Wabash Opens New Advanced Manufacturing Facility for Dry Van Trailers
August 25 2023 - 12:30PM
Wabash (NYSE: WNC), the visionary leader of connected solutions for
the transportation, logistics and distribution industries, hosted a
ribbon cutting event today for its advanced dry van trailer
manufacturing facility in Lafayette, Indiana.
More than 150 people attended the event to mark this milestone
in the company’s history, including dealers, customers, suppliers,
state and local elected officials, and community partners. The
conversion of Wabash’s Lafayette-based South Plant from
refrigerated trailer capacity to dry van capacity is the largest
investment Wabash has made in a single operation in the company’s
38 years.
“Today is special because the culmination of this massive
project represents what we can achieve at Wabash when we allow
ourselves to re-imagine what’s possible in manufacturing,” said
Wabash President and Chief Executive Officer Brent Yeagy. “We had
100 or more Wabash team members touch this expansion project over
the last two years. I could not be more proud of the way they stuck
with the mission to upgrade our dry van manufacturing for both
capacity and efficiency, as well as worker safety.”
Wabash’s new facility features advanced manufacturing technology
that improves the worker experience while providing a more
repeatable process. Production began several months ago, and once
the plant is fully ramped, the company will have doubled production
at its Lafayette South Plant with the same facility footprint and
workforce.
Announced in July 2021, the strategic capacity expansion can
produce an additional 10,000 dry van trailers annually. The company
expects the full impact of this additional capacity to be notably
realized in 2024.
“Wabash has strategically executed on this investment to change
the way they reach customers,” said Mark Hall, General Manager –
Trailers for Stoops Trailer, a dealership based in Indianapolis.
“This will be a gamechanger in our industry, and we have come to
expect nothing less from Wabash.”
Wabash: Changing How the World Reaches
You®Wabash (NYSE: WNC) is the visionary leader of
connected solutions for the transportation, logistics and
distribution industries that is Changing How the World Reaches
You®. Headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana, the company enables
customers to thrive by providing insight into tomorrow and
delivering pragmatic solutions today to move everything from first
to final mile. Wabash designs, manufactures, and services a diverse
range of products, including: dry freight and refrigerated
trailers, flatbed trailers, tank trailers, dry and refrigerated
truck bodies, structural composite panels and products, trailer
aerodynamic solutions, and specialty food grade processing
equipment. Learn more at www.onewabash.com.
Media Contact:Dana StelselDirector,
Communications(765) 771-5766dana.stelsel@onewabash.com
Investor Relations: Ryan ReedSr. Director,
Corporate Development & Investor Relations(765)
490-5664ryan.reed@onewabash.com
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