Home » Products » Wabash Dry Freight Vans » DuraPlate HD. Introduced in 2003, the DuraPlate HD® provides best-in-class strength and durability. The high-strength aluminum base plate in the lower sidewall withstands the most abusive freight hauls and resists damage from exterior sideswipes.

What is DuraPlate made of?

high-density polyethylene core
DuraPlate is made in the USA in one of Wabash National’s ISO-9001 manufacturing facilities and is constructed from a high-density polyethylene core, thermally bonded between two high-strength steel skins.

Who owns Wabash trailer?

Wabash National

TypePublic
Founded1985
HeadquartersLafayette, Indiana, United States
Area servedWorldwide (except China, Europe and Oceania)
Key peopleBrent Yeagy, President/CEO

What is Dura plate?

DuraPlate® is durable material that is commonly used in construction of semi-trailers. The panel is constructed of a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) core, bonded between two sheets of pre-coated galvanized steel skins.

What kind of trailer is a Wabash?

Wabash National leads the nation in American-made semi-trailer and tank trailer production, a direct result of the decades of technological innovations we’ve developed to create customer-driven solutions.

What do dry vans haul?

Dry vans are used for moving non-perishable food and beverages, household goods, clothing items, plastic, and building products. They are the most frequently used equipment type due to their versatility to hold a variety of different products.

What is a food grade dry van trailer?

A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight.

What is AZ plate trailer?

Z-Plate® Composite TRAILERS. Stoughton’s revolutionary Z-Plate® vans are built from composite laminate panels. These unique, patented poly-laminate panels are manufactured using epoxy-coated inner and outer galvanized steel skin for superior durability even in the most demanding applications.

What happened to Fruehauf trailers?

A leveraged buyout in 1986 by the company’s management left Fruehauf burdened with debt, and in 1989 the company was broken up and sold, though one segment, the truck trailer unit, retained the name Fruehauf Trailer Corporation. That corporation declared bankruptcy in 1996 and was sold to Wabash National the next year.

What is Wabash denim?

Wabash – Indigo Discharge Dyeing , refers to the process of creating patterns and prints on a fabric base that is dyed in Indigo. The base indigo dyed fabric goes through an oxidation process to remove parts of the dye in the form of a pattern. …

What is a Hot Shot?

A hotshot is someone who’s highly talented and successful in a particular field, especially someone who’s cocky about it. Hotshot can also be used as an adjective to describe such a person.

What is a air ride van?

What is an air ride trailer? An air ride trailer utilizes air in the suspension to provide a much smoother ride for transportation. The suspension system uses a compressor to provide compressed air to an airbag that sits in place of springs.

Why choose winwabash composite panels?

Wabash continues to innovate in composite technology to expand our product portfolio and serve new markets beyond transportation, such as aviation and marine. As we work to introduce new advancements in DuraPlate panel technology, key areas of focus are performance, light weighting, process cost reduction and sustainability.

Why choose Wabash products?

From the nation’s leading semi-trailers and liquid transportation systems to advancements in high-tech composite materials, Wabash products reflect our drive to deliver breakthrough ideas and solutions that enable customer success.

Why choose Wabash DuraPlate?

Today, trailers and truck bodies constructed with DuraPlate ® are known to be the most durable and longest lasting on the road. Wabash continues to innovate in composite technology to expand our product portfolio and serve new markets beyond transportation, such as aviation and marine.

What are the benefits of MSC composite?

The high-performance MSC composite technology used in our refrigerated trailers boosts thermal performance by up to 25 percent and reduces weight by up to 20 percent when compared to more conventional materials. This translates into reduced fuel consumption, increased cargo capacity and longer product lifecycles.