Utility Introduces New Trailer Prep Package for Hybrid Refrigeration Units
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA – Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of dry freight vans, reefers, flatbeds, and Tautliner curtainsided trailers, has released a new Prep Package for trailers equipped with hybrid refrigeration units.
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA – Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of dry freight vans, reefers, flatbeds, and Tautliner curtainsided trailers, has released a new Prep Package for trailers equipped with hybrid refrigeration units.
With the introduction of hybrid transport refrigeration systems, Utility has designed the 3000R refrigerated trailer to match the improvements in reliability, performance, and life expected with hybrid systems. This new 3000R Prep Package now provides a superior engineered interface between the trailer and the refrigeration system, the company said.
Among the newly engineered features specifically incorporated for hybrid multi-temperature applications is a flush, heavy-duty, divided aluminum trough that houses refrigeration lines and electrical cables in separate compartments; a full length, grounded, copper channel surrounding the high voltage cable; and a ¼-inch thick trough cover to better protect the high voltage cable from damage from fork truck masts and shoring bars.
To learn more about the 3000R multitemperature installation package go online to www.utilitytrailer.com.
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