NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 17, 2026--
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. LLC, the industry’s leading refrigerated trailer manufacturer, announces the launch of its next‑generation hybrid Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs), developed exclusively for the thermally-efficient 3000R ®. Strengthened by the latest advancements in Cargobull transport refrigeration technology, the new Cargobull 625+ Mono-Temp Hybrid and 655MT+ Multi-Temp Hybrid TRUs deliver a major leap forward in cooling performance, efficiency, and sustainability for North American fleets.
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Utility’s refrigeration lineup now includes the advanced Cargobull 625+ and 655MT+ Hybrid TRUs, developed using proven ultra‑low‑emission hybrid technology. These next‑generation units feature a newly developed hermetic two‑stage compressor, integrated into a compact, sealed assembly with no shaft seal, significantly reducing potential refrigerant loss and improving long‑term reliability. Complementing this is Cargobull’s cutting‑edge microchannel condenser which enhances heat transfer for faster, more energy‑efficient cooling.
With up to 20% more cooling capacity at –20°F, the new Hybrid TRUs can pull down to colder temperatures more quickly and maintain them more consistently across all operating conditions, including deep‑frozen applications. The sealed design further reduces maintenance needs, lowering total cost of ownership for fleets. The TRUs are further enhanced by an advanced BCU (Body Control Unit) telematics system that tracks operational performance, maximizes uptime, and streamlines fleet management workflows.
The TRUs also offer enhanced flexibility through an optional ePTO (electric power take‑off). When paired with a compatible electric tractor, the ePTO enables the TRU to operate electrically, improving energy efficiency and reducing fuel consumption. This design eliminates the need for a high‑voltage battery system or e‑axle on the trailer, reducing upfront investment while increasing reliability.
When installed on the 3000R, the Cargobull 625+ and 655MT+ TRUs takes full advantage of the trailer’s optimized insulation, efficient airflow design and proven structural durability. Together, they form a fully integrated refrigerated transport solution engineered for stronger temperature control, improved fuel efficiency, and exceptional long‑term performance.
“This technology marks a major milestone in refrigerated transport,” said Steve Bennett, President and COO for Utility. “By integrating advanced hybrid TRUs with the proven performance of the 3000R, we’re giving fleets a smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable way to protect their temperature‑controlled cargo. It’s a leap forward that delivers real‑world benefits from day one.”
ABOUT UTILITY TRAILER
Utility Trailer is America's oldest privately owned, family-operated trailer manufacturer. Founded in 1914, the company designs and manufactures dry freight vans, flatbeds, refrigerated trailers, and aerodynamic technologies. Utility currently operates six trailer manufacturing facilities across North America. Utility’s 3000R ® and the 3000R ® multi-temp refrigerated trailers are manufactured at the Atkins, Virginia, Clearfield, Utah and Piedras Negras, Mexico plants. The 4000D-X Composite ® series dry vans are manufactured at the Glade Spring, Virginia and Paragould, Arkansas plants. The 4000A E®, 4000S, and 4000A E® Drop Deck flatbeds are all manufactured at the Enterprise, Alabama facility. Utility is also the exclusive distributor of Cargobull North America TRU products, accessories and telematics. Cargobull TRUs are available options only on the 3000R. Utility has an extensive dealer network with over 140 locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and South America. Visit: www.utilitytrailer.com for more information.
Utility Trailer, the leading producer of refrigerated trailers in North America, announces Cargobull's next-gen Advanced Hybrid TRUs
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Rescuers recovered more bodies from the rubble of a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Tuesday after an overnight airstrike killed more than 400 people, according to officials, in a dramatic escalation of a conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan that is now in its third week.
Pakistan rejected Afghanistan’s accusation that it targeted the hospital, insisting its strikes, which were also conducted in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, were aimed at military facilities. It dismissed Afghanistan's claims of hundreds of casualties as propaganda.
The casualties were taken to several hospitals in the area, where crowds gathered to search for their loved ones among the injured and the dead. It wasn't possible to independently confirm the death toll.
The conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan has seen repeated cross-border clashes as well as airstrikes inside Afghanistan. International calls for a ceasefire have gone unheeded.
The overnight strike came hours after Afghan officials said that the two sides exchanged fire along the border, killing four people in Afghanistan.
Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of providing safe haven for militants who frequently carry out attacks inside Pakistan, especially for the Pakistani Taliban, a group separate but closely allied with the Afghan Taliban who took over Afghanistan in 2021 in the wake of the chaotic withdrawal of U.S.-led troops. The group, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, is designated as a terrorist organization by the United States. Kabul denies the charge.
In a late-night post on X, Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said the airstrike hit the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, a 2,000-bed facility in Kabul, at about 9 p.m. local time and that large sections of the facility had been destroyed.
Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said at least 408 people had been killed and 265 injured.
Night-time footage from local television stations showed security forces using flashlights as they carried out casualties while firefighters struggled to extinguish flames among the ruins of a building.
The Omid hospital was renamed and expanded in size roughly a year ago from the Ibn Sina Drug Addiction Treatment Hospital as part of government plans to stamp out drug addiction in the country.
The site, near Kabul's international airport, is located beside a former NATO military base, Camp Phoenix, where U.S. forces used to train the Afghan National Army. After the Taliban seized control of the country in 2021, the base was taken over by Afghanistan’s new authorities. It wasn't immediately clear what was now housed on the site of the former base.
A reporter for The Associated Press in an area near the site at the time of the strike said he heard a military jet fly overhead followed by a very powerful explosion.
Pakistan's Information Ministry said in an X post that the Pakistani military had “precisely targeted” Camp Phoenix, which it said was now a “military terrorist ammunition and equipment storage site.” However, it said that the hospital was “multiple kilometers” away from the former camp and accused Afghan officials of lying. Google Maps also shows another location, east of Kabul city, also labeled as Camp Phoenix.
“Another important question also lingers, as to why would an alleged drug rehabilitation facility be colocated with lethal ammunition storage site in a military camp? This also remains unanswered,” the Information Ministry wrote.
Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid condemned the strike, accusing Pakistan of “targeting hospitals and civilian sites to perpetrate horrors.” He said those killed were “innocent civilians and addicts.”
“We strongly condemn this crime and consider such an act to be against all accepted principles and a crime against humanity,” he said in a separate post on X.
Rescue team worker Allah Mohammad Farooq said that hundreds had been killed.
“When we arrived here, everyone was buried under the rubble,” he said. “We then used a crane to pull them out. Most of the people were dead, and many are still trapped under the debris.”
A man sitting outside the site broke down in tears as he recounted hearing about the bombing. Haji Najibullah said his son and other relatives were being treated in the hospital.
“We have no information about who is alive and who is buried under the rubble,” he said. “Only God knows who may have survived and who may be injured.”
The U.N. human rights expert in Afghanistan, Richard Bennet, said in an X post that he was “dismayed by fresh reports of #Pakistan airstrikes in #Afghanistan and resulting civilian casualties.” Offering his condolences, he added: “I urge parties to de-escalate, exercise maximum restraint & respect international law, including the protection of civilians and civilian objects such as hospitals.”
In Islamabad, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar rejected Afghanistan's accusations that Pakistan had targeted a hospital as “entirely baseless.”
Tarar said the “Afghan Taliban regime is peddling yet another falsehood,” and that Pakistan had only engaged military and militant targets. He said Pakistan had targeted facilities “being directly or indirectly used to plan, facilitate, shelter, train or abet terrorist attacks inside Pakistan.”
Tarar said overnight strikes in Kabul and in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar were “precise, deliberate and professional,” and denied any civilian infrastructure was hit.
“No hospital, no drug rehabilitation center, and no civilian facility was targeted,” he said.
The fighting — the most severe between the two neighbors — began in late February after Afghanistan launched cross-border attacks in response to Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan that Kabul said killed civilians. The clashes disrupted a ceasefire brokered by Qatar in October, after earlier fighting killed dozens of soldiers, civilians and suspected militants.
Pakistan has declared that it's in “open war” with Afghanistan. The conflict has alarmed the international community, particularly as the area is one where other militant organizations, including al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, still have a presence and have been trying to resurface.
On Saturday, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said that Afghanistan’s Taliban administration crossed a “red line” by deploying drones that wounded several civilians in Pakistan last week.
Ahmed reported from Islamabad, and Becatoros from Athens, Greece. Habib Rahmani in Kabul and Patrick Quinn in Bangkok, Thailand, contributed.
A body lies entangled in the rubble of a drug rehabilitation hospital after it was hit by a late-Monday airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
Residents and rescue workers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
Residents and volunteers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
A little girl and a woman watch as rescue workers and officials inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
Residents and rescue workers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
Firefighters work at the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
Residents and volunteers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
