Utility 3000R
Serving the temperature-controlled transportation industry for over 40 years, Utility has almost perfected refrigerated transportation with the 3000R. Maximize payload and rest easy with its durability. Learn more about the 3000R below.
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Utility 3000R
The 3000R remains the #1 selling refrigerated van in North America because Utility's philosophy of continuous improvement ensures optimized thermal efficiency and maximized performance.

Key Features
- Foam-in-place insulation
- Extruded aluminum duct floor
- Hendrickson® ULTRAA-K™ 40K air ride suspension & slider system
- Advanced trailer roll stability
- Stainless steel rear door frame
- Integrated heavy-duty 10" high wearband
- D.O.T. rated I.C.C. bumper
- 5½" deep extruded aluminum crossmembers
- Support leg bracing
- Corrosion protection
- Impact-absorbing rear gusset
- ConMet Preset Plus® premium wheel end system
- Unique tensioned roof design
- Heavy-duty kingpin section
- 100% LED lighting
- 100% soldered main harness
- Stainless steel covered extruded aluminum corner posts
- Diagonal reinforcing gussets on slider rails
- Lining corner closures
- Thermal barriers
- Ultra Road Shield™ Plus (URS+)
- USS-120A-4 Aerodynamic Side Skirt
Available Options
- Air return bulkheads
- Recessed logistic track
- Clearance light packages
- Utility Aerodynamic Tail 2 (UAT2)
- Air disc brakes
- Bottom rail protectors
- Electrical system options
- Severe service high impact linings
- Stainless steel I.C.C. bumper
- Stainless steel wingplates
- Custom wearbands
- Stainless steel electropolished lock rods
- Stainless steel side skin
- Customized floor systems
- Factory-installed refrigeration units and accessories
- Pintle hooks/doubles
- Diamond pattern stainless steel door skin
- Electric stand-by refrigeration units
- Factory-installed decals
- Anti-dock walk devices and dump valves
- Shore power plug at rear
- Grab handles
- Side and rear steps
- LED dome lights
Specifications
01-03 DIMENSIONS AND DECK TYPE | |
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Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) | |
65,000 lb | |
Payload capacity | |
55,000 lb | |
Inside height | |
104⅛" | |
Inside width | |
97½" at wearband | |
Overall length | |
53' 0" | |
Overall height | |
13' 6" on 46½" height 5th wheel | |
Overall width | |
102⅜" | |
Deck type | |
Straight | |
04 FRONT SUBFRAME | |
Front subframe | |
4¼" deep box beam design | |
Approach plate | |
9 ga. high strength steel full width | |
Kingpin location | |
36" from front | |
Kingpin plate | |
3 ga. high strength steel full width | |
Kingpin type | |
AAR hardness cruciform | |
Cover plate | |
Extruded aluminum on front face of approach plate | |
05 SUPPORT LEG AND ASSEMBLY | |
Support legs | |
Jost® model A401 enhanced 50,000 lb capacity | |
Support leg location | |
105" from center line of kingpin to center line of support legs | |
Support leg shoe type | |
10" × 10" ultra low profile cushion foot | |
Support leg bracing | |
Bolt-on cross-bracing with 7 ga. 3¼" deep high strength steel channels | |
Support leg crank location | |
Roadside of support legs | |
06 CROSSMEMBERS AND RAILS | |
Bottom rails | |
11" deep heavy-duty extruded aluminum; tapered front and rear | |
Crossmembers front subframe to legs | |
4" aluminum I-beam crossmembers with 4 rivet end clips on 12" center line | |
Crossmembers legs to rear subframe | |
5½" aluminum I-beam crossmembers with 4 rivet end clips on 12" center line | |
Crossmembers over rear subframe | |
4" steel I-beam crossmembers with 4 rivet end clips on 12" center line with standard reinforcement of an additional crossmember in rear 34" | |
Crossmembers over support legs | |
(5) 4" steel I-beam crossmembers with 4 rivet end clips on 12" center line over legs | |
07 REAR SUBFRAME | |
Rubber dock bumpers | |
1 pair | |
Vertical and horizontal I.C.C. bumper | |
D.O.T. high strength steel vertical with non-slip 7" deep horizontal |
08 SUSPENSION, AXLES AND ACTUATION | |
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Hendrickson air ride system with integral axles | |
Hendrickson® ULTRAA-K air ride/slider system with 49" axle spacing | |
Slider suspension location | |
70" rear and 166" forward for 96" of slider travel | |
Slider pin release mechanism | |
Hendrickson® Quik-Draw® air-operated slider repositioning system | |
Slack adjusters | |
Bendix® Versajust® automatic | |
Air actuation system | |
1 tank with spring brakes | |
Air brake chambers | |
Bendix® EnduraSure™ 3030 | |
Air ride dump valve | |
Hendrickson® automatic | |
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) | |
Bendix® TABS-8 2S/1M with TRSP | |
Axle spindle nuts | |
ConMet® included with Preset Plus® | |
Brake lining style | |
Hendrickson® HXS brake lining style | |
Hub piloted system with outboard drums | |
10 stud hub-piloted system with outboard cast drums with 16½" × 7" brakes included with ConMet Preset Plus® | |
Hubcaps | |
Federal-Mogul “non-vented” | |
