Utility Produces 100,000th Dry Van Trailer

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Utility Trailer’s manufacturing plant in Glade Spring, Virginia, recently built its 100,000th dry van trailer. (Photo courtesy of Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company.)

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company’s plant in Glade Spring, Virginia, recently produced its 100,000th dry van trailer, a 4000D-X Composite TBR model. Whitaker Transportation, based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, received this milestone-making trailer at a special event held at Glade Spring facility on January 9. Sam Cassell, the location’s plant manager, was one of the Utility representatives on hand to present the 4000D-X. “I want to thank Whitaker Transportation for their continued trust in Utility,” said Cassell. “For the past several years, they have been acquiring 100 to 150 dry vans a year. We are proud to be a part of their growing success and are delighted to make our 100,000th dry van theirs.”

Dedication To Quality

Paul Bennett, chairman and CEO of Utility Trailer, was also at the event and took the opportunity to congratulate the more than 700 employees at the Glade Spring facility for their achievement. “Day in and day out, through the most challenging times, the people of Glade Spring have maintained their track record of excellence,” he said. “Their character is exemplified in their generosity to the community and in their commitment to building trailers of the highest quality — this is why customers keep coming back and that is why the 4000D-X Composite continues to be the fastest-selling trailer in our history.”

More On The 4000D-X

The Utility 4000D-X has composite sidewalls with polyurethane foam cores, a Snag-Free interior lining, 80K flush steel logistics posts, a stainless-steel rear door frame, and weather-tight hardwood floors. The model sold to Whitaker Transportation also features Utility side skirts, a Hendrickson suspension and tire inflation system, and Bendix air disc brakes. There are also several optional features available, including aluminum and steel sidewalls, heavy-duty aluminum floors, tri-axle suspensions, and more.

Source: Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company

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