A brother to the Companion, the Companion Flatbed uses the same great coupler but with a short base designed for steel flatbeds. Like every hitch in our Companion series, it offers a jerk-free ride and easy hook-up and removal for a level bed? all without sacrificing sturdiness, reliability, or towing power. Plus, you have the option to tow a fifth wheel or gooseneck hitch with the same system.

• Use with Flatbed trucks
• Requires a minimum 18x18 inch recessed opening, 4 inch maximum depth
• Utilizes the B&W Turnoverball under-bed mounting system. Pull a Gooseneck or a 5th Wheel with the same system
• Polyurethane bushings prevent metal to metal contact
• Can be removed for a clean bed with no rails. No mounting rails means using your truck for more than towing
• Easy to reach, cam action handle means easy release even when parked on unlevel sites
• Fully articulating head allowing front to back and side to side pivoting
• 1" thick wrap around jaws for a strong, worry-free connection

It was 1987 in the Midwestern town of Humboldt, Kansas.  Roger Baker was experiencing declining demand for his skills as a classic car restorer, and Joe Works had endured several tough years on the family farm.  To provide for their families, they began applying their skills in a new way—building custom truck beds under the name B&W.

They quickly recognized a way to remove the inconvenience of a gooseneck ball permanently welded in the bed of a truck.  They designed a gooseneck hitch with the mounting hardware underneath the bed and a ball that turned over and stowed in place.  The Turnoverball Gooseneck Hitch was born.  They didn't know it would revolutionize the industry the way it did, but today nearly every gooseneck manufacturer uses this type of ball storage and mounting system.

A few years later, they applied the same concepts to fifth-wheel hitches.  Using the same under-bed mounting hardware and hole in the bed, they designed a Companion with a single point attachement that was removable when not towing.  They also designed the Companion to provide a quiet and smooth ride for the user.

From there, they kept solving problems other hitch manufacturers weren't, always thinking of the customer's towing experience.  They set the bar high and built a company that continues to raise it.

Roger retired in 1999.

Our product line now includes all types of innovative towing products manufactured in our nearly 500,000-square-foot facility.   In 2007, Joe began transferring ownership of the company to us, the now 390 employee-owners.