The employees of Utility Trailer Manufacturing in Glade Spring, VA recently teamed up with Food City to make a significant product donation to Feeding America Southwest Virginia. The product was delivered to the Feeding America Southwest Virginia Distribution Center in Abingdon, VA earlier today.

“The Harvest Home Community Kitchen located inside Feeding America Southwest Virginia is very appreciative of the donated food. It comes at a time when our supply of canned food is low. Each week the kitchen serves approximately 750 meals. We are very fortunate to have the community support from Utility Trailer and Food City,” says David Millsap, branch director of Feeding America Southwest Virginia. 

“Food City is proud to have the opportunity to partner with our friends at Utility Trailer Manufacturing to help provide food assistance to our friends and neighbors in need throughout our region,” says Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer.  “We would like to applaud the Utility Trailer employees for their generosity in helping make this donation possible.” 

The Glade Spring manufacturer supports a number of ongoing community initiatives, including annual food drives, toy drives, United Way employee campaigns and programs to benefit Ballad Health and their Cancer Center.

“At Utility Trailer, we not only work to build top quality trailers, but we also work to give back to the communities where we live, work and educate our children,” says Sam Cassell, plant manager for Utility Trailer Manufacturing.

The Glade Spring manufacturer is scheduled to produce their 100,000th trailer later this year.  They are also the proud recipient of Liberty Mutual’s 2017 Safety Award.

About Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company

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, Tautliner® curtainsided trailers, and aerodynamic side skirts. Utility currently operates five trailer manufacturing facilities across the United States. Utility’s 3000R® and the 3000R® multi-temp refrigerated trailers are manufactured at the Marion, Virginia and Clearfield, Utah plants.  The 4000D-X Composite® series and 4000D® dry vans are manufactured at the Glade Spring, Virginia and Paragould, Arkansas plants. The 4000AE™, 4000S®, and 4000AE™ Drop Deck flatbeds as well as the Tautliner® are all manufactured at the Enterprise, Alabama facility. Utility also has an extensive independent dealer network with over 100 locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and South America. Visit utilitytrailer.com for more information, including current team member hiring opportunities.

About Food City

Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City’s parent company) operates 132 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, Chattanooga and north Georgia.