Fruehauf Trailer Company Corporation History Timeline
1931–1997
Fruehauf Trailer plant
2-8-1937
Labor Board v Fruehauf – Harvey Fruehauf battles in Supreme Court over Wagner Act for unfair labor practises
5-1949
Harvey Fruehauf retires from presidency of Fruehauf Trailer Company; Roy Fruehauf installed as president
1951
Formation of Independent Advisory Committee to the Trucking Industry (ACT);Roy Fruehauf a founding member
1-30-1953
ACT meets with President Dwight D. Eisenhower to discuss Interstate Highway System
7-17-1953
Harvey Fruehauf sells all his Fruehauf Trailer Company stock to corporate raider George Kolowich; proxy battle for control of Fruehauf Trailer Company begins
10-1953
Harvey Fruehauf resigns as Fruehauf Trailer Company board chairman
Labor Board v Fruehauf – Harvey Fruehauf battles in Supreme Court over Wagner Act for unfair labor practises
5-1949
Harvey Fruehauf retires from presidency of Fruehauf Trailer Company; Roy Fruehauf installed as president
1951
Formation of Independent Advisory Committee to the Trucking Industry (ACT);Roy Fruehauf a founding member
1-30-1953
ACT meets with President Dwight D. Eisenhower to discuss Interstate Highway System
7-17-1953
Harvey Fruehauf sells all his Fruehauf Trailer Company stock to corporate raider George Kolowich; proxy battle for control of Fruehauf Trailer Company begins
10-1953
Harvey Fruehauf resigns as Fruehauf Trailer Company board chairman
Dave Beck, The President of the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters Union
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Harvey Fruehauf resigns
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10-15-1953
Roy Fruehauf accepts $1.5 million loan from Teamsters President Dave Beck to purchase FTC stock
4-20-1954
Roy Fruehauf wins proxy battle to take over Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. from George Kolowich
5-2-1954
Roy Fruehauf wins proxy battle to take back Fruehauf Trailer Company
6-22-1954
Roy Fruehauf and Burge Seymour grant $200,000 loan to Teamsters President Dave Beck
5-13-1957
Roy Fruehauf questioned by Robert Kennedy at McClellan Senate racketeering hearings
9-1958
Roy Fruehauf steps down as president of Fruehauf Trailer Company; William Grace installed as president
6-17-1959
Roy Fruehauf, Burge Seymour and Dave Beck indicted over $200,000 loan to Beck
2-19-1960
Indictment dismissed
1-11-1961
Appeal of 1959 Justice Dept. case U.S. v Roy Fruehauf, et al; case argued 1-11-1961
2-20-1961
Dismissal reversed, case remanded to Supreme Court
1961
Roy resigns as honorary chairman of Fruehauf Trailer Company
10-1-1962
Retrial begins in Supreme Court
11-1-1962
Supreme Court acquittal granted all parties in U.S. v Roy Fruehauf, et al
1964
Roy resigns as director to Fruehauf Trailer Company
Roy Fruehauf accepts $1.5 million loan from Teamsters President Dave Beck to purchase FTC stock
4-20-1954
Roy Fruehauf wins proxy battle to take over Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. from George Kolowich
5-2-1954
Roy Fruehauf wins proxy battle to take back Fruehauf Trailer Company
6-22-1954
Roy Fruehauf and Burge Seymour grant $200,000 loan to Teamsters President Dave Beck
5-13-1957
Roy Fruehauf questioned by Robert Kennedy at McClellan Senate racketeering hearings
9-1958
Roy Fruehauf steps down as president of Fruehauf Trailer Company; William Grace installed as president
6-17-1959
Roy Fruehauf, Burge Seymour and Dave Beck indicted over $200,000 loan to Beck
2-19-1960
Indictment dismissed
1-11-1961
Appeal of 1959 Justice Dept. case U.S. v Roy Fruehauf, et al; case argued 1-11-1961
2-20-1961
Dismissal reversed, case remanded to Supreme Court
1961
Roy resigns as honorary chairman of Fruehauf Trailer Company
10-1-1962
Retrial begins in Supreme Court
11-1-1962
Supreme Court acquittal granted all parties in U.S. v Roy Fruehauf, et al
1964
Roy resigns as director to Fruehauf Trailer Company
10-30-1965
Death of Roy Fruehauf
Obituary - The Blade: Toledo, Ohio, Monday, November 1, 1965
Roy Fruehauf - Former President of Trailer Company - DETROIT, Nov. 1 - Roy Fruehauf, former president and board chairman of the Fruehauf Trailer Co., died Saturday night. He was 57. Mr. Fruehauf died at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Doctors said he had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at his West Bloomfield Township home. Mr. Fruehauf was one of three sons of a blacksmith who built the first Fruehauf trailer in 1914 and began a company that was to become world-known. The company designed and built more than 100 different types of trailers for the American armed forces in World War II. At his death Mr. Fruehauf no longer had a formal voice in the company. He resigned as chairman in 1962 after a company internal dispute and resigned as director in 1964. Mr. Fruehauf and his brothers, Harry and Harvey, all held office in the company. Harry died in 1962. Harvey no longer holds office. Mr. Fruehauf was married twice. He had four children by each marriage. He and his first wife, the former Catherine Meacham, were divorced in 1949. He married the former Ruth Horn in 1950. A clubman and active in charity work, Mr. Fruehauf was a leader in Detroit's social improvement work. He was active in the YMCA and served with the Michigan Association for Emotionally Disturbed Children, The Spirit of Detroit Association, Boy's Town of Italy, Tri-State University, Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church. He is the recipient of the Royal Ordinance of the French Foreign Legion, an honorary degree from Tri-State University, the keys to the cities of Cleveland, Houston, Detroit, Columbus, Chicago, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and he is an honorary Texan. Mr. Fruehauf supported many civic groups in Detroit and the mid-west and was widely known for his generosity and philanthropy.
Roy Fruehauf - Former President of Trailer Company - DETROIT, Nov. 1 - Roy Fruehauf, former president and board chairman of the Fruehauf Trailer Co., died Saturday night. He was 57. Mr. Fruehauf died at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Doctors said he had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at his West Bloomfield Township home. Mr. Fruehauf was one of three sons of a blacksmith who built the first Fruehauf trailer in 1914 and began a company that was to become world-known. The company designed and built more than 100 different types of trailers for the American armed forces in World War II. At his death Mr. Fruehauf no longer had a formal voice in the company. He resigned as chairman in 1962 after a company internal dispute and resigned as director in 1964. Mr. Fruehauf and his brothers, Harry and Harvey, all held office in the company. Harry died in 1962. