Felling Trailer's Recap of The Utility Expo 2025

Wed November 05, 2025
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The Utility Expo 2025 broke records once again, bringing together more than 22,600 utility construction and infrastructure professionals from all 50 states and 59 countries to the Kentucky Exposition Center from Oct. 7-9, 2025. Felling Trailers participated in the event, showcasing its team of trailer experts and five utility industry-focused trailers.

At the show, Felling showcased several models, among them the FT-8 R utility cable reel, featuring an auto-locking reel bar system, and the FT-20 UPT utility pole trailer, equipped with a 2-in. positive locking hitch adjustment pin.

Felling also highlighted several models designed for the horizontal directional drill industry, including the FT-45-2 LP (low pro) Drill series tag trailer with optional air ramps, the FT-14 I DS (drill kit ready) and the FT-30-3 I-S DS drill series drop deck, which comes with drill kit and tank accessories.

For construction and utility professionals who were unable to attend the show, here's a quick recap of the highlights from Felling's booth at The Utility Expo.

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Utility Pole Trailer

Felling featured its Utility Pole trailer, the FT-20 UPT, 20-ft. retracted/40-ft. extended, with an 11-ft. bed that can transport up to five 65-ft. class 1 poles. The UPT model line offers capacities ranging from 7,980 lbs. to 36,600 lbs. to ensure customers have the right trailer for the poles they need to transport.

Utility Cable Reel Trailers

Felling's FT-8 R, utility cable reel trailer with auto-locking reel bar system also was featured in the booth. The utility cable reel trailers are built to customer specifications with safety-minded features.

Load capacities ranging from 1,740 lbs. to 13,520 lbs., a wide range of reel capacities, LED lighting and sealed wiring harnesses are all standard.

The FT-16 SLR (self-loading reel) trailer was featured in the United Rentals booth.

HDD Trailers

Felling's horizontal directional drill trailers are used to transport directional boring machines known as horizontal directional drills (HDD), used for horizontal underground drilling/directional boring. HDD is a minimal-impact trenchless method of installing underground utilities such as pipes, conduits or cables.

Felling offers two classes of HDD trailers: drop-deck I drill series which features a deck between the wheels and models with 12,000-lb. to 27,000-lb. capacities, and the Low Pro drill series which are deck-over flatbed tag trailers with 30,000-lb. to 50,000-lb. capacities.

Two of the drop-deck I drill series trailers were featured in the booth, FT-14 I DS and FT-30-3 I-S DS. The FT-30-3 I-S DS featured options such as a 7-in. deck lip extension ahead of fenders; a large 9-cu.-ft. toolbox; and a drill kit installed curb side for an elevated MX150 500-gal. tank (front-mounted pump). It also featured four tank stands and track stops factory installed.

The FT-14 I DS features options including ramps mounted to the roadside; a large 9-cu.-ft. toolbox; (2) 7,000 HD drop axles with rubber torsion; 42-in. spread suspension; and drill kit ready.

New Faces

In addition to the new product models, Felling had new regional reps at the 2025 Utility Expo. Kevin Maves, Southwestern regional sales manager, joined in late summer of 2024. Carl Thigpen, Northwestern regional sales manager, joined in late summer 2024. Terry Wojick, Northeastern regional sales manager, joined in the spring of 2025.

Shared Booth With Larson Cable Trailers

Larson Cable Trailers Inc. exhibited in tandem with Felling Trailers at this year's expo. Larson debuted the new electric LCT-7500 E model, the first electric fiber installation trailers introduced to the utility industry, according to Larson.

Demonstrations were held throughout the Utility Expo.

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