Trailer repair shopin Fresno.

Joaquin Ag Repair is a trailer repair shop in Fresno. It handles trailer welding and repair on utility, flatbed, gooseneck and dump trailers, and most of them tow in on their own wheels.

Call (559) 210-7899

Tow it in at $85/hrNo trip chargeQuotes from photos

Trailer repair work we take

Deck and floor repair

Cross members

Fenders

Gates and ramps

Rust-out patches

Light brackets and wiring mounts

Toolbox and spare mounts

Stake pockets and tie-downs

Frame cracks

The trailer repairs we see most

Four spots account for most of the work.

Cross members under the deck hold water in the channel and rust from the inside out.
The fender mounts are thin sheet welded to a stiff rail, and they crack at the toe of the weld.
Ramp and gate hinges carry the load through a small pin and a thin ear welded to the frame.
The front of the deck behind the coupler cracks back from the bulkhead.

By trailer type

Utility trailers, including floors, ramps, fenders and rusted rails.
Flatbeds, including cross members, deck plate, stake pockets and headache racks.
Goosenecks, including deck and frame work, gates, lights and mounts.
Dump trailers, including body patches, tailgate repair, hinges and cylinder mounts.

Trailer repair at the shop

A trailer is a shop job.

Utility, flatbed, gooseneck and dump trailers tow in on their own wheels, so deck, fender, ramp, gate and cross member work is billed at $85 an hour rather than as a callout. Utility trailer repair has its own page with the common jobs. A trailer that will not roll is the case for a callout.

Before we get there

Disconnect both battery terminals on anything with electronics, and unplug the control modules if the work is near them.
Clear ten feet around the joint, moving back the dry grass, fuel cans, oil rags, hydraulic puddles and seed bags, because the Valley is dry from May through November.
Wash the area if it is greasy. Weld metal does not stick to oil, paint or rust, and cleaning it on site is billed at the same rate as the welding.
Support the load, since anything held up by the part being cut or welded has to be blocked beforehand.
Have water and a fire extinguisher nearby, although we carry both on the truck as well.
Unload the deck, because a load has to be blocked and moved before welding starts and moving it is billed at the same rate as welding it.
Pull the wiring loom clear of the section being cut.

Trailer repair rates

$85/hrPart brought to the shop, by appointment

Quotes and estimates: No charge
Billing after the first hour: By the quarter hour

Part brought to the shopMost work	$85/hr	One hour minimum
Callout, Monday to Saturday, 7am to 9pmBooked ahead	$130/hr	$450 minimum
Callout after 9pm, Sundays and holidaysAfter hours	$195/hr	$550 minimum
Same-day callout, any hourEmergency	$260/hr	$650 minimum

Most of the work here is done at the bench, and a part brought in is billed by the hour from the time the work starts, with a one hour minimum and nothing added for a trip. A callout is the other way around: the minimum covers the drive, the equipment for the day and the first two hours on site, and the clock runs by the quarter hour after that. Several jobs at one address, or several stops on the same run, are billed at the hourly rate without a second minimum. Rates do not stack, so a callout at 10pm is billed at the emergency rate rather than at the emergency and the after-hours rate together. Example jobs and what they came to are on the welding rates page.

Questions we get

Do you repair trailers on site?

We do both, and if the trailer rolls, dropping it at the shop avoids the trip charge, while if it does not the rig comes out to it.

Can you patch a rusted trailer floor?

Rusted floors are one of the most common jobs we get, and a photo of the worst section is usually enough for a price.

How fast is a trailer repair?

Most deck, fender and gate repairs are done in one visit, and larger frame work gets a time before the job starts.

Is it worth repairing an old trailer?

Usually it is, because the frame outlasts the sheet metal most of the time, though rails rotted all the way through change the answer.