trailer-equipment and accessories such as self-unloading belt conveyors.
History
Frank Taplin Wilson founded the company in 1883 as a small wagon and carriage shop in the Huron territory, South Dakota. In 1890, he moved to Sioux City, Iowa, to join his brother, George Washington Wilson. Wilson Trailer is still family operated by the fourth and fifth generations.Big band history – sleeper buses
In the late 1930s, Wilson began manufacturing sleeper buses for big bands, notably territory bands. Lawrence Welk has speculated that he was the first to design and use a sleeper bus.Production plants
Wilson Trailer has six facilities:- Sioux City, Iowa — headquarters
- Yankton, South Dakota — modern production facility
- Moberly, Missouri — modern production facility
- Lennox, South Dakota — modern production facility
- Sioux City, Iowa — modern production facility
- Sioux City, Iowa — corporate parts and service center
Primary references
Category:Manufacturing companies based in Iowa
Category:American companies established in 1883
Category:1883 establishments in Dakota Territory