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Waukegan has 3 experts of its own; this list adds 18 from towns including Wheaton (2), Libertyville (12), Arlington Heights (2).
Of the 24 experts listed here, 6 are in Waukegan itself; the others are in towns including Wheaton (2), Libertyville (12), Arlington Heights (2).
Ratings range from 4.4 to 5.0 across 1,582 reviews; 8 experts have 50 or more reviews; 22 are rated 4.5 or higher.
2 describe themselves as family- or locally-owned.
Services most often listed on their websites: snow removal equipment (2), plow support (2), bike racks (2), towing equipment (2), truck/suv accessories (2) and trailer repair (2).
2 experts report ten or more years in business; the longest-established mentions 20 years.
Based on visit data for 6 of these experts, the quietest times are Saturdays around midday and the busiest are Saturday evenings.
16 of the 24 experts have a website on file; 12 publish a contact page; 4 list a public email.
4 of these experts have had their website domain for ten or more years; the oldest was registered in 2002.
Figures are counted over the experts on this page from public listings and company websites collected in 2026; distances are straight-line; hours and prices change, so confirm before you visit.
The 24 shops on this page repair and service trailers in and around Waukegan, IL. What each says about axles, brakes, wiring, welding and commercial inspections comes from its own website; ratings and quotes come from public reviews.
Tire pressures cold, lug nuts, the coupler latched and pinned, safety chains crossed, the breakaway cable attached, lights run through with someone watching, and a hand on each hub at your first stop. Look under the tongue jack too. Most roadside trailer failures announce themselves in that walkaround.
Often yes, because the frame is usually the expensive part and it is usually the part that survives. Axles get replaced as a unit and it is routine work. Floors get cut out and re-decked. What ends a trailer is a cracked or rusted-through frame, especially around the tongue and the spring hangers. Ask the shop to look there before quoting anything else.
Usually, and the same techs do both. A shop set up for semis has the welding gear, the axle stock and the brake parts, and a single-axle utility trailer is a quick job between bigger ones. Call first about scheduling. Fleet work books the bays, so a walk-in may wait behind a truck that has to leave on a run.
Excerpts from public reviews of the experts listed on this page.
