Wednesday 27th February 1918

The Fruehauf Trailer Company (now known as Now known as Henred-Fruehauf) was incorporated in Michigan, US by company founder August Charles Fruehauf. A blacksmith and carriage builder in the Detroit area, he built a boat trailer at the request of a merchant in 1914 who subsequently asked Fruehauf to build additional trailers to haul lumber and wood products. The company was acquired via assets-in-bankruptcy by the Wabash National Corporation in 1997.