Kill the chuck.Save what you tow.
Air-ride receiver hitches that absorb the road shock at the coupling — so your cargo, livestock, trailer, and rig all arrive in one piece.
- Trusted by
- 20,000+
- Rating
- 4.9
- Warranty
- 1 Year
- Patent
- #11,370,257
Tow rigs
844 reviews
+ 60-day return
USPTO granted
- No welding — bolts right on
- Up to 40,000 lb GTW
- Built to fit your exact rig
- Free shipping over $150
- Real US/CA hitch experts
- Secure checkout
What are you towing?
Pick your rig. We'll configure the fit.
Every entry point lands you in a guided configurator. No SKU hunting — just enter your load, get matched.
Up to 20,000 lb GTWBumper Pull
Travel trailers · horse trailers · cargo · boats
From $856Configure
Up to 40,000 lb GTWGooseneck
Flatbeds · stock trailers · dump · equipment
From $2,234Configure
Up to 24,000 lb GTWCamper
Premium RVs · fulltimers · luxury 5ers
From $1,058Configure
Up to 25,000 lb GTWTrailer Tongue Mount
Bolt-on upgrade · keep your truck hitch
From $1,192Configure
Why air ride
A normal hitch is just steel. Yours doesn't have to be.
A regular ball-mount is a solid steel bar, so every bump, jerk, and gust runs straight through to your truck and trailer. Shocker puts an air cushion right at the hookup to soak it up before you feel it.
That hard jerk when you stop or pull away
Smooth starts and stops
With steel, the trailer slams into the back of your truck every time you brake or hit the gas — snapping your head and rattling your nerves. The air cushion catches that jolt, so it feels like one smooth vehicle instead of two fighting each other.
White-knuckle sway on the highway
Calmer, steadier towing
Crosswinds, passing semis, and bridges set off that nervous side-to-side push and pull. Air ride softens it so the trailer settles down behind you and you can drive without flinching.
Cracked cabinets and rattled cargo
Everything in back rides easier
Every hard shock that gets through is what splits cabinets, loosens welds, scrambles your gear, and stresses livestock. Soaking it up at the hitch means what you load is what you unload.
Your truck takes a beating every mile
Goes easy on your truck
All that pounding doesn't just disappear — it wears on your truck's frame, suspension, and your own back. A cushioned hookup spreads the load, so both the rig and the driver show up fresher.
- U.S. Patent #11,370,257
- Tuned to the 0.5–3 Hz band where chucking & sway live
- Bolt-on — no welding
- Ships from Canada
Built around a patented air-spring coupling. How much smoother it feels depends on your truck, trailer, load, and the road.
How it works
Three steps. No SKU hunting.
We don't sell catalog parts — we build you the exact hitch that fits your truck, your trailer, and your load.
- 01
Match
Tell us your trailer GTW and your truck receiver size. We instantly filter to the air-ride hitches engineered for your load.
- 02
Configure
Pick your ball, your stinger drop, your bolt-on or weld-on mount. Every variable is fitment-checked before checkout.
- 03
Tow
Ships from Canada in days. Bolt-on for most setups — install guides + phone support included with every order.
Real rigs · real hauls
Owners who switched and didn't look back.
“I’ve ridden in the trailer myself — the difference in shock is huge. Our horses come off so much more relaxed, with far less wear on their knees, and there’s less wear on the truck and trailer too. We now sell a Shocker Hitch with every new gooseneck living-quarters trailer.”
Elsa Van Heerden
Co-owner · Vantage Trailer Sales
Gooseneck living-quarters horse trailers
Shocker vs the rest
Honest comparison. No invented percentages.
Every claim below is sourced. Where competitors publish a number without methodology, we say so instead of inflating ours.
Tap any row to see the methodology behind the claim
Air-spring couplings isolate vibration in the 0.5–3 Hz band — the same band where trailer chucking and sway resonate. Rigid steel cannot.
Shocker spans bumper-pull through heavy gooseneck applications. Each unit is stamped with its GTW rating.
No air-ride hitch brand publishes a peer-reviewed shock-absorption percentage. Most competitor figures (60%, 90%, 98%) have no test methodology disclosed. Shocker quotes the underlying air-spring physics instead.
Shocker says the hitch is tested and proven to reduce sway, without publishing a percentage. Some competitor weight-distribution products use converging linkages that are geometrically sway-eliminating.
Shocker holds US Patent #11,370,257 B1 (utility) and #D898,628 (design), with additional patents pending.
Per Shocker: customers report a 1–2 MPG improvement on long hauls because the truck and trailer work together with less coupling friction. Always treat as customer-reported, not lab-measured.
1-year manufacturer warranty against defects in material and workmanship, plus a 60-day fitment money-back guarantee on this site.
Most Shocker bumper-pull and gooseneck setups bolt to existing hardware with standard hand tools — no welding required.
* No air-ride hitch brand publishes a peer-reviewed shock-absorption percentage. Competitor figures of 60%, 90%, or 98% are manufacturer claims without disclosed test methodology. We chose to cite physics instead of inventing a number.
Install · support
Bolts on in an afternoon. We're here if it doesn't.
No welding for most setups. Every order ships with the right hardware, a model-specific install guide, and a hitch expert you can call before, during, or after.
Model-specific install guides
Step-by-step PDFs and YouTube walk-throughs for every base frame and attachment combination.
Talk to a real hitch expert
Not a chatbot, not an offshore call centre. Phone, email, or live chat — they tow themselves and know the product.
Free 30-day fitment guarantee
Doesn't fit your rig? Ship it back, no restocking fees. We'd rather lose the order than lose the trust.
One person · standard hand tools · no welding
Frequently asked
Honest answers to what owners ask first.
Every answer links to the resource that goes deeper.
Need more detail? The full Q&A library lives on the FAQ page.
Browse all FAQsStop bouncing.Start towing right.
Tell us what you tow. We'll build the exact hitch that fits — backed by a 1-year manufacturer warranty and a 60-day satisfaction guarantee.