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{{Infobox company|

| company_namename = Featherlite Inc.

| company_typetype = [[Private company|Private]]

| foundation = 1973

| ___location = [[Cresco, Iowa|Cresco]], [[Iowa]] USA

| industry = [[trailer (vehicle)|Trailers]]

| homepage = [http://www.fthr.com/ www.fthr.com]

}}

'''Featherlite Trailers''' is an all-aluminum [[trailer (vehicle)|trailer]] manufacturer, located in [[Cresco, Iowa|Cresco]], [[Iowa]]. It is the oldest all-aluminum trailer brand in the United States,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.horsetrailerworld.com/Home/TRfeatherlite02.asp |title=Trailers |publisher=Horsetrailerworld.com |date=2002-01-04 |accessdate=2010-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mrtrailer.com/featherlite_factory.htm |title=Featherlite Trailer Factory Review, they make all types of great trailers, aluminum horse trailers, car haulers, NASCAR, cargo trailers and flatbeds. |publisher=Mrtrailer.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-17}}</ref> and today manufactures [[horse trailer]]s and a range of specialityspecialty trailers.

== History ==

The company was established in 1973 in [[Oklahoma]], when it built the first all-aluminum [[Trailer_Trailer (vehicle)#Fifth_Wheel_and_GooseneckFifth wheel and gooseneck|gooseneck]] livestock trailer. In 1988 the company was acquired by Conrad Climent, Featherlite Manufacturing of [[Grand Meadow, Minnesota]], relocating to Cresco, Iowa in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/featherlite-inc |title=Featherlite, Inc.: Information from |publisher=Answers.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-17}}</ref>

The company created the first ever custom aluminum race car semi trailer for [[NASCAR]] racer [[Dale Earnhardt]] and team owner [[Richard Childress]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Aumann |first=Mark |url=http://www.nascar.com/news/120925/ups-game-changer-haulers/index.html|title=Haulers become teams' home away from home|work=[[NASCAR]]|date=2012-09-25|accessdate=2012-10-25}}</ref> Today Featherlite is the official trailer of NASCAR,<ref name="nascar1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/guides/sponsors/ |title=Nascar.Com |publisher=Nascar.Com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-17}}</ref> supplying 85% of the [[NASCAR Sprint Cup]] teams.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}

The Featherlite brand was acquired on December 31, 2019 by a newly formed corporation, Featherlite Trailer Manufacturing, LLC, owned by Tim Masud and Howard Palmer.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fthr.com/news/exiss-featherlite-and-sooner-brands-acquired-from-universal-trailer-corporation/ | title=Exiss, Featherlite and Sooner brands acquired from UTC | date=8 January 2020 }}</ref>

In 2006, Featherlite Trailers became a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Universal Trailer Corporation]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}

== Products ==

Featherlite manufactures a range of all-aluminum trailers, mainly using [[aluminum alloys]]. Types of trailers include horse trailers, livestock trailers, living quarters trailers, car trailers and utility trailers. Featherlite's emphasizesSpecialty theTrailers customizabilitydivision ofmanufactures itscustom trailers for professional sports teams, maintainingmedical abusinesses, virtualthe horseaerospace trailerindustry, designgovernment systemservices, the U.S, onmilitary itsand webmany siteothers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fthr.com/horse-trailer/features-benefits/perfectfit/ |title=PerfectFit for Horse Trailers &#124; Featherlite |publisher=Fthr.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-17}}</ref>

== Sponsorships ==

*[[American Quarter Horse Association]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://siteexec.aqha.com/partners/index.html |title=Partners |publisher=AQHA |date= |accessdate=2011-01-01}}</ref>

*[[Appaloosa Horse Club]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.appaloosa.com/association/sponsors.htm |title=ApHC Sponsors and Sponsorship Information |publisher=Appaloosa.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-17}}</ref>

*[[National Western Stock Show]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalwestern.com/nwss/sponsors/sponsors.php |title=Sponsors - National Western Stock Show |publisher=Nationalwestern.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-17}}</ref>

*NASCAR<ref name="nascar1"/>

*ARCA<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcaracing.com/sponsors.php |title=Sponsors |publisher=ARCAracing.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-17}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==

* {{official website|http://www.fthr.com/|Featherlite Trailers}}

*[https://cargotrailersphoenix.com/ Enclosed Cargo Trailers]

[[Category:TrailersTrailer manufacturing companies]]

[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Iowa]]