UNSPSC 25181721: Drawbar trailer

Drawbar trailers give rigid trucks the extra payload and loadspace and can be run at the maximum weight of 44 tonnes. The two main type of drawbar are a straight bar with the axles in the centre of the trailer, and A frames where the front axle is mounted on a steering turntable dolly axle.

UNSPSC 25181721 Drawbar trailer (Commodity) covers single and double-axle trailers, gooseneck and bumper-pull configurations, flatbed and specialized deck designs, and ancillary equipment such as jacks, winches, and brake systems that state and local governments buy to support fleet operations, emergency services, parks and recreation, and school district capital needs. Recent solicitations show school districts, counties, and state agencies procuring livestock trailers, equipment trailers, lowboy trailers, dump trailers, boat trailers, and culvert trailers with specifications ranging from light-duty 16,000-pound GVWR utility units to heavy-duty 35-ton capacity gooseneck equipment haulers. The issuing-body mix spans intermediate school districts (Lenawee and Van Buren in Michigan), county government (Sacramento, Portage, Hillsborough, Marion, Jackson), state departments (Kentucky Office of Agricultural Marketing & Product Promotion, Maine Department of Agriculture Conservation & Forestry, New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services), and fire rescue departments, with repeating procurement patterns from Sacramento County and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Recent opportunities cluster in Michigan, California, Kentucky, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Missouri, and Florida. Representative solicitations include Lenawee Intermediate School District's RFB for one 20-foot livestock show trailer with bumper pull, 8-pen stall system, and drop-down feed windows, due July 22, 2026; the County of Sacramento's RFB for one 35-ton lowboy equipment trailer with air-ride suspension and flip-tail ramps, due August 3, 2026, with a mandatory pre-bid meeting on July 15, 2026; Portage County, Wisconsin's RFB for a Bibeau quad-axle dump body on a 2026 Western Star chassis, due July 28, 2026, with anticipated chassis delivery January 31, 2027 and 115-day build timeline; the Commonwealth of Kentucky's RFB for one Gatormade Aardvark +3 Series 16K flatbed trailer with 16,000-pound GVWR, due July 2, 2026, with Kentucky resident and Kentucky Correctional Industries preferences; and Marion County, Florida's ITB for a Midsota HS Series side dump trailer with 21-foot tilt deck and front dump box, due May 21, 2026. Sourcewell, through the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, is running a cooperative Master Agreement for trailers with related equipment and services, proposals due June 25, 2026, available to eligible state agencies, municipalities, school districts, counties, and institutions of higher education. Michigan-based businesses receive 5 percent bid preference or $10,000 (whichever is less) in school district procurements, California offers 5 percent local and 2 percent micro-business preference, and Kentucky applies reciprocal and nonprofit preferences up to 20 percent. Most awards are made on lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bidder basis with 90-day bid validity periods and NET 30–NET 45 payment terms.