Made to Order.Built toLast.

Vanguard refrigerated trailers, engineered for North American fleets, made to your spec, built to outlast the road.

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12%More Thermally Efficient
4North American Plants
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Since 2009Building Trailers

Industries We Serve

Built Around
Your Freight

From a single grocery route to a coast-to-coast fleet, the promise holds. One trailer, engineered to your spec, around the freight you actually haul.

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Over-the-road operations

Truckload

Long-distance refrigerated performance for fleets that live on the highway.

  • Durable trailer construction built for long-distance operations
  • Aerodynamic designs that support fuel efficiency
  • Reliable temperature performance over extended transit times
  • Lightweight configurations to help maximize payload capacity
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Mixed retail delivery

Grocery

Temperature-controlled performance for every mile, every aisle, and every shelf.

  • Reliable cold-chain protection for frozen, chilled, and fresh products
  • Multi-temp trailer solutions for mixed retail loads
  • Durable construction built for high-frequency store deliveries
  • Efficient designs that help maximize uptime and delivery performance
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Multi-stop routes

Food Service

Built for demanding routes where doors open often and schedules stay tight.

  • Built to withstand frequent stops and repeated door openings
  • Multi-temp, multi-stop performance for demanding delivery routes
  • Durable interiors designed for heavy pallet movement and daily use
  • Driver-focused features that improve efficiency on multi-stop routes
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Sub-zero cold chain

Deep Frozen

Insulation and pull-down performance that hold deep-freeze temperatures mile after mile.

  • Deep-freeze temperature control for frozen and ice cream freight
  • High-R-value insulation engineered to hold sub-zero setpoints
  • Fast pull-down and recovery after every door opening
  • Sealed, durable interiors built for repeated deep-freeze cycling
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And many more

Hauling Something Else?

Pharmaceutical, floral, beverage, ice cream, chemicals, mixed cold LTL. If it has to stay cold, we've already built for it. Tell us what you move and we'll spec the trailer around it.

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Real People.
Real Trailers.

Every Vanguard reefer is built in North America by people who know the road, the plant, and the cold chain. Our team puts the finishing touches on every unit, because your cargo deserves that kind of care.

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From our plant.
To your fleet.

Built to Spec

Every trailer starts with the fleet, freight, route, and temperature requirements it needs to serve.

Finished by Hand

The details that matter most are still checked by people who understand how trailers live on the road.

Ready for the Route

From the plant floor to the delivery lane, each build is prepared for real cold-chain work.

Every Vanguard
Reefer Is Made
to Order.

Single temp. Multi-temp. Side doors. Custom dimensions. We engineer every trailer around your operation. Tell us what you haul, and we'll build the trailer for it.

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Coverage Across
North America

371 sales, service, parts, and warranty locations across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, anchored by four Vanguard plants. Wherever your fleet runs, support is close.

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Meet Vanguard
in person.

We attend industry events across North America to meet fleets and talk spec face to face. Follow us on LinkedIn to see where we’ll be next.

/ 01 · Past event

IFDA Solutions Conference 2026

Location
San Antonio, TX
Dates
Sep 13–15, 2026
Vanguard
Booth 701
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/ 02 · Past event

TCA Refrigerated Meeting

Location
Nashville, TN
Dates
Jul 22–24, 2026
Vanguard
In attendance
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2027 shows coming soon. Follow Vanguard on LinkedIn →

Your Cargo Deserves
A Real Trailer.

Tell us what you need. Our team can help with trailer questions, sales, service, warranty, parts, dealers, and quotes.

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