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Wabash National: why "trailer" is not part of its name.(REGIONAL REPORT NORTH CENTRAL)

SINCE 1985, SEMIS zooming along America's highways have been pulling Wabash National Corp. (NYSE: WNC) trailers made in Lafayette, and since 1995 they've included the revolutionary DuraPlate dry van. Now, the company is taking that product's technology beyond semitrailers for uses both on and off highways.

Vinyl core, steel-sided. Made of a lightweight, composite panel of high-density vinyl core with high-strength steel bonded to each side, DuraPlate trailers deliver greater mobility and strength than conventional models.

So why limit its use to semis, the Indiana company is asking this year as it takes the product on new routes, using the panels in utility trucks, ...

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