Defense Trailers
Heil Trailer International, Co. has developed and sold both tactical and commercial off the shelf trailers for all branches of the US Military; Army, USMC, USAF and Navy as well as other federal agencies for many years.
Tactical trailers have under gone rigorous performance and endurance testing over primary roads, secondary roads and trails to the specific military branch “Statement of Work” and “Performance Standards” and have been given “Full Material Releases”. In addition the refuelers, as an option, can be equipped with armor packages. Contract awards have been for “Full and Open Competitions” and resulted in continuously refueler production for various models built at Athens, TN since 2003 and continuously production line haul trailers production for various models built at Gatesville, TX since 2002.
Commercial platform trailers to haul general and specialized military bulk cargo have also been developed and are on DSCP and GSA schedules. These trailers are specialized in some cases with tie down provisions, roller assist systems and unique cargo certified.