Axis Corporation of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and Trailerman Trailers Inc. of Louisiana, Missouri, have passed the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) safety compliance consultation, part of NATM’s compliance program.
NATM’s compliance program, including its consultation, is based on the NATM Guidelines for Recommended Minimum Manufacturing Practices for Light- and Medium-Duty Trailers. The Guidelines is a compilation of federal safety standards and regulations and industry best practices that govern trailer construction.
The Axis Corporation is the manufacturer of the Logan Handler Trailers. The Logan Handler transports and lowers burial vaults in the cemetery. The Axis Corporation has been manufacturing the Logan in Bellefontaine, Ohio, since 1958. Trailerman Trailers Inc. has been in operation in Louisiana, Missouri, for the past 15 years.
NATM’s compliance program, including the on-site consultation, is available to all NATM trailer manufacturing members. Once the manufacturer’s manufacturing process passes the 80-point checklist based on the Guidelines, the company is then NATM compliant and eligible to purchase NATM’s red, white and blue compliance decals for application to its compliant trailers. The decal states that the trailer was “Manufactured in Compliance with NATM Guidelines.”