Reitnouer, Inc. was founded in 1982 by then 24 year old Bud Reitnouer. Bud was convinced that a better aluminum trailer could be manufactured without welding. Since aluminum is a heat treated metal, basic metallurgy tells us that welding (re-heating a heat treated metal) structurally weakens the material at the point of attachment. Bud was convinced that bolting a trailer could eliminate this inherent problem. From that basic premise, Bud engineered the Reitnouer trailer.

Reitnouer's MaxMiser can haul 90,000 lbs overall, with a full 50,000 lbs in a four foot section. As the MaxMiser's reputation for improved reliability and reduced maintenance spread, Reitnouer's market share continued to improve. In 1992, as loads got bigger and bigger, Bud introduced the Big Bubba model, a 100,000 lb GVW trailer with, at that time, an unheard of ability to load 60,000 lbs in a four foot section. In 2003, the MaxLite was introduced to better serve the West Coast and South, where loads are most readily handled by an 80,000 lb GVW trailer that is rated to handle 40,000 lbs in a four foot section. In the spring of 2007, Reitnouer introduced the ultimate heavy hauler, the Bigger Bubba. This monster is rated at 120,000 lbs GVWR, and can haul an amazing 72,000 lbs in a four foot section, and 85,000 lbs in a ten foot spread.