Fruehauf Corporation
1918 Fruehauf Trailer Company was incorporated
By 1920 the company was manufacturing platform, refrigerated and dry freight van semi-trailers
1942 Listed on the New York Stock Exchange
1961 Joint venture formed with Cranes in the UK: Crane Fruehauf Trailers Limited.
1963 Fruehauf took a financial interest in Cranes which in turn acquired Fruehauf's interest in the joint venture company in consideration of an issue of shares in Cranes; Cranes changed its name to Crane Fruehauf Trailers Limited.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Competition Commission report 1977