UNSPSC 25181702: Flatbed trailers

UNSPSC 25181702 Flatbed trailers (Commodity) represents specialized hauling equipment that state and local governments procure for fleet, utility, and waste management operations. Recent opportunities show jurisdictions buying flatbed trailers in multiple configurations—standard open utility decks, lowboy equipment trailers rated at 35 tons, walking floor refuse transfer trailers, dump trailers with hydraulic cylinders, and specialized deck-over and gooseneck models. The work spans purchase-only solicitations and full-service procurements including delivery, training, and warranty support. Issuing bodies are diverse: county governments (Sacramento County, DeKalb County, Floyd County, Jackson County, Pickens County, Marion County, Fulton County) dominate recent activity, alongside state agencies (Illinois State Police, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas Animal Health Commission, State of Georgia), and municipal departments (City of Tucson). Trailer specifications reflect mission-specific needs—35-ton lowboys for heavy equipment transport, walking-floor models for refuse collection, side-dump configurations for solid waste, and tandem-axle flatbeds for general utility or flood-response equipment. Insurance requirements and prevailing-wage compliance are standard across opportunities.

Geographic activity concentrates in California (Sacramento County, Santa Clara County), Texas (multiple TAHC and Texas A&M Forest Service solicitations), Georgia (DeKalb County, Fulton County, Floyd County), and Illinois (State Police, Sangamon County), with additional procurement in Arizona, Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and Colorado. Representative recent opportunities include Sacramento County's July 2026 RFB (2026RFB0067) for one new 35-ton lowboy equipment trailer with air-ride suspension, mandatory pre-bid meeting July 15, 2026, and bids due August 3, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.; Texas A&M Forest Service's July 2026 IFB (IFB26013) for up to six tractor-transport trailers with dual 12,000-pound axles and deck-over neck construction, questions due July 13, 2026, sealed bids due July 21, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time; and DeKalb County's June 2026 ITB (#2026-084) for 12 walking-floor open refuse transfer trailers, bids due July 20, 2026. Cooperative purchasing vehicles appear—Utah Association of Counties (2026U-04, deadline April 11, 2026) posted a trailers solicitation through Cooperative Educational Services available to all Utah public entities. The code shows steady, distributed demand with no dominant repeat buyer beyond occasional county fleet departments; most solicitations are one-time buys or small-batch acquisitions rather than standing cooperative agreements.