Utility Trailer Manufacturing Introduces Two New Unique Side Skirt Designs
Business Wire- 2/17/2010 11:00:00 AM EST
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Introduces Two New Unique Side Skirt
Designs
( BW)(CA-UTILITY-TRAILER)(.) Utility Trailer Manufacturing Introduces Two New Unique Side Skirt
Designs
Utility
Trailer Manufacturing Company, the #1 manufacturer of trailers
in North America in 2009, designs two new U.S. EPA SmartWay®
verified side skirts that have a unique bracing system unlike any other
design in the industry.
“After extensive structural testing at Utility’s state-of-the-art real
world test facility in Southern California, in combination with
aerodynamic testing at industry test tracks, I am pleased to announce
that we have received notice from the EPA SmartWay® verifying
both of our new aerodynamic side skirt designs,” said Craig Bennett,
Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Utility Trailer
Manufacturing Co. “The Utility Side Skirt 120 (USS-120) and Utility
Side Skirt 160 (USS-160) are created with galvanized high tensile
steel braces that are virtually indestructible and unlike others can
simply be ‘bent’ back to their original shape if damaged. For optimal
durability, we have designed this unique bracing system allowing the
side skirt to flex both inward and outward.”
Both Utility side skirts are also designed for exceptional strength and
performance. The USS-120 and USS-160 are created with UV protected
one-piece fiberglass reinforced plastic and unique mounting to the
support leg “wingplate.” Both devices are CARB (California Air Resources
Board) compliant for California operations*. The USS -120 Model as a
stand alone device is CARB compliant for refrigerated trailers only.
The USS-120 is SmartWay® verified to achieve greater than 4%
fuel savings and
the USS-160
is SmartWay®
verified to achieve greater than 5% fuel savings (actual fuel economy
gains may vary for both designs). Additionally, EPA SmartWay®
has classified the USS-160 as an “Advanced Side Skirt,” which allows
truckers to use them without any other aerodynamic device on dry vans.
The two side skirt designs will be featured at Utility’s press
conference during the Mid-America
Trucking Show in Louisville, KY. Both side skirt designs are now
available as factory installed options for new Utility trailers.
Retrofitting for existing trailers is available through Utility’s
Aftermarket Department. Visit the dealer directory online at: www.utilitytrailer.com/dealer_locator
for the nearest location.
For information about Utility, visit www.utilitytrailer.com.
For U.S. EPA SmartWay® information, visit: www.epa.gov/smartway/documents/420f07033.htm.
*This release is not intended to provide legal advice or legal opinion
as to the applicability of the California regulation to any particular
end use. For correct methods of compliance and details, visit the CARB
website: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/hdghg/hdghg.htm.
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CONTACT:
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
Craig Bennett, (626) 854-7220
cbennett@utm.com
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