Utility Tool & Trailer, Inc teams up with Versalift East!

Utility Tool & Trailer, Inc. is excited to announce the addition of Versalift East Inc. (VEl) as our newest full-range supplier. VEl now has the ability to sell any and all products in our Commercial line as well as take customer requests for new products. VEl will continue to focus on expanding our Commercial line and our customer base by providing our line to any/all customers and as such will be a reliable point of contact for almost all of the northeastern United States.

About Utility Tool & Trailer, Inc.

UTT was founded by Arthur Giersbach in 1935 under a simply idea: to create a line of specialty equipment exclusively for phone and electrical line contraction companies. 70 years later, UTT is a lot larger and whole lot better. Our niche markets now cover military, commercial, utility and service/support industries. Our 78,000 square foot manufacturing, prep and paint facilities house our workforce which averages more than 18 years of service with us.

We've grown beyond anything Arthur probably ever imagined, yet there are a few things we won't change: our spirit of product innovation and our focus on the special needs of niche markets. Our cornerstone of delivering a better line of time-tested trailers and equipment is still at the core of everything we do. It's a pretty simple formula, but it's been working since 1935.

John Weiland
Director of Commercial Sales & Marketing
Utility Tool & Trailer, Inc.


View the complete line of Utility Tool & Trailer on the Versalift East website.

You can also now purchase UTT Accessories 24/7 through the Versalift East Online Store!

Cold Weather Aerial Operations

Winter Time in the Cold Areas bring challenges to aerial equipment operators in numerous ways, cold weather operations truly test all equipment operations and the personnel involved. Taking a look at one specific area is the aerial unit set up when parked on ice or snow covered ground for aerial operations. If we recall, the ANSI A92.2 requirements are based on the truck/aerial unit being parked on firm level ground and/or up to a 5 degree slope for operations. Most all of the tests performed by an aerial provider where testing is done on a dry and clear surface. Most of the year, the units operate on a similar surface in the day to day work. What happens when the major winter storms hit our region? Though ice and snow are firm in nature of their content when packed, the area of concern is the unit loosing grip to the ground now ice and snow packed covered during aerial operations with the booms off to the side at extended reaches. Extra steps should be taken to secure the truck with using cleated wheel chocks properly sized for the tire diameter along with outriggers pads that would grip the given ice or snow covered surface. Units that are stabilized with the truck suspension and/or torsion bars, suggested practice to use cleated wheel chocks properly sized for the tire diameter on all four wheels to prevent a sliding movement of the truck tires during aerial operations. In all work vocations of aerial unit operation, whether electric provider, tele-communications or tree work along with many others, when the major winter storm hits our area, the companies' operations continue to work in the toughest of situations with down power lines, trees falling onto lines and many other opportunities. Keeping the operators safe and without doubt of the ice and snow making their work further unsafe is something no one can afford. Stay safe, take the extra measures in your work set up, there is no substitute for taking a few more minutes for your own and your teams' safety.

Versalift East now dealer for Posi-Plus Equipment

Versalift East located in Bethlehem , Pa. has been appointed the exclusive dealer for POSI+ Material Handlers, Cable Placers and Cable Handlers. Versalift East will represent POSI+ in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia.

The POSI+ Line of Champ Material Handlers are heavy Duty construction with high lifting capacity. The Square Boom provides minimum deflection. Features include full feathering hydraulic controls, full pressure hydraulics, over center articulation, increased side reach and a large range of options.

The POSI+ Line Runner Cable Placers are designed for extended reach and built for optimized operator performance. Features include a ergonomic work platform, joystick controls, an electro hydraulic system, increased deck space, high side pull capacity and customized configurations and options.

The POSI+ Line Driver Cable Handler features a self-powered trailer model and single and 2- reel truck mounted models. They include remote control; action, high payload capacity, powerful torque for fast and efficient overhead life-cycle and reliable radio remote control.

Specifications and all models can be found by visiting the Versalift East website. POSI+ Products are backed up with the best warranty in the industry. Versalift East will provide outstanding service on POSI+ Products including sales, engineering, installation, and field service after the sale.

Versalift East is pleased to announce that we have established two important Distributor Relationships

We are now a Full Line Reading Distributor. This includes their line of Steel and Aluminum Service and Custom Line Bodies, Dump Bodies and Hoists, Stake Contractor and Landscape Bodies, Crane Bodies, Dry Freight and Citi-Van Bodies and Products for Pickup Trucks including Caps, Toolboxes and Ladder Racks. We also have ready access to all the nationwide inventory of Reading's Bailment Pools which can provide fast work truck service.

We also are a Full Line Distributor for Effer Utility Cranes. Effer has led the way in innovation and design. Effer features a range of over 40 models of truck cranes, available in many hundreds of variations, featuring lifting capacities from two to two hundred ton, and with as many as five different boom configurations.

Shortly we will be listing both product lines on our website with complete product information. Please contact us if we can be of any service for both your Reading and Effer Crane needs.