The Fruehauf Trailer Company created the first flatbed semi-trailer, van trailer, ground-hugging carryalls, refrigerated trailer, adjustable pole-trailers, tandem trailers and commodity tankers ...

Fruehauf figured it could be done with a 20-foot flatbed trailer and dropped in to discuss his idea with Henry Ford himself. Ford was not too impressed and offered no help. Undaunted, Fruehauf too ...

It chronicles August Fruehauf and his company, the Fruehauf Trailer Company, which created the first flatbed semi-trailer, van trailer, ground-hugging carryalls, refrigerated trailer, adjustable ...

expanding Fultra's trailer footprint in North America after returning Fruehauf to production in the United States last year. East Manufacturing makes aluminum flatbed, drop deck, dump, round ...

who will serve as CEO for both East and Fruehauf. Fultra adds East’s long-standing production capacity for aluminum flatbed, drop deck, dump, round bottom and refuse trailers along with steel ...

Randolph, Ohio-based East, which was founded in 1968, manufactures aluminum flatbed ... Fultra also owns trailer manufacturer Fruehauf North America, trailer parts specialist Amparts-Promare ...

Fruehauf parent company Fultra has expanded its North American presence with the purchase of trailer maker East Manufacturing. East makes aluminum flatbed, drop deck, dump, round bottom and refuse ...

ICYMI, we have a gallery featuring 44 historical photos of Detroit’s Fruehauf Trailer Company–The first semi-truck manufacturer in the world. Fruehauf was founded right here in Detroit in 1914.

East Manufacturing Corp. is a leading manufacturer of a full line of aluminum flatbed ... 68 locations and over 2,500 employees. Fruehauf was born in 1914, Detroit, Michigan, with the creation of the ...