verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message featherlite inc. type private industry trailers founded 1973 headquarters cresco iowa usa website www.fthr.com featherlite trailers is an all aluminum trailer manufacturer located in cresco iowa . it is the oldest all aluminum trailer brand in the united states 1 2 and today manufactures horse trailers and a range of speciality trailers . contents 1 history 2 products 3 sponsorships 4 references 5 external links history edit the company was established in 1973 in oklahoma when it built the first all aluminum gooseneck livestock trailer . in 1988 the company was acquired by featherlite manufacturing of grand meadow minnesota relocating to cresco iowa in 1993 . 3 the company created the first ever custom aluminum race car semi trailer for nascar racer dale earnhardt and team owner richard childress . 4 today featherlite is the official trailer of nascar 5 supplying 85 % of the nascar sprint cup teams . citation needed in 2006 featherlite trailers became a wholly owned subsidiary of universal trailer corporation . citation needed products edit featherlite manufactures a range of all aluminum trailers mainly using aluminum alloys . featherlite emphasizes the customizability of its trailers maintaining a virtual horse trailer design system on its web site . 6 sponsorships edit american quarter horse association 7 appaloosa horse club 8 national western stock show 9 nascar 5 arca 10 references edit trailers . horsetrailerworld.com . 2002 01 04 . retrieved 2010 06 17 . featherlite trailer factory review they make all types of great trailers aluminum horse trailers car haulers nascar cargo trailers and flatbeds . . mrtrailer.com . retrieved 2010 06 17 . featherlite inc. information from . answers.com . retrieved 2010 06 17 . aumann mark 2012 09 25 . haulers become teams home away from home . nascar . retrieved 2012 10 25 . a b nascar.com . nascar.com . retrieved 2010 06 17 . perfectfit for horse trailers featherlite . fthr.com . retrieved 2010 06 17 . partners . aqha . retrieved 2011 01 01 . aphc sponsors and sponsorship information . appaloosa.com . retrieved 2010 06 17 . sponsors national western stock show . nationalwestern.com . retrieved 2010 06 17 . sponsors . arcaracing.com . retrieved 2010 06 17 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title featherlite trailers & oldid 647097932 categories trailersmanufacturing companies based in iowahidden categories articles needing additional references from july 2010all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 february 2015 at 13 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view