Team Member and Department Showcase
Felling Trailers has been proudly manufacturing trailers for 50 years. Join us as we take a look back and see how much our company, along with our employees, has grown. Many of you may already know the story of how Felling Trailers started as a small fabrication shop in downtown Sauk Centre in 1974. Continuing to add to this story, we invite you to read our “Grow with Us Series – 39.” Here, you will meet the people of Felling; we will share a bit about the people who have played a part in what our company is today and where we will be tomorrow. Some people you will meet have been with us for many years, some decades, and others are starting their careers. To continue our series, we want you to meet Ted Perish, Maintenance Technician for Felling Trailers, Inc.
“I was ready for a new challenge, I wanted to grow within the company, and I felt this was my next step.”
“I like to be involved in as many aspects of the business as ownership will allow me to, I find it challenging to learn new roles.”
“It’s been said that if you’re not growing, you’re dying. In all of my position/role changes, I was looking for a way to try new things and take on new challenges.”
“When I graduated from Auto Body School, I was more interested in the painting, and I thought Felling Trailers would be a good start for me.”
“It’s a good place to work. The last company I worked for went broke. I had lots of forklift experience, Felling was hiring, and it’s been a good place to be.”
“Wow! The facility, 20-25 years ago, was much smaller. I’ve seen the Blast and Paint line put in, all the additions, expansions; it’s been incredible to be a part of that.”
“Through the years, my position has stayed the same, a lot of other functions have come into play as employees would come and go, and I would be asked to assist.”
“In 1979, I started working for Sauk Centre Welding & Machine Works doing repairs and learned some machining, then we got into building trailers”
“After 25 years of corporate life, I decided to make a career change and have never looked back”
“I like building trailers, and the people I work with are great.”
“It was a veteran-owned company and close to the Eagle’s Healing Nest where I volunteer,”
“People respect each other here, the jobs each of us do, and how we do them.”
“The company has grown a lot, new buildings, new equipment like the laser and robots, and more people,”
“We are always trying to improve processes to make things easier and more efficient,”
