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Wabash National

 
HQ: Lafayette, IN   |  
Overview

Headquartered in Lafayette, Ind., Wabash National® Corporation (NYSE: WNC) is one of the leading manufacturers of semi-trailers in North America. Established in 1985, the company specializes in the design and production of dry freight vans, refrigerated vans, platform trailers, and intermodal equipment. Wabash National’s innovative core products are sold under the DuraPlate®, ArcticLite®, FreightPro™ Eagle® and Benson™brandnames. Wabash National is also a leading provider and manufacturer of DuraPlate® composite material. The DuraPlate Products Group is focused on creating innovative custom solutions for a wide range of industrial and commercial products.

Wabash National's Business Units:
Wabash National
DuraPlate Products Group (DPG)
Transcraft
Wabash National Trailer Centers (WNTC)
Wabash Wood Products (WWP)

Culture

Our Vision To be the acknowledged leader in the design, manufacture, and service of transportation products throughout North America. Our Mission To provide ever increasing value to all of our stakeholders, including customers, shareholders, associates, suppliers, and our community. Based on core values of integrity, trust and mutual respect, we will drive continuous improvement, thus assuring leadership positions in safety performance, product innovation and quality, customer satisfaction, community involvement, and associate development and teamwork. Our Values

  • The Safety of our associates is our number one value and priority. The company and its associates will continually strive to eliminate incidents and injuries throughout all our operations.
  • It is only through total and complete Customer Satisfaction that we will survive and thrive as a business. We will achieve this through excellence in providing world-class Product Quality, reliable On-time Delivery, and best-in-class Service.
  • We owe it to our Shareholders to deliver positive results that will promote increased value of our business. We will place a high level of focus on delivering on our promises and meeting, or exceeding, expectations.
  • Our Associates are central to our success. We will assist them in their development, both professionally and personally, by providing continued training opportunities, and empowering them to be successful.
  • Continuous Improvement in all aspects of our business must be at the core of our very being. We must strive to be better today than we were yesterday and better tomorrow than we are today.
  • Achieving and maintaining the position as Low-cost Producer is paramount to our long-term viability and success.
  • Wabash has long established its reputation as the leader in Innovation, creativity, and technology. We must leverage this and continue to provide creative solutions for the North American trucking industry.
  • Communications are often at the core of most problems. We will make effective and thorough communications a key focal point in everything we do.
  • As a leading employer, we willingly accept the responsibility to be good Corporate Citizens and will actively engage and support the communities in which we reside.

History
History
  • Founded as a start-up in 1985 - Lafayette, Indiana.
  • Experienced rapid sales growth throughout the 1990s.
  • Became publicly traded in 1991.
  • Maintained a leading industry position since 1994.
  • Introduced DuraPlate® dry van product in 1995.
  • Achieved record annual trailer production of 70,000 units in 1999.
  • Acquired Transcraft Corporation in 2006.


Key Facts
  • 2006 trailer sales of approximately 59,000 units.
  • 2006 approximately $1.3 billion in sales.
  • 4,000 Associates (U.S. and Canada).
  • Manufacturing Locations.

    • Lafayette, Indiana - Wabash National Manufacturing
    • Harrison, Arkansas - Wabash Wood Products
    • Anna, Illinois - Transcraft Manufacturing
    • Mt. Sterling, Kentucky - Transcraft Manufacturing
Contact Us


Telephone
Main Switchboard: (765) 771-5300
Sales: (800) 937-4784

Physical Address
Wabash National Corporation
1000 Sagamore Parkway S.
Lafayette, IN 47905

Postal Address
Wabash National Corporation
P.O. Box 6129
Lafayette, IN 47903

Shipping Address
Wabash National Corporation
3000 E. Main St.
Lafayette, IN 47905

Email Us
sales@wabashnational.com