Right Trailers is seeking approval from the Village of Caledonia to build a new sales and service center on Frontage Road along Highway 41, a $4.5 million project that would replace its current home at 289 27th St. in Raymond. The company is also eyeing the possibility of turning the site into a distribution point for its Midwest operations down the road.
According to The Business Journals, Right Trailers Inc. plans to build a 7,514-square-foot dealership and service center as part of the investment, and the company is seeking village approval to move forward with construction. Separate reporting from journaltimes.com describes the planned structure as an approximately 20,760-square-foot commercial building, while a May 2024 project narrative filed with the village described an initial 10,000-square-foot precast-panel building containing sales, service and office space. The three accounts differ on the exact size of the proposed building, and the available evidence does not resolve which figure reflects the current plan.
A Bigger Footprint Than the Raymond Location
The project narrative, dated May 28, 2024, lays out a parcel of roughly 40 acres along the Highway 41 frontage road, with the initial building covering about three acres of that land. Per the same narrative, future development of the parcel would be capped at 10 acres total, and the project would steer clear of the site's wetlands, which are meant to remain undisturbed.
Right Trailers was founded in May 2004 by Michael Scott and his father, Hugh Scott, the narrative states, and the company has grown to four locations with more than 800 trailers in inventory. The proposed Caledonia site was expected to generate a maximum of 40 automotive trips and four daily truck trips, according to the filing, with proposed operating hours running from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for deliveries and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday for retail customers.
Room to Grow Into a Distribution Hub
Beyond the initial building, the 2024 narrative describes further ambitions for the Caledonia site. It states that Right Trailers anticipates the future construction of an additional 40,000 square feet to house more inventory, parts and services as the business grows, and that this expansion would become a distribution point for the company's Midwest operations. Journaltimes.com, however, described the planned expansion differently, putting the added warehouse space at approximately 25,000 square feet — a discrepancy the available evidence does not resolve.
The project's architect and builder is listed as Keller Inc., with Luke Sebald serving as project manager and Chris Manske as architect, per the 2024 narrative. The facility has been described as a trailer sales and service center comparable to a car dealership, built to serve customers moving from the company's current Raymond address.
Part of a Broader Regional Pattern
Right Trailers' planned move fits into a wider pattern of commercial vehicle dealers expanding around the Milwaukee region. Truck Country, for instance, opened a new North Milwaukee dealership in Richfield, Wisconsin, according to Truck Parts & Service, underscoring continued investment in trailer and truck sales infrastructure along the area's highway corridors.
For now, the Caledonia project remains in the approval stage, with Right Trailers seeking the village's sign-off to move forward on the Highway 41 site. The available evidence does not establish whether that approval has been granted, when construction might begin, or how the company would finance the $4.5 million project.
