Made In Michigan for 60 Years
Learn About the Extensive Manufacturing Capabilities of Fleet Engineers
The Fleet Engineers campus, located in Muskegon, Michigan, totals four buildings with over 300,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space. Fleet Engineers boasts a wide range ofcapabilities.
Injection Molding
Our three presses of various sizes utilize over 2 million pounds of plastic annually!
Metal Stamping
We use more than 6 million pounds of steel each year to create our products
Tube Cutting & Forming
Tube or round bar cutting up to 2.125" diameter; Tube bending up to 3" diameter; Solid bar forming up to 1.5" diameter
Fiber Optic Laser Cutting
Cutting up to .5" steel, 5 ft x 10 ft sheet size
Press Brake & Roll Forming
Forming up to .25" steel, up to 12 ft long
Induction Heating
Heating up to 2" diameter steel
Robotic & Hand Welding
Robotic and hand MIG welding in a variety of materials and gauge thickness
CNC Wood Machining
Flat wood stock up to 1" thick and from 36" x 96" long
Designing and Developing Top of the Line Truck & Trailer Products
What began in a garage by Louis E. Eklund, Jr. as a start-up in 1963 has grown into a company built on a solid reputation for producing high-quality truck & trailer products.
Throughout history, Fleet Engineers is grounded in long-term relationships with customers, employees, and partners, driven to evolve leadership within the trucking industry.
In 2016, Fleet Engineers purchased Save-A-Load, Inc. a company making the trucking industry’s only hydraulic cargo bar to solve the widespread issue of load bars falling in transit. Fleet Engineers became a Tramec company in 2018 and continues to design and manufacture value-added product solutions for Spray Control, Door Systems, Cargo Control, and more. Located in Muskegon, Michigan, the Fleet Engineers Division is a campus of four buildings with over 300,000 total square footage.
As we continue to grow, our commitment to providing superior quality systems solutions and parts to our customers is growing with us. Every one of our products comes with our promise to deliver the best quality products and personalized service at a competitive price.
Our commitment is supported by a strong “Made in the USA” manufacturing presence and a distribution network across North America. We are driven to be the recognized leader in product solutions, distribution, and customer service in each of our primary product groups.
The History of Fleet Engineers
It all started In Louis E. Eklund Jr.’s garage
Fire threatens Fleet Engineers
Breaking new ground at Keating Ave (Muskegon, MI) location
As business grows, Fleet Engineers acquires Lake Products Company adding vent doors for dry freight and refrigerated trailers to its product line
Wes Eklund succeeds as President – Wes expands the company’s commitment to provide an engaging work environment that strives to provide superior quality systems solutions and parts to our customers through the talents of the staff and utilization of the latest in manufacturing technology by continually purchasing new equipment and upgrading current machinery.
Fleet Engineers purchases the former Zephyr Door Co. from Metro Door Company, renames it Access Works, Inc., subsequently merging it into the parent company and become a major player in the roll-up door industry
Save-A-Load is acquired and moves operations to Muskegon the following year
Fleet Engineers joins the Tramec, LLC family