Utility Trailer expands Arkansas plant

Oct. 1, 2012
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company announces the expansion of its dry van manufacturing plant in Paragould AR. The 22,000-square-foot expansion includes

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company announces the expansion of its dry van manufacturing plant in Paragould AR.

The 22,000-square-foot expansion includes a new modification center that accommodates more customized trailers with complex or multiple options.

“With our customers' growing demand for Utility trailers, the expansion will allow us to successfully meet those demands and manufacture more high option trailers while continuing to increase production of standard type trailers,” said David Neighbors, Utility's Paragould plant manager.

Utility estimates the expansion will result in hiring more than 50 additional employees to accommodate the increased production. The modification center has been expanded to include 12 new drive-through trailer bays and another employee lunchroom.