Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co., a manufacturer of dry freight vans,reefers, flatbeds, and Tautliner curtainsided trailers, said itsthin-wall 4000D-X dry van features patented side-wall engineering designed to raise the standards in the thin-wall segment.

The 4000D-X thin-wall design was engineered to compete in the thin-wall segment by forging an aluminum exterior skin with 80K steel interior panels separated by a foam core material. The 4000D-X 101 version provides 101.25 in. of inside width from lining to lining and 101 in. from wearband to wearband with 4,085 cubic feet of productivity. The 4000D-X 100 version has deeper side posts with increased stiffness for bulge loads, the company said. Pre-painted white galvanized, high-strength interior lining panels are designed for a snag-free surface and 100 in. of inside width from wearband to wearband.

The thin-wall segment is comprised of dry vans that increase the inside width within the same exterior dimensions. The 4000D-X represents Utility Trailer’s thin-wall dry van, which accounted for approximately 45 percent of Utility’s dry van production in 2005, compared to about 5 percent in 2001.

“The 4000D-X dry van raises the standard in thin-wall trailers engineered as durable, productive and versatile,” said Craig Bennett, senior vice president sales and marketing, Utility Trailer. “In contrast with other designs that may include inconvenient wall repair, steel outer skins, and bulging, our design features convenient conventional sidewall reparability, aluminum exterior skin for low tare weight, and unique wall impact-absorbing design.”

For more information, visit www.utilitytrailer.com.