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Anyone know lots about trucks / trailers?
Who is the largest trailer manufacture for big rig boxes? Wabash is second
I think, but who is first? Alternate bonus question: Who are the top 10, 25, etc. -- Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 (908) 542-0244 http://www.AutoDrill.com http://www.Multi-Drill.com V8013-R |
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Joe AutoDrill wrote:
Who is the largest trailer manufacture for big rig boxes? Wabash is second I think, but who is first? Alternate bonus question: Who are the top 10, 25, etc. Joe, I Think Wabash National is number one, followed in no particular order: Strick,Trailmobile,Great Dane,Utility, Stoughton,Hyundai,Monon, Ultralite. In Canada the largest is Manac. Hope this helps Greg |
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Joe, I Think Wabash National is number one, followed in no particular
order: Strick,Trailmobile,Great Dane,Utility, Stoughton,Hyundai,Monon, Ultralite. In Canada the largest is Manac. Hope this helps Excellent! Thank you... -- Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 (908) 542-0244 http://www.AutoDrill.com http://www.Multi-Drill.com V8013-R |
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"Joe AutoDrill" wrote in message
news:dXDPe.8570$Fq2.2526@trndny03... Who is the largest trailer manufacture for big rig boxes? Wabash is second I think, but who is first? Alternate bonus question: Who are the top 10, 25, etc. Dunno but virtually all the trailers on the roads around here are Freuhoff [sp?] and that's been the case for a *very* long time. |
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Dunno but virtually all the trailers on the roads around here are Freuhoff
[sp?] and that's been the case for a *very* long time. Where is "here"? Just curious... -- Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 (908) 542-0244 http://www.AutoDrill.com http://www.Multi-Drill.com V8013-R |
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"Joe AutoDrill" wrote in message
news:QQGPe.319$cY.230@trndny06... Dunno but virtually all the trailers on the roads around here are Freuhoff [sp?] and that's been the case for a *very* long time. Where is "here"? Just curious... Texas Gulf Coast - Houston area I also have seen a very large number (I quit counting decades ago) of the Freuhoff nameplates on the I-45/I-35/I-29 route to N. Minnesota and I-10 to the PRK. |
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Dunno but virtually all the trailers on the roads around here are
Freuhoff [sp?] and that's been the case for a *very* long time. Where is "here"? Just curious... Texas Gulf Coast - Houston area I also have seen a very large number (I quit counting decades ago) of the Freuhoff nameplates on the I-45/I-35/I-29 route to N. Minnesota and I-10 to the PRK. Thank you... Or as they say in my favorite Austin restaurant, "Muchos Nachos!" -- Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 (908) 542-0244 http://www.AutoDrill.com http://www.Multi-Drill.com V8013-R |
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RAM^3 wrote:
"Joe AutoDrill" wrote in message news:dXDPe.8570$Fq2.2526@trndny03... Who is the largest trailer manufacture for big rig boxes? Wabash is second I think, but who is first? Alternate bonus question: Who are the top 10, 25, etc. Dunno but virtually all the trailers on the roads around here are Freuhoff [sp?] and that's been the case for a *very* long time. Fruehauf trailer USED to be the lastest trailer maker in the world. They got in trouble in the late '80s and lingered around into the mid '90s when the were assimilated into Wabash National. The trailer makers ran into the same problems the automakers faced. Over capacity, high operating costs, cycles of boom and bust and , well some of them made dumb business decisions. Those factors brought about a consolidation in the industry. Joe, I forgot about CNF (the Conway trucking companies), they have their own trailer manufacturing plant. Road Equipment or something like that. Greg |
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"Greg Postma" wrote in message
... RAM^3 wrote: "Joe AutoDrill" wrote in message news:dXDPe.8570$Fq2.2526@trndny03... Who is the largest trailer manufacture for big rig boxes? Wabash is second I think, but who is first? Alternate bonus question: Who are the top 10, 25, etc. Dunno but virtually all the trailers on the roads around here are Freuhoff [sp?] and that's been the case for a *very* long time. Fruehauf trailer USED to be the lastest trailer maker in the world. They got in trouble in the late '80s and lingered around into the mid '90s when the were assimilated into Wabash National. The trailer makers ran into the same problems the automakers faced. Over capacity, high operating costs, cycles of boom and bust and , well some of them made dumb business decisions. Those factors brought about a consolidation in the industry. Joe, I forgot about CNF (the Conway trucking companies), they have their own trailer manufacturing plant. Road Equipment or something like that. Greg Ah so desu ka! |
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Who is the largest trailer manufacture for big rig boxes? Wabash is second
