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Trail King Industries

If you're able to get your nose rather brown and really really fall into the corporate sideshow that Trail King is, you may love it there. They strive for a professional corporate atmosphere, but when it comes down to it the only thing that matters in your time a Trail King is how well you get in the with the top dogs in the office. If you don't absolutely make it your life goal to cozy up to them and put aside your own beliefs, ethics, and morals to carry out their marching orders, you will not advance, you will not pass go, and you will not collect 200 dollars.

While the co-workers are fun and there are some perks, make sure you don't have fun. Having fun is dangerous even if it's entirely wholesome and appropriate, because the bosses don't want that from you. You can get your work done and really bust your back at it, but the moment you tell a joke or have a little bit of fun, you might as well go grab a box and put your stuff into it so that they can escort you out quicker.

Avoid this company if you enjoy knowing you'll still have your job at the end of every day.

The building and break rooms are nice. Equipment and tools are alright, and if you need it they'll try to get it. People who work the floor are fantastic, a lot of hard workers and all around good people.
Pay is good but the company seems to not be inclined to giving any reasonable increases given that they have changed their policies to take the benefits away that actually kept people there and brought them in the doors. Makes it feel like they're are no opportunities to grow in the company or even keep up with the economy. Worst part about that is most people have complained about it and it seems like it just falls on deaf ears. 
The human resources department is a joke, never even around to help anyone with a question and if they are they usually have to call or email someone else to get the answer. 

Upper management and most of the office personnel are almost non-existent to shop floor employees. There's a very notable disconnect between the two.

The work itself is fine some challenges here and there but it's been getting better over time. The heat really impacts your day, but they give you extra breaks and free Gatorade  on the hot days.

Now don't get me wrong but after 8 years you would think you have a pretty secure job. Not at TK. If you call in sick a lot or are late you will accumulate points. Get 8 points in a rolling 1 year period you will be fired. No written warning or suspension. Just a kick out the door. Anyway its your run of the mill weld shop. Was making over $23 an hour and 4 weeks vacation. I'd still be there if I would of wanted to get up in the morning. 6am start time. That should be outlawed and no one should have to start work until after 10am. They run 2 or 3 shifts and still can't keep up with production deadlines. Nothing thinner than 1/4 material and up to 4 inch thick all mig welded with .052 and 95-5 gas. Satellite radio is ok but they run just like clockwork. Same songs everyday. Watch out for beady eyed managers. They hate everyone including themselves. There is one supervisor who would give you the shirt off his back though. Pray you get him. Its been a year now since I was fired. I still haven't found a different job. I still want to work there!

My experience at Trail King was mixed. The work itself was hands-on and taught me valuable technical skills in trailer assembly, part installation, and safety procedures. My direct supervisor was understanding and tried his best to keep things running smoothly. However, the overall management structure had serious issues — communication was poor, favoritism was common, and the environment often felt unprofessional and biased. Many coworkers lacked motivation, and there were times when discrimination was clearly ignored.

While I appreciated the chance to build real manufacturing experience, I believe Trail King could greatly improve by addressing workplace culture, treating employees fairly, and promoting stronger leadership across all departments.


Trailking use to be a great place to work but they are under new management an the new hires are getting ripped off on starting pay everyone that has been with the company for 10 plus years are now quitting to find new jobs they base your pay off of a skill blocks system making it harder to get raises, They are offering lower pay for new hire employees you could make the same pay working at a gas station with what they will offer you Here! 

The work is easy an the shop is really laid back they have good benefits but if you are looking to make more than $15 an hour don't look here. plan on working here 2 years b4 u get a raise they quit giving 90 day raises

My typical day consists of fabricating and welding parts and trailers to print specifications. Trailers range in size from 30 feet to over 400 feet in length with tonage capacity of anywhere from 60 tons to half a million tons. I am responsible for building all components of my trailer and also making them to the quality a customer expects. I am responsible for all exit paperwork on a trailer to properly show it been finished and inspected. Trail King Industries is a good company with excellent people and I enjoy going to work.

I was a welder there for 8 years. My knees are shot. My right hand and arm are numb. I can't do this anymore. If you enjoy multipass welds on up to 4 inch thick steel in 100 degree weather this is the place for you. If you love crawling around on a concrete floor or working at heights.  this is the place for you. If you love destructive criticism. This is the place for you. The health insurance is so so and the dental and vision are cheap. Very nice 401k. $125 boot allowance. Coworkers are great people. Some of the managers are awesome but some of them ain't. Good pay after you've been there a while. I'd go back if I had to but my knees are thanking me.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Friendly environment!! I enjoyed going to work everyday for trail King,

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When it gets busy... Things get busy, however there was always someone to help, which made working at trail King so much easier, the people care about you at trail king

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I felt very comfortable with who I am, 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Growing learning, improving, enjoying the job, the people, getting production done..

Trail king is reaping all the negative benefits of what our country is going through. We have had a huge decrease in production employees. Regardless we are still meeting our numbers. We have become more efficient and productive. There is plenty of work to be done right now and the overtime is good. The moral is decent I think its obvious that we are working short and everyone knows that. that is frustrating but not up to the company as they are doing what they can to hire new employees. over all my trail king experience has been a positive one. 

I enjoyed my job especially the people I worked with. Although some days were harder then others. I learned how to run torches and break presses, and I was very thankful for the time they took to train me. they had the patience to make sure that if you are willing to learn they would teach you. the hardest part of my job was probably being the shift lead, I enjoyed what I did but some times communication between other shifts and employs was lacking so it would occasionally end up being frustrating while we attempted to get things back in line. the most enjoyable part of my job was the staff always willing to help where they could,

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Assembler 1 salary reported	$21.05 per hour
Welder 3 salaries reported	$20.64 per hour
Painter 2 salaries reported	$19.07 per hour
Manufacturing engineer 2 salaries reported	$21.05 per hour
Analyst 2 salaries reported	$80,000 per year

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