{"id":19409,"date":"2021-06-03T14:14:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T12:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/?page_id=19409"},"modified":"2021-06-11T15:29:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T13:29:10","slug":"fruehauf-100-years-of-innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/en\/fruehauf-100-years-of-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"FRUEHAUF : 100 years of Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left 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non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" 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fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>In 1918, August Fruehauf created the very first eponymous company <em>&#8220;FRUEHAUF TRAILERS COMPANY&#8221;<\/em> in Detroit, USA.<\/p>\n<p>Discover the major innovations of the brand, from invention of the concept of the first semitrailer in 1914 to our involvement today in research into the vehicle of the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:5px;--awb-padding-left:7%;--awb-background-color:#f7f7f7;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-sep-color:#e52322;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:50;line-height:1.16;\"><h2>Invention of the semitrailer<\/h2><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #dbe2ea 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #dbe2ea 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-moz-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #dbe2ea 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-o-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #dbe2ea 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:15px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:15px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"semi-remorque-invention-en\" data-id=\"103\" id=\"SR7_103_2\" class=\"rs-ov-hidden\" data-version=\"6.7.54\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-carousel>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_103_2-262\" data-key=\"262\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_103_2-262-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fruehauf-100-ans-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Fruehauf 100 ans 1\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-262-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">August Fruehauf (1868 - 1930)<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-262-6\" class=\"sr7-layer\">In his youth, August honed his skills in renowned workshops and was able to get into manufacturing all horse-drawn equipment.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-262-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">This path led him to make the quality of the work done and the materials used his watchwords and pride.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-262-9\" class=\"sr7-layer\">In October 1890, August married Louisa Schuchard. The young couple moved to Detroit, the heart of the American motor trade at the time and founded a company.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-262-10\" class=\"sr7-layer\">August gradually built up a reputation as an excellent blacksmith and manufacturer of high quality materials. Customers loved the quality of his work and the reliability of the equipment.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_103_2-263\" data-key=\"263\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_103_2-263-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fruehauf-100-ans-2.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Fruehauf 100 ans 2\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-263-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">LISTENING TO CUSTOMERS<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-263-6\" class=\"sr7-layer\">In 1914, Frederic M. Sibley Sr. was looking for a way to transport a sailing boat to his holiday destination and asked August Fruehauf to adapt a piece of equipment to his Model T Ford.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-263-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">August Fruehauf and Otto Neumann, his long-time collaborator, developed the initial concept. They manufactured a platform with sides high enough to safely transport the sailing boat and its accessories. On the front of the trailer, they installed the first special coupling compatible with the rear of the car. To do this they needed to remove the back seat of the Model T Ford.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-263-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Starting with the idea that \"a horse can pull more than it can carry\", the first tractor and semitrailer articulated combination was born. This invention propelled road transport into the motorised era.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_103_2-264\" data-key=\"264\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_103_2-264-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fruehauf-100-ans-3.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Fruehauf 100 ans 3\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-264-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">FOUNDATION OF THE COMPANY IN 1918<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-264-6\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Frederic M. Sibley and local entrepreneurs seeing it as an opportunity to save time and money flocked to order from August Fruehauf.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-264-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Two years later, in 1916, his company had already designed three kinds of vehicles for road transport : trailers with one and two axles and semitrailers.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-264-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Sales continued to grow quickly and in 1918, August Fruehauf founded the Fruehauf Trailers Company to satisfy increasing demand. Fruehauf's name quickly became associated with quality and customer satisfaction.\n<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-264-14\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The company owed its success to the constant expansion of the product range to meet the needs of all sectors of the economy. By 1920, the company had reached $1 million in sales.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_103_2-265\" data-key=\"265\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_103_2-265-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fruehauf-100-ans-4.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Fruehauf 100 ans 4\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-265-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">FIRST SEMITRAILERS IN EUROPE<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-265-6\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Only when the allies landed in Normandy in 1944 did the first FRUEHAUF semitrailers appear on the old continent, going on to be a huge success.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-265-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">10 years later, Fruehauf Trailer Company had 9 production sites and 88 branches in the USA, Canada, Brazil and France and was one of the largest multinationals in the world.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-265-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\">When he died on 11 May 1930, August left a thriving and prosperous company to his sons.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_103_2-266\" data-key=\"266\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_103_2-266-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fruehauf-100-ans-5.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Fruehauf 100 ans 5\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-266-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">August and Louisa Fruehauf \n<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-266-6\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The founders of the family business.