I think, but who is first? Alternate bonus question: Who are the top 10, 25, etc. Stay the hell away from Wabash! They have been bought by Fruehauf, by the way. I bought a new 53' X 102" Wabash dry van about 1999. I went to the factory and picked it up, so no one but me and my wife had ever pulled it. That PIECE OF **** was in the shop on average every three weeks while I had it! It had alignment problems from the factory, but of course alignments aren't covered under warrantee. The alignment bolts fell out on the road! I took it to the warrantee approved shop in Mobile. AL. They said I would have to pay, because it wasn't covered under warrantee. I had to have it, so I said fix it. The mechanic came back and said he couldn't align it, as there wasn't enough adjustment! They had to cut it with a torch and move parts and reweld it. Wabash ate that as a factory defect, but I paid every time after that, and it happened often. This was the first year they had a no weld alignment. I finally had it welded, over the protests of the mechanics who claimed it would void my warrantee (the one that didn't cover anything and didn't pay) It didn't stop the problems. The welds broke. The alignment bolts continued to fall out. It ate tires for breakfast. It even broke an axle in California! I sat for a week, and was told they had them on the line to build trailers with, but none in the parts system. After a week, the dealer took an axle out from under a new one and sent me down the road. I wound up parking that POS and telling them to come get it. It was a major reason I went out of business and declared bankruptcy. Ron Thompson On the Beautiful Florida Space Coast, right beside the Kennedy Space Center, USA http://www.plansandprojects.com My hobby pages are he http://www.plansandprojects.com/My%20Machines/ Visit my new site: http://www.titusvillefl.net The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. --Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903) |
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SNIP
It was a major reason I went out of business and declared bankruptcy. Jeez... Sorry to hear of your woes! Lets hope they fixed their internal problems!!! Otherwise, they won't be around for very much longer... -- Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 (908) 542-0244 http://www.AutoDrill.com http://www.Multi-Drill.com V8013-R |
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Fruehauf used to build their own axles, suspensions and brakes. All
different from the Rockwell or Rockwell clone stuff used by the rest of the trailer manufacturers. Had to get the parts from them, at their prices, or from a few aftermarket parts suppliers. You want to keep costs down, you buy equipment that has common parts that can be bought from any truck dealer, not just the OEM dealer. Competition keeps things within reason. Applies to cars, too: buy some oddball import and be captive to their prices. Dan |
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oups.com... Fruehauf used to build their own axles, suspensions and brakes. All different from the Rockwell or Rockwell clone stuff used by the rest of the trailer manufacturers. Had to get the parts from them, at their prices, or from a few aftermarket parts suppliers. You want to keep costs down, you buy equipment that has common parts that can be bought from any truck dealer, not just the OEM dealer. Competition keeps things within reason. Applies to cars, too: buy some oddball import and be captive to their prices. I think that is sound advice. I actually started the thread because all of a sudden, a few large trailer manufacturers purchased a good number of my pneumatic drills for floor board installation, etc. I figure that if the big boys that contacted me need the units, then the smaller outfits will follow shortly. Why not perform a pre-emptive strike and send my lit to them, or something... -- Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 (908) 542-0244 http://www.AutoDrill.com http://www.Multi-Drill.com V8013-R |
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On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:19:00 GMT, the blithe spirit "Joe AutoDrill"
clearly indicated: I actually started the thread because all of a sudden, a few large trailer manufacturers purchased a good number of my pneumatic drills for floor board installation, etc. I figure that if the big boys that contacted me need the units, then the smaller outfits will follow shortly. Why not perform a pre-emptive strike and send my lit to them, or something... Don't forget to highlight "Used by all the big boys" in the lit, Joe. Good sales to ya, dude! -- Like they say, 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name. ------------------------------------------------------ http://diversify.com Lawyer-free Website Development |
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In early days of the automotive industry there were many auto mfgs who
were assemblers rather than someone who also built their own major assemblies. There were companies in business to build just auto engines, others to build axle assemblies, gearboxes, wheels, etc. Even today, no mfgs build EVERY part of car. Seems to me I remember a story that claims that the Seldon group denied Ford membership because he was an assembler, not a "manufacturer". That is why he decided to take on the Seldon patent, the book said. |
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