HeavyLite Trailers is located in Blue Earth’s Golden Spike Business Park. There have been many lawsuits filed against the company for not returning down payments.

Eleven more lawsuits have been filed against HeavyLite Trailers since the Faribault County Register first reported that the company was facing complaints in the May 25 edition of the paper.

One of the lawsuits has been brought by First Bank Blue Earth and was filed June 9. It is a replevin case which is a legal action where a person/company sues to get back personal property that has been wrongfully taken or withheld by someone else. Unlike standard lawsuits that only ask for financial compensation, the main goal of replevin is the physical return of the specific item.

The suit alleges that HeavyLite and Andrew Sickler executed and delivered to the bank a promissory note (No. 3997) dated Aug. 25, 2023, in the original amount of $55,000 and has failed to make payments on that note.

According to the lawsuit, as of June 1 of this year, the indebtedness due is $56,561.13, consisting of a principal balance of $52,957.16 and interest of $3,603.97.

The lawsuit also alleges that another promissory note (No. 4312) was executed and delivered to the bank dated Jan. 30, 2026 in the original principal amount of $60,000 and that default has occurred on the note.

The lawsuits claim that as of June 1, the indebtedness due and owning by HeavyLite to the bank on the second note was $59,295.83, consisting of a principal balance of $58,668.26 and interest of $607.57.

According to the lawsuit, the defendants executed and delivered to the bank a security agreement dated Jan. 27, 2023 granting the bank a security interest in all of security interest in various items of defendants’ personal property including, but not limited to, all inventory, equipment, accounts, chattel paper, instruments, letter of credit rights, documents, deposit accounts, investment property, money, right to payment, general intangibles, etc.

On May 22 a demand for payment in full of the two notes was sent to the defendants.

The lawsuit states that as a consequence of HeavyLite’s and Andrew Sickler’s defaults on both notes that the bank is entitled to foreclose its security interest in, take immediate possession of and liquidate the personal property, and at the bank’s sole discretion apply the proceeds thereof towards payment of collection costs, liquidation expenses and other charges, all as authorized by the Uniform Commercial Code, with the net balance being applied against the two notes.

A hearing has been set for July 27 on this case.

Eight of the most recent cases are conciliation cases with plaintiffs seeking anywhere from $6,455 to over $10,000 in damages trying to recover down payments for trailers they say were never built or delivered.

One case was a transcript judgment case where the plaintiff was awarded $11,261.50.

A civil case has also been filed with 16 plaintiffs listed. The lawsuit alleges that HeavyLite Trailer’s conduct raised significant concerns, including accepting substantial customer funds while failing to begin contracted work, providing repeated assurances while performing no work over several months and refusing to refund any deposits after cancellation and non-performance, and failing to satisfy court-ordered judgments.

It further alleges the pattern suggests potential violations including but not limited to theft by swindle, consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices and other potential criminal or regulatory violations.

A date has not yet been set to hear this case.