OEM Solutions
Access Solutions Built Around Your Equipment
Ladder Supply Co. works with equipment manufacturers to develop, source, and produce purpose-built access solutions for trucks, trailers, vocational equipment, and industrial applications.
OEM Capabilities
From Application to Production
- Existing product integration
- Custom access solutions
- Engineering & development support
- Prototype development
- U.S. manufacturing opportunities
- OEM & private-label programs
How We Work With OEMs
Start With the Application
Every piece of equipment is different. We work with manufacturers to understand the access requirement first, then determine whether an existing product, customized platform, or purpose-built solution is the right approach.
Integrate an Existing Solution
Start with an existing Ladder Supply Co. or TrailerMate product and determine how it can be incorporated into your equipment or production program.
Existing Products →Customize a Platform
Adapt mounting, dimensions, handles, materials, finishes, or other features around the requirements of your application.
Product Customization →Develop Something New
Work through concept development, engineering, prototyping, validation, and production for a purpose-built access solution.
Custom Development →Domestic Manufacturing
Bring Access Product Manufacturing to the U.S.
OEMs don't always need a new product. Sometimes they need a better way to produce an existing one.
Ladder Supply Co. works with manufacturers evaluating domestic production of ladders, steps, platforms, handrails, and related access products.
Whether you're replacing an imported product, adapting an existing design, or developing something new, we can help evaluate the path toward repeatable U.S. production.
- Existing product evaluation
- Engineering support
- Prototype development
- Production documentation
- Fabrication & welding
- Assembly programs
- OEM branding & private label
- Ongoing production support
Product Development
More Than Ladders
Our focus is solving the access problem around the equipment. That allows us to explore solutions beyond a traditional off-the-shelf ladder.
Access Ladders
Portable, fixed, and application-specific ladder systems for trucks, trailers, and equipment.
Steps & Entry Systems
Purpose-built step and entry solutions designed around the equipment and application.
Grab Handles & Handrails
Handhold, grab rail, and transition-assistance solutions for equipment access applications.
Access Platforms
Standing and access platforms developed around equipment, operator, and application requirements.
Mounting Systems
Rub rail, deck, stake-pocket, chassis, and application-specific mounting concepts.
Custom Access Products
Have an access challenge that doesn't fit an existing category? Bring us the application and let's explore the solution.
OEM Development Process
From Application to Production
A structured path for turning an equipment access requirement into a manufacturable product.
Application Review
Tell us what operators need to access, the equipment involved, and how the product will be used.
Concept Development
Evaluate an existing product, a modified platform, or a purpose-built solution.
Engineering
Develop dimensions, mounting, materials, and production requirements around the application.
Prototype
Produce an initial solution for fit, function, and application evaluation.
Validation
Review the proposed solution and application requirements before repeatable production.
Production
Establish a repeatable manufacturing and supply program for the OEM application.
Start a Project
Show Us the Equipment.
You don't need to have the solution figured out before contacting us. Start with the access challenge.
Send us information about the equipment and what you're trying to accomplish. Our team can review the application and help determine the next step.
What Can You Send Us?
- Equipment photos
- Drawings or dimensional information
- CAD files
- An existing product or design
- Estimated annual volume
- Target production timeline
- Description of the access challenge
OEM Partnerships
Let's Build the Right Access Solution.
From integrating an existing product to establishing a new U.S.-manufactured OEM program, start by showing us the equipment and the access challenge.
Discuss Your Application