Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company Exceeds Production Milestone of 200,000 Reefer Trailers at its Utah Plants

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, the industry’s largest manufacturer of refrigerated trailers and a leading manufacturer of dry freight vans, flatbeds, and Tautliner^® curtainsided trailers, is pleased to announce that it has exceeded a production milestone, manufacturing over 200,000 reefer trailers at the company’s Clearfield, Utah, manufacturing facilities.

“We opened the new facility in Utah specifically for our #1 selling 3000R® refrigerated trailer. The design and layout of the larger facility accommodated the advanced tooling specific to the 3000R”

Utility’s first Clearfield, Utah, plant opened in 1965 and closed in 2001. A new larger facility adjacent to the area opened in January 2000 and has recently reached the milestone of producing its 100,000^th reefer trailer. The 100,000^th reefer trailer was produced for Utility’s longtime customer, Stevens Transport from Dallas, Texas. Stevens was founded by Steve Aaron in 1980, who was later joined by his son Clay Aaron, President. Combining the production from both the old and new Clearfield manufacturing plants, Utility has exceeded the milestone of producing over 200,000 reefer trailers in Utah.

“We opened the new facility in Utah specifically for our #1 selling 3000R^® refrigerated trailer. The design and layout of the larger facility accommodated the advanced tooling specific to the 3000R,” said Steve Smith, Utility’s Clearfield Plant Manager. “From 178,000 square feet of space to the larger facility, which exceeds 500,000 square feet, we’ve increased production efficiencies with a continuous production flow by expanding and adding a 2^nd assembly line for high-option trailers.” With these efficiencies and expansions, Utility’s Clearfield facility has nearly tripled the production capacity. The plant is now one of the largest trailer manufacturing facilities in the world.

Utility currently operates five trailer manufacturing facilities across the United States. The Clearfield, Utah, and Marion, Virginia, plants manufacture Utility’s #1 selling refrigerated trailer. Utility dry vans are manufactured in Glade Spring, Virginia, and Paragould, Arkansas. Utility also has a facility in Enterprise, Alabama, that manufactures flatbeds and Tautliners^®.

For more information about Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, visit: www.utilitytrailer.com.

About Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company

Utility Trailer Manufacturing is America’s oldest privately owned, family-operated trailer manufacturer. Founded in 1914, the company designs and manufactures dry freight vans, flatbeds, refrigerated vans, Tautliner^® curtainsided trailers, and side skirts. Utility currently operates five trailer manufacturing facilities across the United States. Utility’s 3000R^® and the 3000R^® multi-temp refrigerated trailers are manufactured at the Marion, Virginia, and Clearfield, Utah, plants. The 4000D-X Composite^® and 4000D^™ dry vans are manufactured at the Glade Spring, Virginia, and Paragould, Arkansas, plants. The 4000A^®, 4000S^™, drop deck and double flatbeds as well as the Tautliner^® are all manufactured at the Enterprise, Alabama, facility. Utility also has an extensive independent dealer network with over 100 locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and South America. Visit www.utilitytrailer.com for more information.