Two prominent Utility dealers merge; creating Mountain West Utility Trailer

Mountain West Utility Trailer

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company announced Thursday dealer groups Utility Trailer Sales of Utah and Utility Trailer Sales of Idaho have merged, creating Mountain West Utility Trailer Inc.

The new business brings together locations in Salt Lake City and St. George, Utah; Las Vegas; Boise and Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Spokane, Wash.

Justin Deputy will serve as president and CEO of the new company alongside his brother Spencer Deputy, who will serve as chief sales officer. Both Justin and Spencer are majority shareholders in the new company.

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“This is only the beginning of our expansion program,” says Justin Deputy. “In the coming months, we will be upgrading facilities, expanding and updating our fleet of mobile trucks, increasing our trailer inventory, and onboarding more technicians to ensure we take care of our growing customer base.”

Adds Spencer, “Combining forces with our neighbors to the North allows us to better serve our customer base. The Idaho and Washington operations provide us with a high level of TRU expertise, which will enhance our ability to serve our customers with our full line of Cargobull TRUs.”

Utility Trailer Sales of Idaho has a rich history, having been operated by the Kilkenny family for two generations. Jack Kilkenny led the business for 35 years before passing the torch to his son, Sean Kilkenny, who has served as the company’s president for 28 years. Sean will now transition to a consulting role for Mountain West Utility Trailer.

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“It has been a great pleasure to work with Sean Kilkenny all these years. He and his team have done a fantastic job in their market area. He has placed the company in good hands with the Deputy family. We all wish Sean the very best with his retirement,” says Steve Bennett, president and COO of Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company.

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