In 1964, the original company here at Neo started building 5th wheel hitches and 5th wheel campers for the recreational camper market. The hitch was named the Classic hitch, and the trailers were named Owens. Both products were invented at our facility and continued into the early 70’s. Soon after, we left the camper manufacturing to the experts and just supplied the frames and hitches.

During the mid 70’s, as the Owens trailer and Classic hitch were marketed together, the company soon became known as Owens Classic. They made open and enclosed trailers of all types up until 1987 when the 5th wheel hitch business was sold to MASCO. Wade Wolf and Brad Baker purchased the trailer business from Denny Baker in 1988 and renamed it Classic Mfg, Inc. During the next 16 years they specialized in open and enclosed car trailers, motorcycle trailers and cargo trailers until they sold the business to an Equity firm in 2004.

Big mistake! The equity company ruined their quality, tarnished the name and ran the business into the ground. In November 2009, the company closed it’s doors leaving 25 people un-employed. The one good thing that came out of it was they kept the buildings and property. Unfortunately it took 3 months to evict that company from the premises here at 21900 US 12.

On February 1st of 2010, Wade and Brad obtained their empty buildings back and started producing a quality trailer under the new company name NEO. Steve Zarza joined Wade and Brad in the same month and became part of the ownership team. As of 2015, Brad left us to be with the spirit in the sky. Steve Zarza cashed out in 2026 to get serious about riding mountain bikes and the longest standing member of the team(1969), Jesus Esparza retired in 2024.

Compared to Steel framed trailers, Neo aluminum trailers are easier to tow, will better hold their value, and will save you in fuel economy and wear and tear on your tow vehicle over the long run. Why do we only make V-Nosed trailers? Over the years, we have proof that they provide 20% better fuel economy than a flat front trailer!

~ Brad Baker 1.14.1960-11.14.2015 *Co-founder Classic Mfg, Inc & NEO Mfg. LLc*

Who are we now?

We are the leading manufacturer of all aluminum trailers. Our specialty and passion lies within what we call the "Sport Trailer". We have defined the sport trailer as the trailer that you use when you are going to have fun with the family whether it be at the track, dunes or trails. We cannot be everything to everybody all of the time but we can be the very best at what we choose when done wisely and we have chosen the "Sport Trailer".

Our size, strength, and market share have increased beyond our expectations and we are very grateful for the growth and stability that our dealers and customers have provided.

~ Your Neo Team

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