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, a Commodity code, encompasses single-axle and tandem-axle cargo trailers, utility trailers, and specialized drawbar-configured equipment carriers that state and local governments procure for fleet operations, emergency response, and specialized transportation. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring landscape utility trailers, equipment trailers, livestock trailers, boat trailers, custom culvert trailers, and project-specific enclosed or open-bed configurations, often bundled with attached vehicles or fleet purchases rather than procured in isolation. Counties, municipalities, school districts, and state agencies are the primary issuing bodies; Hillsborough County (Florida), Sacramento County (California), Portage County (Wisconsin), Lenawee Intermediate School District (Michigan), and the Commonwealth of Kentucky appear repeatedly in recent activity. Drawbar trailers are frequently solicited as line items within broader fleet or equipment RFBs, with responses due via county e-bidding portals or state procurement systems.

Geographic activity spans Florida, California, Wisconsin, Michigan, Kentucky, Oregon, Maine, New Hampshire, and Texas, with Hillsborough County and Sacramento County showing the highest volume of recent trailer procurements. Representative recent solicitations include Hillsborough County's May 2026 ITB for various construction and road maintenance vehicles and equipment (including line-item drawbar and utility trailers within a $2.89 million procurement, due May 27, 2026), Sacramento County's May 2026 RFB for one enclosed utility trailer with bathroom and storage (7,000-pound GVWR single axle, 12 feet by 7 feet interior, due October 27, 2026), Clackamas County, Oregon's September 2026 RFQ for a 28-foot search and rescue command post trailer ($130,000 estimated budget, due October 15, 2026), and Lenawee Intermediate School District's July 2026 RFB for one 20-foot livestock trailer with show-stall configuration (due July 22, 2026). Sourcewell cooperative purchasing also released a master-agreement RFP in May 2026 for trailers with related equipment and services available to state agencies, municipalities, and school districts across multiple states (proposals due June 25, 2026). Award criteria typically favor lowest responsive and responsible bidders, with evaluation of warranty, delivery lead time, and past performance; most procurements are one-time purchases with FOB destination delivery and firm pricing valid for 60–180 days after bid closing.