About Us
Trailer Knowledge was founded in February 2011 by Francis Craughwell, a Motor Engineer from Menlough, Ballinasloe, Co. After 14 months in development and competing in the JFC Innovations Awards, Trailer Knowledge finally commenced trading on Friday 28 October 2011. After spending years working for organisations like Ward Motors, Galway Irish Crystal, The Galway Clinic, and Logstrup, Fran
cis decided it was time to turn a 17 year hobby into a sustainably business and in the process fulfil a dream of working to help reduce Road Deaths and Safety on Irish Roads. Trailer Knowledge understands that trailer in general receive little or no servicing compared to cars, 4x4’s and vans, and that the biggest percentage of trailers in Ireland are generally one-off builds from small fabrication companies with little or no standards apply compares to our EU counterparts where the trailer stock are manly comprise of industrial manufactured trailers that are very well maintained. Over the course of the development stage, Trailer Knowledge found that nearly 70% of the trailer stock in Ireland does not have working Lights. As a result, stage 1 of Trailer Knowledge’s business plan was to set about tackling this problem by providing a full equipped On-Site Trailer Lighting Servicing Unit. Trailer Knowledge understand that trailer owners, especially farmers, find it inconvenient to have a trailer left into a repair shop for any number of days for servicing as they may require them in the event of an animal getting sick etc. With a interdiction of the New Trailer Laws coming into force over the coming 12 months, Trailer Knowledge are providing helpful information here on its web site to help everyone involved in towing and building trailers understand how the New laws effect them. With issues like "Weights", "EB Driving Licences", "Trailer Lights", "Trailer Construction" "Auto Revereable Braking Systems" (Now on all new trailers over 750kg sold on or after 9th June 2011 already in force) and "Mandatory Annual or Biannual Trailer Testing of all Car & Jeep Trailers" (Yes, It's not a case of "Will It" "But When". Trailer Testing could start as early as the beginning of 2013)
With nearly 20 years experience in Trailer Lighting Systems Repair. National Craft Certificate in Motor Engineering
An Associate Member of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers
An Associate Member of The Society of Operations Engineers
We would welcome the opportunity to earn your trust and deliver you the best service in a bid to make you safer on our roads.
