Apr 25, 2013 - 5 years ago
By Supply Post
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.
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
100,000th reefer trailer.
The 100,000th reefer trailer
was produced for Utility’s
longtime customer,
Stevens Transport from
Dallas, Texas and founded
by Steve Aaron in 1980
and 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 2nd 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.