Brenthel Industries’ New Facility: Expanded Trophy Truck Innovation

In 2022 Brenthel Industries moved into a 55,000-square-foot facility — more than four times their old 13,000-square-foot shop — and this tour walks through how the family-owned trophy-truck builder runs it.

Featured in “World’s Largest Trophy Truck Factory – Brenthel Industries Shop Tour 2022” by Brenthel Industries.

The building houses several arms of the business under one roof: Baja Kits, Friendthel Industries, and Ravelk, their CNC shop. The company now employs 44 people across sales, marketing, production, engineering and fabrication.

The engineering and design team handles CNC programming, 3D printing and prototyping, testing printed parts before committing to production. On the fabrication side, CNC machines, laser cutters and press brakes keep component work in-house.

The factory floor is the centerpiece. Brenthel builds 18 new trophy trucks a year and maintains another 15 for clients, running roughly 35 races annually across Best in the Desert, SCORE and NORRA. A standardized prep process with set pricing keeps every truck consistent — something the shop points to as unusual in the industry.

What they build

• Trophy trucks: 18 built per year, 15 more maintained for clients
• All-wheel-drive trophy trucks: a newer development the shop is testing and refining
• Luxury prerunners: trophy-truck performance in a fully enclosed cab with A/C and heat, customizable with extended cabs and interior options

Efficient material storage, staging and pre-assembled plumbing lines round out the operation, giving the shop room to keep growing.