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1. 7X18 Equipment Trailer (ET7K7X18) 2. 6X12 Dump Trailer (DT12K6X12) 3. 6X10 Utility Trailer (UT3K6X10) the years. Essentially, Better Made Trailers was founded to meet its own quality standards. “Better Made Trailers is focused on building the best trailer, not the cheapest. We have to help our customers understand the difference between buying the lowest priced trailer and one that will last through the years,” says Simpson. Better Made is about more than building quality trailers. It’s about building quality lives. It’s passionate about giving back and providing job and training opportunities to the previously incarcerated in Campbell County, Tennessee through its jail-to-job program called A New Beginning. 4. 7X12 Dump Trailer (DT12K7X12) 5. 6X12 Utility Trailer (UT3K6X12) New Beginning is helping to increase the skilled workforce in our area,” Simpson stated. “Our hope is to inspire other businesses to launch similar programs, building stronger and safer communities.” Skilled workers like the ones developed in A New Beginning will be crucial for an industry that, as Simpson explains, “will begin to demand higher quality trailers.” In 2018, that demand translates to Better Made’s new custom cargo trailers, which, like all Better Made Trailers, will be top-quality. “We will design interiors for industry specific needs, including windows, tool boxes, heating and cooling, and more. Whatever you can dream, we can do,” Simpson says. “In addition to providing direction and opportunities to those who otherwise would not have an opportunity, A www.natda.org NATDA Magazine 23