Timpte is an American trailer manufacturer serving agricultural transportation, dry bulk commodity hauling, and equipment transportation. Its trailer range includes aluminum grain hoppers, specialized bulk trailers, and aluminum equipment trailers.
Operating as Timpte, Inc., the company provides equipment and ownership support through factory-direct locations and authorized dealers. This page brings together Timpte’s history, equipment categories, company information, and product profiles published on Truck Equipment Atlas.
History and Background
Timpte’s origins date to 1884, when August and William Timpte established separate wagon and carriage businesses in Denver, Colorado. The businesses merged in 1891 as Timpte Brothers Wagon Company.
As transportation shifted toward motor vehicles, Timpte expanded into truck bodies and trailers. The company produced its first semi-trailer in 1931 and developed grain transportation equipment during the following decades.
In 1980, Timpte opened its manufacturing plant in David City, Nebraska, and introduced the Super Hopper. In 1988, it concentrated its manufacturing focus on aluminum grain trailers.
The business later expanded into aluminum equipment trailers and additional manufacturing operations in Lincoln, Nebraska.
What Timpte Manufactures
Timpte manufactures trailers for bulk commodity transportation and equipment hauling. Its equipment categories include:
- Agricultural hopper trailers: Aluminum Super Hopper configurations for grain and compatible agricultural commodities.
- Energy-sector hopper trailers: Roughneck equipment developed for frac sand transportation.
- Fertilizer and aggregate trailers: Bulk equipment configured for the handling characteristics of the intended material.
- Motorsports equipment trailers: Aluminum trailers for vehicles and recreational equipment, with the Powered EZ Load Deck System.
- Powerhouse equipment trailers: Aluminum platforms for compact machinery, construction materials, agricultural equipment, and working applications.
Timpte Products on Truck Equipment Atlas
Explore the Timpte product profile below for equipment characteristics, applications, configurations, and ownership considerations. Additional profiles will be linked here as they are published.
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Grain and Hopper Trailers
- Timpte Super Hopper — Explore an aluminum hopper-bottom trailer for grain, feed ingredients, and compatible dry bulk commodities.
Technology and Product Development
Timpte’s bulk trailer configurations address cargo volume, discharge access, trailer weight, and the characteristics of the material being transported. Trailer selection depends on the commodity, loading facility, unloading arrangement, and required axle configuration.
Its equipment trailer development includes all-aluminum construction and mechanically fastened designs. The Motorsports Series uses a Powered EZ Load Deck System that lowers the deck for loading without traditional ramps.
The Powerhouse Series extends the equipment trailer range into construction, landscaping, municipal, and agricultural applications. Loading systems, dimensions, and capacities vary by model.
Company and Location Information
- Brand: Timpte.
- Company: Timpte, Inc.
- Business origins: 1884.
- Original location: Denver, Colorado.
- Country of origin: United States.
- Headquarters: David City, Nebraska.
- Manufacturing operations: David City and Lincoln, Nebraska.
- Official website: Timpte.
Timpte supports customers through factory-direct Customer Support Centers and authorized dealers. Consult its official location directory for sales, parts, and service resources.
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