Off-road vehicles · Axle assemblies · Precision fabrication
Precision Engineered. Trail Proven
Hand-built off-road vehicles, drivetrain components, and precision manufacturing — engineered, cut, and welded under one roof in Middle Tennessee.
Fig. 01 - APE-X platform, field test
Cookeville, TN
Veteran owned & operated
Founded and run by veterans. The same discipline that got the job done downrange goes into every weld that leaves this shop.
American made
Our axles, chassis and trailers are designed, machined and welded in Cookeville, Tennessee - not sourced overseas and re-badged.
Manufacturing
In-house
CAD, CNC, machining, welding and assembly all under one roof.
Specification
Ready to Install
Precision-engineered, plug-and-play, ready for work.
Supply
Defense
Active government and municipal supplier.
sales
metal sales
Parts & metal, in stock and ready
Section 01 - Platforms
Three ways in
From a bare welded chassis that you and your buddies finish in the garage... to a fully engineered turn-key vehicle delivered and ready to drive.
APE-X
Turn-Key
Fully engineered and assembled. Specify power, axles, travel and cage; we deliver it running.
- Output
- 390-700+ hp
- Build
- 48-52 wks
- From
- Price on request
APE-X
Chassis
Jig-built tube chassis for the home fabricator. Repeatable geometry, ready for your drivetrain.
- Format
- Bare chassis
- Lead
- 6-10 wks
- From
- Price on request
Full
Custom
One-off engineering. Bring a sketch, a broken part, or a requirement document - we'll draw it and build it.
- Scope
- Per project
- Quote
- 3-5 days
- Price
- On request
Section 02 - Component index
The parts that fail first, built heavier
Drivetrain, steering and suspension components engineered for the loads that break catalog parts.
Second line - Traffic control
We built the first one.
We still build the best one.
APE Built is the original manufacturer of the traffic control trailer. Cities, DOT contractors and utility fleets have been running them for years - and we still build every one on the same floor as our vehicles.
- BuyersMunicipal, DOT, utility and contractor fleets
- PricingFleet & volume tiers
- PurchasingPOs and government terms accepted
- SupportParts & service direct from the builder
Section 03 - Process
From requirement to delivery
No black box. Here is exactly what happens between your first email and a finished assembly on your trailer.
Step 01
Define the duty cycle
Rock, desert, work fleet or defense. Terrain and load drive every decision downstream.
Step 02
Drawings & fixed quote
You receive real drawings and a firm number, typically within three business days.
Step 03
Cut, jig, weld
CNC-cut and fixture-welded in Cookeville, with progress photographs at every milestone.
Step 04
Delivery & support
Shipped or collected with setup notes - and a direct line to the fabricator who built it.
Section 04 - Our work
Built, delivered, running
Every rig on this page left our floor. Browse the full archive by build type - vehicles, axles, trailers and defense.
Section 05 - Government & Defense
When the mission isn't recreational
APE Built manufactures purpose-built tactical and utility vehicles for defense and municipal customers alongside the commercial line - including the MV4 platform and fleet traffic control equipment.
- OwnershipVeteran owned & operated
- ManufacturingCookeville, Tennessee, USA
- CapabilityPrototyping and low-rate production
- DisciplinesCAD, CNC and certified welding
- FleetTraffic control equipment
Presented by APE Built
Copperhead Crawl
Two days of riding, camping and adventure at Golden Mountain Off-Road Park in Sparta, Tennessee. Bring the rig you built.
Section 06 - Request for quote
Tell us what you're building
The more specific you are, the faster and tighter the number comes back. Most quotes go out within three business days.