Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company LLC Announces Major Advancements in Trailer Telematics

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 18, 2025--

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company LLC is excited to unveil significant innovations in trailer telematics with UTILITY TrailerConnect.

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Utility offers a powerful telematics platform that gives fleet managers, dispatchers, and truck drivers access to real-time, actionable data—all in one place. The UTILITY TrailerConnect telematics system integrates IOT sensors and data from various third-party applications, providing a complete, real-time view of a company’s fleet. UTILITY TrailerConnect delivers proactive, targeted notifications, ensuring the right people get the right information at the right time, avoiding data overload.

“Utility is committed to simplifying fleet management with a truly unified telematics system. We’re thrilled to announce two major advancements that will transform how you track and manage your entire fleet—regardless of the trailer type or manufacturer,” stated Simon Mols, Director of Telematics Operations for Cargobull North America who collaborated with Utility on this project. “Utility is expanding their telematics portfolio with a new offering, UTC-BASIC, along with a retrofit program that allows existing trailers to benefit from this solution. Our portfolio now includes UTC-BASIC, which can be installed at the factory or via the retrofit program, and UTC-PRO, which comes standard with the Cargobull North America TRUs.”

“With UTC-BASIC, digitizing your fleet has never been easier,” added Mols. “Installation is quick and seamless—simply visit a Cargobull North America dealership, and in just 15 minutes, your asset is fully connected.”

Dry vans, flatbeds, and reefers across a fleet’s entire trailer portfolio can be tracked and monitored with UTILITY TrailerConnect. The program is trailer agnostic, giving fleet managers full visibility and real-time insights into their entire trailer fleet. UTC-BASIC includes essential features like geo-location tracking, tire monitoring, and integration with the Bendix TABS-8 ABS system, providing key data such as trailer weight, tire pressure alerts, and braking system health. This makes UTC-BASIC perfect for digitizing dry vans and flatbeds and turning them into “smart” assets.

UTC-PRO, which is already integrated with the Cargobull TRUs, builds on BASIC by offering advanced features like precision temperature recording, door monitoring, and two-way TRU communication. UTC-PRO is the ultimate solution for cold-chain logistics, ensuring cargo integrity and compliance while boosting operational efficiency.

With both UTC-BASIC and UTC-PRO, fleet managers gain full visibility across their entire fleet. Whether retrofitting existing trailers or choosing factory-installed telematics, UTILITY TrailerConnect simplifies fleet management, making it more efficient, robust, and easier than ever.

ABOUT UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company is America's oldest privately owned, family-operated trailer manufacturer. Founded in 1914, the company designs and manufactures dry freight vans, flatbeds, refrigerated vans, and aerodynamic technologies. Utility currently operates six trailer manufacturing facilities across North America. Utility’s 3000R ® and the 3000R ® multi-temp refrigerated trailers are manufactured at the Atkins, Virginia, Clearfield, Utah and Piedras Negras, Mexico plants. The 4000D-X Composite ® series dry vans are manufactured at the Glade Spring, Virginia and Paragould, Arkansas plants. The 4000A E®, 4000S ®, and 4000A E® Drop Deck flatbeds are all manufactured at the Enterprise, Alabama facility. Utility is also the exclusive distributor of Cargobull North America TRU products, accessories and telematics. Cargobull TRUs are available options only on the 3000R. Utility has an extensive dealer network with over 130 locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and South America. Visit: www.utilitytrailer.com for more information.

ABOUT CARGOBULL NORTH AMERICA, LLC

Cargobull North America LLC (CBNA) is a joint venture between Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company LLC and Schmitz Cargobull. CBNA offers advanced transport refrigeration units (TRUs) and telematics solutions to the North American market. Designed by Schmitz Cargobull and exclusively distributed by Utility Trailer, these products aim to enhance sustainability, fuel efficiency, and emission reduction. CBNA currently provides two ultra-low emission TRU hybrid models, the 625 Hybrid for mono-temp and the 655MT Hybrid for multi-temp operations. The UTILITY TrailerConnect UTC-PRO telematics systems are integrated with Cargobull TRUs on Utility's 3000R refrigerated trailers. The UTC-BASIC system is available for all trailer models and types. CBNA has an extensive dealer network that includes over 130 Utility dealers and more than 700 Aurora Parts dealers across North America.

Simon Mols, Director of Telematics Operations, Cargobull North America

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Milos Uzan scored 16 points, LJ Cryer added 15 and No. 1 seed Houston was able to rest up for the rest of the NCAA Tournament while romping past No. 16 seed SIU Edwardsville 78-40 on Thursday in the first round of the Midwest Region.

Ja'Vier Francis added 13 points and eight rebounds for Houston (31-4), which now gets a tough second-round matchup with No. 8 seed Gonzaga on Saturday. The Bulldogs blitzed ninth-seeded Georgia, 89-68, in their tournament opener.

“I thought our defense and our rebounding, two of the things we really emphasize, was good today,” Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said. “Shot selection was really good to start the game — knocked some shots down, got off to a good start.”

The Cougars finished well, too. The final margin was the biggest of the game.

Ray'Sean Taylor had 10 points for SIUE (22-12), which was just 2 of 24 from the 3-point arc in its first NCAA appearance.

“It's definitely a gut-punch because I feel like we had more to give for sure,” said Taylor, breaking down in tears. "When I look back at it, I'm not going to be mad about the game. I don't like to lose, but I'm never going to hold my head down ever. I never let anyone see me with my head down. They played better than us today.

“Good luck to them. They have a team to win it all.”

It’s never a good formula for springing an NCAA upset to let what is arguably the best defensive team in the country also shoot better than 60% from the field and only turn it over twice during the first 20 minutes of a game.

That’s exactly what SIUE did against Houston.

The Cougars probably knew they were in for a tough afternoon against a bigger, more athletic bunch of Cougars in the first few minutes, when Houston scored on nine straight offensive possessions. At the other end, SIUE struggled just to get shots off — at one point, guard Brian Taylor II was trapped so quickly that he genuinely looked perplexed.

The whole affair may have been summed up by the last 3 seconds of the first half: SIUE forward Myles Thompson was trapped near midcourt, turned the ball over, and Cryer promptly drilled a 3 from the wing to give Houston a 52-24 lead.

Sampson's bunch kept extending the lead all the way to the finish.

“They were physical, made some shots early when we had a couple breakdowns, and then they hit some really hard shots as well,” SIUE coach Brian Barone said. “We weren't able to dig out of that hole.”

SIU Edwardsville may have had more fans — or at least louder ones — than Houston for its NCAA tourney debut. They cheered all the way to the finish, too, when Barone took his starters out of the game.

Houston was no doubt pleased to see J'Wan Roberts moving around fine on the ankle he sprained in the Big 12 Tournament. He was able to spend much of the second half resting with the rest of the Cougars' starters on the bench.

Houston advanced to the second round for the seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament.

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SIU Edwardsville forward Kyle Thomas, right, dives for a loose ball against Houston forward Joseph Tugler, left, during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Wichita, Kan. (AP Photo/Travis Heying)

SIU Edwardsville guard Declan Dillon (5) tried to get possession of the ball against Houston during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Wichita, Kan. (AP Photo/Travis Heying)