🏭 Manufacturing · Joliet, Illinois
Hyundai Translead: Will County trailer plants
💰 $600 million (raised from $450 million, adding a third shift)👷 3,750 jobs (full-time)🏗️ Announced; two former plants being refitted, production by 2027Commercial trailers, truck bodies and flatbeds at two retrofitted plants in Will County.
How to get on the sub list
The general contractor hasn't been announced publicly; watch local news and county permits.
Source: Herald-News, Oct 22, 2026 · checked Oct 25, 2026
How to get on the Hyundai Translead Joliet sub list
- Find the general contractor. It hasn't been announced publicly. Watch local news and Joliet's county building permits.
- Get prequalified. Have your insurance, safety record (EMR), licenses and references ready.
- Call the local economic development office. Illinois and its counties often run supplier fairs and keep vendor lists for projects like this.
- Have a one-page capability statement. Build yours in Launchpad.
Work sites like this typically buy locally:
Site work, paving and concreteElectrical, HVAC and plumbingTrucking, hauling and equipment rentalSecurity guardsJanitorial and industrial cleaningLandscaping and snow removalFencing, signage and maintenanceCatering, staffing and office supply
Win government work in Illinois while this one gets going
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Investment and job figures are the company's own announced numbers, from the linked source. Plans change; check the source for the latest. Contrax isn't affiliated with Hyundai Translead.