Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company Announces Merger of Dealer Groups to Form Mountain West Utility Trailer Inc.

January 17, 2025

City of Industry, California - January 16, 2025 - Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, LLC is pleased to announce the merger of two prominent dealer groups: Utility Trailer Sales of Utah and Utility Trailer Sales of Idaho. This strategic move consolidates operations from locations in Salt Lake City and St. George, Utah, and Las Vegas, Nevada, with facilities in Boise and Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Spokane, Washington. The new entity will operate under the name Mountain West Utility Trailer Inc. and will be spearheaded by Justin Deputy as President & CEO, alongside his brother Spencer Deputy, who will serve as Chief Sales Officer. Both Justin and Spencer are majority shareholders in the new company.

In a statement, Spencer Deputy expressed enthusiasm for the merger, stating, "Combining forces with our neighbors to the North allows us to better serve our customer base. The Idaho and Washington operations provide us with a high level of TRU expertise, which will enhance our ability to serve our customers with our full line of Cargobull TRUs."

Justin Deputy added, "This is only the beginning of our expansion program. In the coming months, we will be upgrading facilities, expanding and updating our fleet of mobile trucks, increasing our trailer inventory, and onboarding more technicians to ensure we take care of our growing customer base."

Utility Trailer Sales of Idaho has a rich history, having been operated by the Kilkenny family for two generations. Jack Kilkenny led the business for 35 years before passing the torch to his son, Sean Kilkenny, who has served as the company's President for 28 years. Sean will now transition to a consulting role for Mountain West Utility Trailer. Steve Bennett, President & COO of Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, acknowledged the Kilkenny family's contributions, stating, "It has been a great pleasure to work with Sean Kilkenny all these years. He and his team have done a fantastic job in their market area. He has placed the company in good hands with the Deputy family. We all wish Sean the very best with his retirement."

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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 4000AE^®, 4000S^®, and 4000AE^® 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, with all-electric TRUs launching soon. The UTILITY TrailerConnect telematics systems are integrated with Utility's 3000R refrigerated trailers and compatible with other models. CBNA has an extensive dealer network that includes over 130 Utility dealers and more than 700 Aurora Parts dealers across North America.

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