Blue Ox

Blue Ox: A Century of Towing Excellence

Few names carry as much weight in the towing world as Blue Ox. Blue Ox traces its manufacturing roots all the way back to 1925, when the parent company — Automatic Equipment Manufacturing — began building durable, purpose-driven equipment in Pender, Nebraska. Over the following decades, the brand evolved into one of the most recognized names in aftermarket towing, earning a loyal following among RV enthusiasts, weekend campers, and commercial towers alike.

What sets Blue Ox apart is a relentless focus on engineering products that are not only reliable but genuinely easy to use. Whether you're flat towing a car behind a Class A motorhome or hauling a loaded travel trailer across mountain passes, Blue Ox designs its products with real-world towing challenges in mind. The brand is known internationally for its tow bars and baseplates, sway control systems, and weight-distributing hitches — a product portfolio that continues to grow alongside customer needs.

A Full Lineup Built for the Road Ahead

At the heart of the Blue Ox catalog are its award-winning tow bars, which have become a benchmark for flat towing behind motorhomes. Models like the Avail and Ascent offer varying tow capacities and are engineered to work seamlessly with Blue Ox baseplates, giving drivers a complete and confidence-inspiring flat towing system.

For those towing heavier trailers and campers, Blue Ox's lineup of trailer weight distribution kits is equally impressive. The flagship SwayPro and TrackPro systems use spring bars and integrated sway control to distribute tongue weight evenly across the axles of both the tow vehicle and trailer — reducing rear sag, improving steering feel, and keeping sway in check even in crosswinds or on rough roads.

A properly matched trailer hitch is the foundation of any towing setup, and Blue Ox offers a range of hitch options designed to integrate tightly with their broader towing ecosystem. Completing the system, Blue Ox also produces trailer wiring adapter connectors to ensure your brake lights, turn signals, and running lights communicate reliably between vehicles — an often-overlooked but critical part of safe towing. For rigs that need a bit more reach or clearance, trailer hitch receiver extensions round out the lineup, helping dial in the perfect connection geometry.

Why Towing Enthusiasts Choose Blue Ox

• Decades of manufacturing heritage dating back to 1925 in Pender, Nebraska
• Award-winning tow bars with multiple capacity tiers to match any towing vehicle
• Integrated sway control technology built into weight distribution systems like the SwayPro
• Complete towing ecosystems — baseplates, tow bars, hitches, wiring, and accessories designed to work together
• Broad vehicle coverage with applications for virtually every flat-towable vehicle on the road
• Training and support through a network of certified dealers and installers across the U.S. and Canada

Whether you're setting up your first flat towing rig or upgrading a long-haul trailer setup, Blue Ox delivers the hardware and expertise to do it right.