Now That’s Rural: Kansas company specializes in durable livestock trailers

Ron Wilson
Nov 18, 2020
Nov 18, 2020 Updated Feb 10, 2021

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Now That's Rural TravAlum trailer — TravAlum trailers can be custom ordered to meet the customer's specifications, including 166 different options for configurations of the gates, flooring and design.
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Ron Wilson is director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University.