The founders of Travis Body & Trailer, Inc. began operations in 1989 after purchasing the facilities of CMC Trailers, Inc. in
Houston, Texas . During the first year, Travis manufactured only the classic aluminum end dump trailer. These trailers were little changed from the older CMC designs from the 1970's and 1980's. Travis has grown rapidly in size and national market share since those early days. This growth was stimulated by both overall industry demand as well as by the determination of the Travis team to become number 1 in quality through both expert fabrication and innovation. The list of Travis innovations is long and represents a concerted effort to listen to customers and their specific needs. To name just a few:
- Patented SST floor design to improve trailer strength during forklift applications.
- Improved the detailed features of the trailer from cleaner rear light panel designs to upgraded rubber seal in the tailgate.
- Upgrade to 5454H34 side sheet for increased wear life
- Introduction of several steel trailers (see Product Line) with enhanced wear characteristics.
- Patented swing away dump blocks for steel trailers.
- "Four on the floor" designs for both steel and aluminum trailers.
- Automatic, air operated hinged rear apron to address rear under-ride regulations.
- Introduction of several special application trailers (Tri-axles, Quad-axles, Rendering trailers, pallet loading trailers,
Michigan trains, etc.)
- Incorporated several strength enhancing techniques into our Tipper and Live Floor trailers for the waste industry.
- Developed several lightweight configurations from our standard heavy-duty models.