\n<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-266-9\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The eldest son of August and Louisa, the second Chairman of the Fruehauf Trailers Company from 1930 to 1949.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-266-10\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The youngest son of August and Louisa, the third Chairman of the Fruehauf Trailers Company from 1949 to 1958.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-266-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Harvey Fruehauf \n<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-266-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Roy Fruehauf \n<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_103_2-268\" data-key=\"268\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_103_2-268-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fruehauf-100-ans-6.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Fruehauf 100 ans 6\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-268-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">RELEVANT COMMUNICATION\n<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-268-6\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Harvey Fruehauf was the first to understand the importance of widely advertising the benefits of his father's invention. He started by convincing him to invest $28 in an advertisement in the American Lumberman periodical in 1915. This initial investment quickly paid off by generating sales worth $22,000 in a year. The monthly advertising budget quickly increased to $100 a month.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-268-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The advertising slogan quickly demonstrated the value of a new means of transport designed by August Fruehauf. Little by little, the sales pitch developed and sales ensued.\n<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-268-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\">\"A horse can pull more than it can carry\"<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_103_2-267\" data-key=\"267\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_103_2-267-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fruehauf-100-ans-7.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Fruehauf 100 ans 7\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-267-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The first automatic fifth-wheel coupling<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-267-6\" class=\"sr7-layer\">When he invented the semitrailer, August Fruehauf created a preliminary coupling solution.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-267-9\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Since the development of the first semitrailers, August Fruehauf invented an automatic coupling solution.\n<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-267-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The first automatic coupling<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-267-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\">When it is coupled, the tractor's fifth wheel pushes through and automatically raises the landing gear.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_103_2-267-14\" class=\"sr7-layer\">He then began to research a more effective solution. 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fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:15px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:15px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:5px;--awb-padding-left:7%;--awb-background-color:#f7f7f7;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-sep-color:#e52322;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:50;line-height:1.16;\"><h2>FRUEHAUF FRANCE<\/h2><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #dbe2ea 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #dbe2ea 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-moz-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #dbe2ea 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-o-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #dbe2ea 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:15px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:15px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"fruehauf-france-en\" data-id=\"104\" id=\"SR7_104_3\" class=\"rs-ov-hidden\" data-version=\"6.7.54\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-carousel>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_104_3-280\" data-key=\"280\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_104_3-280-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fruehauf-100-ans-19.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Fruehauf 100 ans 19\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-280-16\" class=\"sr7-layer\">FRUEHAUF IN FRANCE\n<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-280-17\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Fruehauf's establishment in France was part of the international deployment of Fruehauf Trailers Company. At the end of the Second World War, subsidiaries were set up in various European companies, including in France from 1946<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-280-20\" class=\"sr7-layer\">In 1946, Fruehauf France began importing its first semitrailers from America. At a time when post-war reconstruction was in full swing under the Marshall Plan, orders continued to build. In 1949, Fruehauf S.A. got its own design office, which adapted vehicles to the needs of the French market and developed new products. Sales rocketed.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-280-21\" class=\"sr7-layer\">10 years after it was founded, Fruehauf France already had a 30% share of the national market, leading to the creation of a large, modern production plant.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_104_3-281\" data-key=\"281\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_104_3-281-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fruehauf-100-ans-20.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Fruehauf 100 ans 20\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-281-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1945<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-281-6\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Raoul Massardy started selling Fruehauf semitrailers left behind by the allies after the war in Toulouse.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-281-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The company moved to Toulouse where Fruehauf France technicians designed and fully manufactured new semitrailers.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-281-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Production reached 90 vehicles a month, representing 30% of national demand.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-281-14\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1946<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-281-15\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Fruehauf S.A. was founded in France, with the establishment in Colombes of the first workshop for assembly of tankers imported from the USA.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-281-16\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1949<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-281-17\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1952<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-281-19\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The 7,600 m2 Viry-Ch\u00e2tillon plant opened to respond to growing demand.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-281-20\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1956<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_104_3-289\" data-key=\"289\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_104_3-289-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Slide-100-ans-1240-600-20bis.