About Us

William Harrison is the owner / operator of ATGO TRAILERS Corp. and I now custom builds and design full time these well built tow dollies or trailers I am proud to put my name behind as what I feel is the best tow dolly one could be proud to own.

We are a small welding and fabrication shop that specializes in designing and making tow dollies and single axle trailers.

Our business is located in Cereal, Alberta and I recently sold out my main business after 40 years while hobby welding for over 20 years and is now welding full time since 2016. 

My goal is to make and sell an affordable Tow Dolly that are built to last and yet light enough for any one from teen to retired to be able to handle one of our tow dollies for an easy hookup.

We are the only real manufacture of tow dollies in Canada, built 100% by us in Alberta.

We also try to keep informed of the local laws and post them here on our website.

Over 40 years in the blasting and painting industry, and 20 years as a hobby welder

• Welding designer tables
• Welding single axle trailers
• Over 40 years as an industrial, residential painter
• 13 years metal fabrication
• 25 years welding stick/mig
• Tow Truck Owner/Operator for 2 years
• Master Painter / Sandblaster / Soda Blaster for over (40 years)

We also design and make each and every Tow Dolly in our shop, that we allow (7) days to complete

THE NATIONAL SAFETY MARK (NSM)

Canadian trailer manufacturers and truck body and equipment installers are required to have National Safety Marks (NSMs) issued by Transport Canada in manufacturing trailers, installing truck bodies and equipment, and modifying wheelbases and gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR). Vehicles built in America and shipped to Canada must also have the NSM certification.

Visit ATGO TRAILERS for NSM Certification in Alberta! All of our work is certified federally, and we are authorized to certify the safety of your trailer with Transport Canada’s National Safety Mark (NSM). We do NSM certifications right! Contact us to schedule your NSM certification.

Provincial And Territorial Brake Regulations
Provinces:
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Are Surge Brakes Legal In Canada?
An electronic breakaway switch is required on all trailers equipped with brakes. Brakes are required on each axle of a trailer with the exception of three-axle trailers, where brakes are needed only on the first two. On trailers with a gross weight of more than 6160 pounds, surge-type brakes are not acceptable.

World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI)
Vehicle Identification Number
A VIN consists of 17 characters which uniquely identifies a vehicle or trailer. The VIN shall be permanently marked on right side of the vehicle and also appears on the manufacturer’s plate affixed to the vehicle. The characters “I, O and Q” shall not be used anywhere in the VIN as these can be confused with numerical characters.

The 17 characters of the VIN can be divided into 3 sections:

World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI)
A WMI is the first 3 characters of a vehicle Identification Number (VIN) which uniquely identifies the manufacturer of a motor vehicle or trailer. The code is assigned to a vehicle manufacturer in order to allow identification of the said manufacturer and when used in conjunction with the remaining section of the VIN, ensures uniqueness of the VIN for all vehicles manufactured for a period of 30 years.

NSAI is the Irish national organisation responsible for issuing manufacturers with a WMI in accordance with International standard ISO 3780. If the manufacturer produces fewer than 500 vehicles in the year the 3rd character of the WMI will be denoted with the number “9” and the 12th, 13th and 14th characters of the VIN will also be assigned by NSAI.

Vehicle Descriptor Section (VDS)
It provides information describing the general attributes of the vehicle. This shall consist of 6 characters. If the manufacturer does not use one or more of these character spaces the spaces not used shall be filled by alphabetical or numeric characters of the manufacturer’s choice. The coding and sequence of this section are determined by the manufacturer.