High-capacity winches and trailers reshape equipment hauling

13 May 2026

Todd Razor discusses how high-capacity winches and planetary drives are influencing specialized trailer design and development.

Modern trailers equipped with higher-capacity hydraulic drives and planetary winches are playing a growing role in equipment hauling and specialized transport supporting construction, power plant and infrastructure projects.

As investment accelerates in AI data centers and related infrastructure, demand is increasing for trailer systems that support efficient, single-operator loading while…

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