Altor Locks, the Virginia manufacturer of coupler locks, announced it has partnered with Genuine Parts Company, a global distributor of automotive and industrial replacement parts. Together, they will make the ICON Trailer Lock available to customers around the world through their NAPA, Auto Accessories Garage and other brands.
Genuine Parts Company will offer the Altor ICON Trailer Lock because no other lock on the market keeps trailers safer, Altor Locks said in a release.
Automotive, travel, boat and utility trailer and property theft is on the rise in the U.S. along with other vehicles and cargo. According to recent reports:
- 67,095 trailers were reported stolen in 2022, but only 36% of them recovered, according to Detective Charles Warner with the Arizona Department of Public Safety Multi-Agency Vehicle Theft Task Force.
- 2023 cargo thefts were up more than 57%, according to CargoNet.
- 2023 car thefts topped 1 million for the first time since 2008, according to an April 2024 report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
“We are thrilled and honored to work with Genuine Parts Company,” said Larry Thomas, Altor Locks chief revenue officer. “This partnership expands our reach in one of our four key verticals — automotive. Marine, RV/camping and utility trailers are the others.”
Altor’s U.S. Patent 11,766,905 B2 was issued in 2023 for a premium lock specifically engineered to stand up to thieves using angle grinders, reciprocating saws, drills, lock picks, pry bars and hammers. Conventional locks on the market can be compromised in 120 seconds or less, the company said. The ICON lock survived a concentrated attack with an angle grinder, lasting more than 1 hour and 32 minutes, using 14 blades and eight battery packs.
The ICON Trailer Lock is made with over twenty pounds of cast steel hardened to 450 Brinell, making it able to withstand a lot of force. In addition to the patented radial fin design, the ICON features a premium disc detainer lock core, extreme weather resistant seals and one-piece design for easy lock and go experience.
Established in 1928, Genuine Parts Company is a global service organization specializing in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. Their Automotive Parts Group operates across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australasia, France, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal, and their Industrial Parts Group serves customers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australasia. They have a network of over 10,700 locations spanning 17 countries supported by more than 60,000 teammates.
Genuine Parts Company’s retail and wholesale customers can purchase the ICON lock on NAPAOnline and Auto Accessories Garage.
