UNSPSC 25181714: Semi trailer

A type of trailer which is designed to be coupled to a towing vehicle and to impose a substantial part of its total weight on the towing vehicle.

UNSPSC 25181714 Semi trailer is a Commodity code capturing the procurement of specialized trailers by state and local governments, most recently for refuse transfer, grapple dump, end-dump, mobile training, mobile concession, and enclosed cargo applications. State and local buyers source under this code range from county waste management departments and board of commissioners to university procurement offices, city departments, and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Sourcewell. Sacramento County's Department of Waste Management & Recycling is actively soliciting up to five two-axle, forty-five-foot open-top refuse transfer semi-trailers with specifications including aluminum construction, walking floor, automatic flip-top tarp system, and 109 cubic-yard capacity under IFB 2026RFB0095, with bids due October 2, 2026; the solicitation includes a local and micro-business preference and an option to purchase up to five additional trailers per year for four years. Habersham County Board of Commissioners in Georgia has posted two RFQs for commercial-grade grapple dump trailers with 18'–20' deck-over design, 21-foot minimum hydraulic reach, and 3,000-pound capacity for storm debris management, with responses due September 16 and October 14, 2026. The City of Provo, Utah solicited a 32-foot end-dump aluminum Travis trailer for its Wastewater Department under IFB, bids due June 25, 2026. Snow College issued an IFB for vinyl-wrap installation services on a semi tractor, bids due July 17, 2026.

Activity clusters in the West and Southeast, with Sacramento and Habersham County driving recent volume and Provo, Snow College in Utah, the City of Valdosta in Georgia, and Sourcewell's cooperative vehicle representing additional geographic distribution. Sourcewell, the Minnesota cooperative purchasing organization, posted a broad RFP for Trailers with Related Equipment and Services with proposals due June 25, 2026, positioning vendors to serve multiple participating entities across state lines. Issuing bodies range from single-purpose county departments and city public-works divisions to universities and regional cooperatives, with no standout repeat buyer emerging in the recent posting window. Insurance requirements typically run $1 million to $3 million general liability and workers' compensation; delivery timelines span 120 to 180 days; and warranty provisions commonly include twelve-month defect coverage and five-year structural failure warranties. Award decisions consistently favor lowest responsive and responsible bidders on fixed-price, lump-sum bases, with bid validity periods of 30 to 120 days and no identified set-asides or DBE restrictions in the recent solicitations.