# Southland Trailers

> Southland Trailers is a family-owned Lethbridge manufacturer that turns steel, hydraulics and a dealer network into dump, equipment, cargo, gooseneck, sled and commercial flatbed trailers. Its edge is less about a single flashy invention than vertical integration: in-house engineering, fabrication, testing and lean production let the company revise designs quickly and serve working customers across Canada and nearby U.S. states.

- **Founded:** 1980
- **Headquarters:** Lethbridge, Canada
- **Founders:** Monty Sailer (Co-founder, President and CEO), Shelly Sailer (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** More than 500 team members; LinkedIn lists 501-1,000 employees, while supplied company data estimates 560.
- **Products:** Dump trailers, Equipment and gooseneck trailers, Cargo, toy and sled trailers, Commercial flatbeds, RENN gravel bodies and roll-off equipment
- **Notable:** Grew from about 70 employees in 2012 to more than 500 team members., Completed an 85,000-square-foot Lethbridge County cargo-trailer facility listed at an estimated CA$15 million project cost., Designed the expansion to raise cargo-trailer capacity from 20 to 41 units per day, according to the 2022 project announcement.

## Products & services

- **Dump trailers** — Steel tandem-axle and heavy-duty dump trailers for construction, landscaping, agriculture and material hauling.
- **Equipment and gooseneck trailers** — Low-boy, high-boy, tilt-deck and hydraulic-beavertail models for moving machinery, vehicles and heavy equipment.
- **Cargo, toy and sled trailers** — Enclosed cargo and recreational hauling products sold under Southland-associated brands including Royal and XR.
- **Commercial flatbeds** — Flat-deck, drop-deck and Super B configurations for commercial freight and concentrated loads.
- **RENN gravel bodies and roll-off equipment** — Gravel boxes, roll-off bins and related truck-mounted material-handling equipment.
- **Parts and support** — Dealer-delivered service, manuals, maintenance guidance and direct-to-customer parts sold online, including through Amazon Canada.

## Achievements

- Grew from about 70 employees in 2012 to more than 500 team members.
- Completed an 85,000-square-foot Lethbridge County cargo-trailer facility listed at an estimated CA$15 million project cost.
- Designed the expansion to raise cargo-trailer capacity from 20 to 41 units per day, according to the 2022 project announcement.
- Named a Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year recipient in Innovation & Advancement.
- Built a dealer reach spanning Western Canada, the territories, Ontario and several bordering U.S. states.
- Operates multiple brands and registered makes including Southland, RENN, Royal, LT and XR.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — The company site displays current Canadian Welding Bureau and trailer-industry membership marks for 2026.
- **2025-12** — Southland previewed its 2026 dump-trailer changes, including upgraded lifting power, protected gate hardware, galvanized strike plates and revised sideboards.
- **2025-07** — Southland introduced a blackout appearance package and continued expanding direct online access to parts.
- **2024** — Alberta's major-projects database lists the 85,000-square-foot, CA$15 million Lethbridge County expansion as completed.

## Links

- Website: https://southlandtrailers.com/
- LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/southland-trailer-corp
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/SL_Trailers
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCah8OK9BXbGvsXIiL6PRNMw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/southlandtrailers/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SLTrailerCorp/

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Last updated: 2026-08-24