Fruehauf Corporation
Encyclopedia
Fruehauf Corporation was an American
corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of truck
trailers
with headquarters located in Detroit, Michigan
., and bankrupted in 1997.
". In 1918, Fruehauf incorporated his trailer manufacturing business to form the Fruehauf Trailer Company.
On February 28, 1947 the Fruehauf Corporation purchased the Carter Manufacturing Company. Carter was started in 1927 and based in Memphis, TN with another location in Birmingham, AL. The Carter Manufacturing Company was involved in the manufacturing of truck trailers. For ten years after the purchase all trailers made out the Memphis and Birmingham plants were called Fruehauf-Carter.
In late April 1997, Wabash National Corporation
acquired the assets-in-bankruptcy of Fruehauf Trailer Corporation.
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corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of truck
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...
trailers
Semi-trailer
A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle. A large proportion of its weight is supported by a road tractor, a detachable front axle assembly known as a dolly, or the tail of another trailer...
with headquarters located in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
., and bankrupted in 1997.
History
Founder August Charles Fruehauf (1868–1930), was a blacksmith and carriage builder in the Detroit area. In 1914, he built a boat trailer at the request of a merchant who subsequently asked Fruehauf to build additional trailers to haul lumber and wood products. Fruehauf called his product a "semi-trailerSemi-trailer
A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle. A large proportion of its weight is supported by a road tractor, a detachable front axle assembly known as a dolly, or the tail of another trailer...
". In 1918, Fruehauf incorporated his trailer manufacturing business to form the Fruehauf Trailer Company.
On February 28, 1947 the Fruehauf Corporation purchased the Carter Manufacturing Company. Carter was started in 1927 and based in Memphis, TN with another location in Birmingham, AL. The Carter Manufacturing Company was involved in the manufacturing of truck trailers. For ten years after the purchase all trailers made out the Memphis and Birmingham plants were called Fruehauf-Carter.
In late April 1997, Wabash National Corporation
Wabash National
Wabash National is one of the world's largest manufacturers of semi-truck trailers. Founded in 1985 and publicly traded since 1991, the company had annual sales for 2006 of approximately $1.3 billion USD.-Partnerships:...
acquired the assets-in-bankruptcy of Fruehauf Trailer Corporation.