WELDING & FABRICATION

FULL WELDING BAY AT OUR FACILITY

Truck and trailer repair often needs welding, and welding often needs fabrication. We run a full welding bay at our Crosby facility with MIG, stick, and arc processes for carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless applications where certified.

Structural trailer repair, custom brackets, hitch modifications, frame patches, and one-off parts built to spec. If a trailer rail cracks on an I-10 shoulder, we can weld it up on-site or bring it in to the shop.

Fleet accounts welcome. Insurance-claim documentation included as needed.

WELDING CAPABILITIES

• MIG, stick, and arc welding
• Carbon steel & aluminum
• Structural trailer repair
• Frame patches & rail work
• Custom brackets & hitches
• One-off fabrication to spec
• Field welding (on-site)
• Insurance-claim documentation

STRUCTURAL TRAILER & FRAME WELDING

Trailer rails, cross-members, gussets, and frame horns take a beating, and a cracked or fatigued structural member is not something to patch with a quick tack and send back out loaded. We weld up cracked trailer frames, replace and reinforce cross-members, repair landing-gear mounts and king-pin areas, and lay in proper splice plates where a rail has failed. The repair is built to carry the load, not just hide the crack. Work is done at our Crosby shop so the trailer can be supported, squared, and welded in a controlled position rather than on uneven ground.

The same applies to truck frames and chassis. We handle frame patches, rail reinforcement, bumper and mount repair, and the kind of structural metal work that comes up after a wreck or a hard winch-out. Smith Towing has run this shop since 2001, so when a heavy-duty recovery turns up bent steel, the repair happens under the same roof. You are not chasing a separate fab shop across town.

FIELD & MOBILE WELDING

Not every weld can wait for a tow to the shop. When a trailer rail cracks on an I-10 shoulder, a gate or rack lets go at a Houston Ship Channel plant, or a piece of equipment breaks a mount on a job site, we can bring the welder to you. Mobile field welding gets a unit safe to move or back in service without the cost and downtime of dragging it in first.

Our operators are TWIC certified, so field welding inside refineries, chemical plants, and marine terminals along the SH-225 corridor is routine gate-access work for us, not a special request. We weld carbon steel and aluminum in the field within the limits of a portable setup, and tell you straight when a repair needs to come into the shop to be done right.

CUSTOM BRACKETS, HITCHES & ONE-OFF FABRICATION

A lot of fleet and equipment problems do not have an off-the-shelf part. We fabricate custom brackets, mounts, hitch and receiver modifications, tool-box and tank mounts, light bars, push bumpers, and one-off steel parts built to spec. Bring us a sample, a sketch, or the old broken piece and we build a replacement that fits and holds.

Hitch and towing-related fab is a natural fit for a towing company. We understand the loads these parts actually see on the road, because we pull them every day. Custom work is quoted up front so you know the cost before we cut steel.

MATERIALS & WELDING PROCESSES

We run MIG, stick, and arc processes and select the right one for the metal and the joint: MIG for clean production welds and thinner gauge, stick and arc for heavier structural steel and dirtier field conditions where wind and contamination would ruin a MIG bead. We weld carbon steel and aluminum, and handle stainless applications where certified.

Material thickness, joint prep, and fit-up matter as much as the weld itself, and we prep accordingly: grinding, beveling, and clamping so the finished joint is sound. We keep certification wording to exactly what applies. Where a job needs a credential or procedure we do not hold, we say so up front rather than overstate it.

CRANE-ASSISTED HEAVY FABRICATION

Our Crosby facility includes an enclosed shop with an overhead crane, which changes what we can fabricate and repair. Heavy plate, large brackets, equipment frames, and bulky steel can be lifted, positioned, and held square while we weld, instead of being wrestled by hand or tacked out of alignment.

For the heaviest pieces, the same yard runs our 35-ton heavy wrecker and 50- and 75-ton rotators, so a frame, axle, or large assembly can be lifted off a truck or trailer, set on stands for welding, and reloaded, all on one 4-acre site. That combination of overhead lift, heavy wrecker capacity, and an enclosed bay lets us take structural fab work that a mobile welder or a small shop simply cannot stage.

SERVING CROSBY & GREATER HOUSTON

We provide this service 24/7 across Crosby and the greater Houston area, including:

Crosby • Baytown • Channelview • Pasadena • Deer Park • La Porte • Kingwood • Humble • Atascocita • Highlands