About Us

History

Craftsmen Industries, Inc. was started in 1982 by Joe Helmsing originally with 8 employees. From the earliest days in Downtown St. Louis the company sold and repaired trailers, truck equipment, and customized transportation vehicles. Over the past three decades, the company has grown to more than (300) employees at (3) location is St. Charles, MO offering a variety of additional products and services including custom painting, vehicle graphics, large format printing, exhibits and mobile display vehicles.

After 25 years of continued growth, Craftsmen spun off the transportation business creating Craftsmen Trailer, LLC. In 2006, Craftsmen Trailer moved into a New 32 Bay Facility on 34 acres on Highway 370 in St. Charles, MO dedicated to the company’s traditional semi-trailer operations. Craftsmen Trailer is a full-service trailer dealer that represents Utility, Reitnouer, East, Kentucky, Maxon, and Morgan and offers the following Services:

• New & Used Trailers
• New & Used Truck Bodies
• Liftgates
• Large Parts Inventory
• Local Parts Delivery
• Service on (2) Shifts
• Mobile Service
• Wreck Rebuilding
• Painting
• Load Transfer
• Customer Parking
• Drayage

In April of 2007, Craftsmen Trailer opened its second location via acquisition of Utility Trailers of Sikeston, Inc. Craftsmen Trailer’s second full service location is conveniently located at the intersection of I-55 and I-57 in Sikeston, MO.

Craftsmen Trailer also offers additional transportation services at their related businesses: Craftsmen Remanufacturing and Craftsmen On-Site Services. Craftsmen Remanufacturing rebuilds Transportation and Industrial equipment. Craftsmen On-Site Services offers garage management for fleets in the Transportation Industry.