Reese and Hidden Hitch Meet Same Tested Tough Standard Pioneered by Draw-Tite

CC | September 9, 2011

From the beginning, Cequent Performance Products has made certain to design and develop every product to stringent internal quality standards that go beyond industry requirements. “We’re doing this because we have the responsibility of leadership,” explains Paul Caruso, Vice President of Towing Products and Business Development at Cequent Performance Products. “When your name means something, you have to back it up. We can’t afford to be ‘good,’ we have to be the best. That’s why we put our hitches through a battery of brutal tests that represent extreme but realistic road hazards.

In 2010 Draw-Tite initiated the “TESTED TOUGH” standard which followed a philosophy that is directly opposed to material cost-cutting in the interest of profitability. The Draw-Tite standard emphasized the importance of uncompromising hitch performance and reliability. The use of robust alloys and exacting construction minimums ensure that their hitches surpass every practical and legal requirement, for capacity and performance.

Reese and Hidden Hitch are now demonstrating the fact that their internal testing takes these extra steps as well, and will be recognized with the same seal of performance … “TESTED TOUGH.”

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About Cequent Performance Products, Inc.

Cequent Performance Products, Inc. is the industry’s largest manufacturer of towing and trailer aftermarket products. Each product is engineered and tested to meet and often exceed the industry’s highest standards. Product focuses include vehicle specific trailer hitches, electric trailer brake controls, fifth wheel hitches, gooseneck hitches, weight distribution systems, cargo management, custom designed and standard electrical harnesses, trailer jacks, couplers and much, much more. Brand names include: Bargman, Bulldog, Draw-Tite, Fulton, Hidden Hitch, Highland, Pro Series, Reese, ROLA, Tekonsha, Tow Ready and Wesbar. Cequent Performance Products, Inc. is a subsidiary of TriMas Corporation. For additional information, please visit www.CequentGroup.com.

About TriMas

Headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ: TRS) provides engineered and applied products for growing markets worldwide. TriMas is organized into six reportable segments: Packaging, Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Engineered Components, Cequent Asia Pacific and Cequent North America. TriMas has approximately 4,000 employees at more than 60 different facilities in 11 countries. For more information, visit www.TriMasCorp.com.