Werts Welding & Tank Service, Inc.
is an internationally known Tank Trailer Service Company specializing in Pneumatic, Petroleum and Chemical Tank Trailers.
Headquartered in Wood River, Illinois (25 minutes N.E. of St Louis, Missouri), with parts distribution centers in San Antonio, TX., Birmingham, AL., Atlanta, GA., Tampa, FL. and Des Moines, IA., Werts Welding is recognized as 'THE' name in the tank trailer industry for knowledge, Service, Parts, Repair and New/Used tank trailer sales.
Known for our extensive and diverse inventory, Werts Welding is a stocking distributor of tank trailer equipment for more than 30 major manufacturers. Being an online UPS shipper, Werts Welding distributes equipment throughout the United States, Canada & Mexico. We have also developed strong alliances with exporters for international shipments.
Because of our large customer base and the vast (over 100 years) experience of our sales team, we have consistently talked the "customers language". We take great pride in our ability to quickly supply the customer with the right part. . . at the right time . . . the first time!!
We have developed our own 400+ page catalog, which is supplied free to customers, to help them order the parts they need more efficiently.
The Wood River facility includes an 8 bay D.O.T. registered, National Board and A.S.M.E. accredited tank trailer repair facility, New Heil tank trailer sales, Trans Tech truck tanks and a large inventory of quality Used tank trailers.
Werts Welding is a family owned corporation and attributes the growth of the company to the dedication and ability of its 50+ employees. Each employee is considered to be a part of this family.
Company History
Werts Welding & Tank Service, Inc. first opened its doors for business in March of 1957. It's founder, Robert R. Werts, became interested in welding in high school during the 1940's and worked for a welding shop for 6 years after his discharge from the service. Mr. Werts, along with his wife Verna, began their welding business in a portion of a 30' x 40' building across the street from its present location in Wood River, Illinois. In 1958, shortly after the construction of their first building, Mr. Werts was approached by a local trucking company to repair a damaged petroleum tank. This unit began the process of Werts Welding & Tank Service, Inc. specializing in the tank trailer industry.
After several years of repairing Tank Trailers without a reliable source of parts, Werts Welding started stocking equipment for the type of tank trailers they were repairing. Customers soon found out about our stock and over-the-counter parts sales began to local accounts. This division of the business grew by the day, so more product lines were added. With the development and distribution of a complete tank trailer parts catalog, Werts Welding & Tank Service, Inc. evolved into one of the premier tank trailer equipment distributors in the world.
Forty-six years of serving the Tank Trailer Industry has seen many changes and challenges for the Werts family and their extended family of employees. The founders' son, Dwight A. Werts, joined the firm in 1977 and is now the President/CEO.
To better serve our customers, Werts Welding opened a tank trailer parts distribution center in San Antonio, TX in 1991. Seeing a need to better service our customers in the Southeast, in 1997 we acquired new parts distribution centers in Birmingham, AL, Atlanta, GA and Tampa, FL. Last, but not least an opportunity was presented to us in early 2003 and we opened our 6th branch in Des Moines, IA.
Starting as a one man shop, Werts Welding was grown through 8 expansion programs to employ 50+ people; we are an 8 bay fully accredited tank trailer repair facility and have over 30,000 square feet of tank trailer equipment warehouse space at the Wood River location alone. All this, along with the acquisition of a tank trailer dealership for Heil Trailer International, has evolved Werts Welding & Tank Service, Inc. from a small welding shop into "THE LEADER" in the tank trailer industry.
We would also like to thank all of our customers, suppliers and everyone in the tank trailer industry for 46+ years of continued support and we look forward to serving all of your tank trailer needs in any way we can . . . now and in the future.
