Although it’s been a little while since we’ve done any profiles of the manufacturers here in Nebraska, we’re hardly out of great companies to talk about.

To pick up the series, today, we’re going to take a look at , a trailer manufacturer. Located in David City in Butler County, Nebraska, .

Timpte’s business spans all the way back to some time around 1880. Two brothers, William and August Timpte, arrived in Denver around that time, starting the the Timpte Brothers Wagon Company.

After producing wagons, buggies, and carriages for a brief period of time, the Timpte business changed with the invention of the automobile in the early 1900s. Then, the brothers began producing semi trailers, which continued on for some time until they became more like the company we see today.

The 50s saw a lot of innovation for Timpte, when they started producing what we think of as more modern trailers. Business continued, and then in 1980, the “era of the Super Hopper”–one of the company’s trailers–began when Timpte opened up their current factory in David City, Nebraska. Their factory today is state-of-the-art, and the company itself is a leader in grain trailers–a hot product in the Midwest, where farming is a staple.

From their founding in the late 1800s to their current operation here in Nebraska, Timpte has been an innovative manufacturer. And it’s always great to see a company with such a rich history operating right here in our backyard.

Timpte is a great company, a great manufacturer, and yet another great example of how local businesses like the manufacturers we feature here can help stimulate the local economy. Timpte is big in Butler County, and they do a lot for the economy of David City.

We can talk all day about how great manufacturing is (and trust us–we’ll continue to talk about that here on our blog), but sometimes, it’s great to see how manufacturing can actually have a positive impact on the community. And really, it doesn’t get much better than that.

Interested in learning more about Timpte, or about any of the manufacturer profiles we’ve featured here on our blog? Let us know in the comments or ! We’re always happy to hear from you and are always here to answer any questions you may have.