Wabash is an American manufacturer of commercial trailers, truck bodies, and transportation-related equipment. Its products support dry freight, refrigerated transportation, open-deck hauling, liquid transport, and other logistics applications.

Truck Equipment Atlas brings together Wabash’s history, equipment categories, company information, and published product profiles. These resources help drivers, owner-operators, fleet managers, technicians, and equipment buyers explore Wabash equipment and related trailer brands.

History and Background

Wabash National Corporation was established in 1985 by a group of transportation professionals seeking to improve how commercial trailers were designed and manufactured. The company developed its business around trailer production and expanded into additional transportation equipment markets.

DuraPlate composite panel technology became an important part of Wabash’s product development. Introduced in 1996, the technology helped establish the company’s approach to trailer sidewalls and later expanded into truck bodies and other applications.

Over time, Wabash broadened its portfolio through product development and acquisitions, including equipment associated with the Transcraft and Benson names. These names remain relevant when researching trailers already in service and the product profiles published on Truck Equipment Atlas.

In 2022, the company introduced unified Wabash branding across its portfolio. This connected its products and services under a common identity while preserving an equipment history that includes several familiar trailer names.

What Wabash Manufactures

Wabash’s product portfolio covers several transportation and industrial equipment categories. Available products and configurations depend on the intended application and customer specifications.

  • Dry van trailers: Enclosed freight equipment, including DuraPlate trailer offerings.
  • Refrigerated trailers: Equipment for supported temperature-controlled freight applications.
  • Platform trailers: Flatbed and drop-deck equipment with different construction options.
  • Tank trailers: Equipment for supported liquid transportation applications.
  • Truck bodies: Dry freight and refrigerated bodies for supported delivery vehicles.
  • Composite products: DuraPlate panels and related applications.
  • Supporting equipment: Trailer aerodynamic products and related transportation solutions.

Wabash Products on Truck Equipment Atlas

Explore the Wabash product profiles currently published on Truck Equipment Atlas. This library includes equipment from different generations, and a published profile does not indicate that every product remains available for new orders.

Dry Van Trailers

  • Wabash DuraPlate Dry Van — Explore an enclosed trailer profile covering composite sidewall construction and general dry freight applications.

Refrigerated Trailers

Container Chassis

  • Wabash Chassis Trailer — Explore the published profile covering container transportation and intermodal chassis applications.

Technology and Product Development

Wabash’s product development includes composite materials, trailer structures, thermal management, and aerodynamic equipment. Different freight applications place different demands on sidewalls, floors, insulation, doors, and cargo access.

DuraPlate is a recognized part of the company’s composite technology portfolio. Wabash also develops other material and construction solutions, including EcoNex technology, for supported equipment applications.

Features vary by product family, manufacturing year, and customer specification. Use the individual profiles alongside manufacturer documentation when comparing construction, running gear, cargo capacity, and installed equipment.

Company and Location Information

  • Brand: Wabash.
  • Corporate name: Wabash National Corporation.
  • Established: 1985.
  • Country of origin: United States.
  • Corporate headquarters: Lafayette, Indiana.
  • Unified Wabash branding introduced: 2022.
  • Primary equipment: Commercial trailers, truck bodies, composite products, and related equipment.
  • Official website: Wabash.

Related Brands and Equipment

Benson and Transcraft are names associated with Wabash’s platform trailer history. TEA retains those names in the individual product profiles so readers can find equipment by the identity familiar from their trailers and documentation.

Related Equipment Guides

Explore these existing guide sections for information about trailer selection, configurations, and supporting equipment.

Official Manufacturer Resources

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