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Slide 100 ans 1240-600-20bis\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-289-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1958<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-289-6\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The Auxerre plant officially opened, representing 15,000 square metres of production surface area.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-289-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Production of shipping containers began in Auxerre.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-289-14\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1963<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-289-15\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The headquarters and sales departments were set up in Ris-Orangis. In the same year, production reached 1,130 vehicles.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-289-16\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1968<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-289-17\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1975<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-289-19\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The Fruehauf France workforce reached 2,000 employees for total production of 700 vehicles and 800 containers per month. Construction of the Maubeuge plant got under way (160,000 square metres).<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-289-21\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1972<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-289-22\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Fruehauf acquired the Bourges and Bernon plants and took over the company FAR.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_104_3-290\" data-key=\"290\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_104_3-290-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Slide-100-ans-1240-600-20ter.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Slide 100 ans 1240-600-20ter\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-290-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1982<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-290-6\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The holding company SESR was created, grouping together FRUEHAUF France and its European subsidiaries. One year later, SESR became the European leader and in 1999 became General Trailers France.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-290-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Benalu was acquired by Fruehauf.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-290-14\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1987<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-290-15\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Fruehauf and Benalu were acquired by Caravelle in March 2004, following bankruptcy of the General Trailers Group. Fruehauf expanded further, developing sales and significantly increasing its market share from 20 to 30%. New vehicle ranges were launched: steel tippers and centre-axle trailers.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-290-16\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2003<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_104_3-291\" data-key=\"291\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_104_3-291-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fruehauf-100-ans-22bis.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Fruehauf 100 ans 22bis\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-291-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2014<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-291-6\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Collaboration with WIELTON, a Polish semitrailer manufacturer, which acquired 65% of the capital, giving it a European dimension.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-291-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\">CITY vehicles were launched.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-291-14\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2015<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-291-15\" class=\"sr7-layer\">A full range of aluminium tippers was launched.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-291-16\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2016<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-291-17\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2017<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-291-18\" class=\"sr7-layer\">URBAN vehicles, low-bed trailers and semitrailers launched. Fruehauf became the Group's centre of expertise in the manufacture of box trucks.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-291-19\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2018<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-291-20\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Fruehauf celebrated 100 years of innovation.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_104_3-282\" data-key=\"282\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_104_3-282-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fruehauf-100-ans-23.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Fruehauf 100 ans 23\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-282-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Innovation borne of participation<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-282-6\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Continuing the legacy of Fruehauf Trailers Company, FRUEHAUF continues to develop numerous innovative solutions.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-282-16\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Staying faithful to the principle established for new products, developments are defined in close collaboration with customers and users who are experts in their fields so that they meet each of their needs perfectly.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_104_3-283\" data-key=\"283\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_104_3-283-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fruehauf-100-ans-24.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Fruehauf 100 ans 24\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_104_3-284\" data-key=\"284\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_104_3-284-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fruehauf-100-ans-25.jpg\" alt=\"Fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"Fruehauf 100 ans 25\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_104_3-286\" data-key=\"286\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_104_3-286-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Slide-100-ans-1240-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Slide 100 ans 1240-600\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_104_3-285\" data-key=\"285\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_104_3-285-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rubrique-innovation-EN.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"rubrique innovation-EN\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_104_3-287\" data-key=\"287\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_104_3-287-slidebg\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruehauf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fruehauf-100-ans-29.jpg\" alt=\"fruehauf 100 ans\" title=\"fruehauf 100 ans 29\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-287-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Research and development centre<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-287-6\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Innovation involves the ongoing search for new features, new and better products and new transport solutions.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_104_3-287-10\" class=\"sr7-layer\">FRUEHAUF has modern and powerful development means. 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