DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND DURABILITY ASSESSMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE COMPOSITE REFRIGERATED TRAILER INTEGRATED WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES THE PROPOSED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORT ADDRESSES LONG-TERM DURABILITY OF PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEMS INTEGRATED INTO THE ROOF OF REFRIGERATED TRAILERS. THE ASSOCIATED ENERGY, COST, AND GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) METRICS WILL BE INVESTIGATED LEVERAGING THE ECONEX UNIT, WABASH’S FULLY COMPOSITE TRAILER CONSTRUCTION. PV MODULES WILL BE INTEGRATED ONTO THE ROOFTOP OF THE COMPOSITE REFRIGERATED TRAILER ADDRESSING LONG-TERM DURABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE, VEHICLE LOADS AND MAINTENANCE/REPARABILITY.