Oil seals | |
ConMet® included with Preset Plus® | |
Wheel bearing lubrication | |
Mobilube HD Plus 80W-90 oil | |
Wheel bearings | |
ConMet® included with Preset Plus® | |
09 FRONT WALL | |
Front panels | |
.040" aluminum, pre-painted white with Ultra Road Shield™ Plus (URS+) | |
Front wall posts | |
1" J-shaped extruded aluminum post with 2 additional 3¼' deep steel reefer unit support posts | |
Front corner post | |
.080" extruded aluminum 4¾" radius | |
Front corner post inserts | |
Stainless steel | |
Front top rail | |
Extruded aluminum wraparound | |
Gladhands and receptacle location | |
Gladhands and receptacle mounted on an aluminum extrusion offset to roadside | |
Prep for front mount refrigeration unit | |
Without electric standby | |
Refrigeration unit opening cover | |
Sheet metal cover includes sealant full perimeter of opening | |
10 SIDE WALL | |
Side panels | |
.040" aluminum flat side panels, pre-painted white with Ultra Road Shield™ Plus (URS+) | |
Side posts | |
1" J-shape extruded aluminum posts with 16" maximum center line from front to rear of support legs with 24" center line legs to rear; 2 additional posts each side over front subframe | |
11 ROOF | |
Roof skin | |
.025" one-piece aluminum coil | |
Roof bows | |
1" extruded aluminum J-shaped bows on 48" center lines | |
Top rails | |
6⅜" heavy-duty extruded aluminum | |
12 REAR CASE AND DOORS | |
Rear case & buckplate material | |
Stainless steel for satin finish swing doors | |
Rear case corner posts & header | |
Stainless steel for satin finish swing doors | |
Rear door hinge material | |
Non-polished aluminum | |
Rear door hinges | |
4 per door | |
Holdbacks | |
Chain link and hook type door | |
Rear door lock rods | |
1 per door | |
Rear door panels | |
.040" aluminum exterior panel | |
Rear door type | |
Utility-Design Barrier Door® |
14 FLOORS | |
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Floor type | |
1½" extruded aluminum high wear 20K duct floor system and integral 10" heavy-duty extruded aluminum non-tapered wearband | |
Fork lift reinforcing | |
Bearing grid system at rear with full width hardwood fillers and aluminum I-cores rear 36" of floor in center 68"; 1 additional crossmember at rear for maximum 6" center line at rear 34" | |
Troughs | |
Extruded aluminum front and rear | |
Drains | |
2 drains front and rear | |
15 INSULATION | |
Side wall thickness | |
2" | |
Front wall thickness | |
4" | |
Crossmember floor fillers | |
Full length hardwood | |
Floor thickness | |
3" | |
Floor underskin | |
.040" Versitex® | |
Rear door thickness | |
3" | |
Roof thickness | |
3" | |
16 LINING | |
Front wall lining | |
.065" Versitex®-Utility VR2U | |
Side wall lining | |
.065" Versitex®-Utility VR2U | |
Wearband | |
10" high 3⁄16" thick heavy-duty extruded aluminum non-tapered integral with floor | |
Rear door lining | |
.065" Versitex®-Utility VR2U | |
Roof lining | |
.065" Versitex®-Utility VR2U | |
17 ELECTRICAL | |
Electrical receptacle | |
7-way without circuit breakers | |
Main harness | |
Utility moisture-resistant 6-wire harness with internal ground and 7-way plug | |
Clearance lights quantity | |
0-1-2-5 D.O.T. minimum clearance light package | |
Rear header clearance lights | |
Grote® Micronova® LED grommet-mounted | |
Upper clearance lights | |
Factory choice LED with 3" mounting hole at center line | |
Lower clearance lights | |
Grote® Micronova® LED PC-rated | |
Side mounted directional light | |
Grote® Supernova® LED combo on bracket below bottom rail (each side) | |
ABS warning light | |
Grote® Micronova® LED PC-rated | |
Stop, tail, turn lights | |
Grote® 4" LED (10-diode) lights, 2 per side with black snap-in flange | |
Conspicuity tape location | |
On bottom rails and at rear | |
18 PAINT AND FINISH | |
Front panel finish | |
Pre-painted white with Ultra Road Shield™ Plus (URS+) | |
Front corner post finish | |
Natural aluminum | |
Front corner post insert finish | |
Stainless steel | |
Front subframe assembly finish | |
Fully immersed in black rust preventative coating (zero VOC hot dip) | |
Side panel finish | |
Pre-painted white with Ultra Road Shield™ Plus (URS+) | |
Rear case finish | |
Satin finish stainless steel | |
Rear subframe finish | |
Black scharpf | |
Vertical & horizontal I.C.C. bumper finish | |
Utility black enamel on horizontal bumper, black scharpf on vertical bumper | |
Bottom side rail finish | |
Natural aluminum | |
Top front & top side rail finish | |
Natural aluminum | |
Roof exterior finish | |
Natural aluminum | |
Support leg finish | |
Rust preventative coating |
19 MISCELLANEOUS | |
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Mudflap type | |
Black plastic anti-sail with Utility logo, mounted with steel reinforcing straps | |
Side mounted aerodynamic air deflectors | |
Advanced aerodynamic side skirt USS-120A-4 | |
20 TIRES AND WHEELS | |
22.5" × 8.25" standard width wheels | |
Factory choice steel 10 hub piloted wheels | |
Tires | |
295/75R 22.5” Michelin X®-Line Energy-T2 14ply Load Range 'G' |