Wabash National
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| Type | Public |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Lafayette, Indiana |
| Key people | Richard J. Giromini, President/CEO |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Products | Semi-trailers |
| Revenue | 1.3 billion USD (2005) |
| Employees | 4,000 |
| Website | www.wabashnational.com |
Wabash National (NYSE: WNC) 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.
[edit] Products
Wabash National's major product lines are flat-bed platforms, enclosed "dry freight" trailers, refrigerated trailers and intermodal containers. The company manufactured about 59,000 units in 2006, down from a record 70,000 in 1999.
[edit] Facilities
Wabash National is headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana, also the site of its main production facility, with an additional plant in Harrison, Arkansas that produces wood flooring for trailers. With the company's 2006 acquisition of Transcraft Corporation, it also gained manufacturing plants in Anna, Illinois and Mount Sterling, Kentucky.
The company operates a network of dealerships in North America called "trailer centers".
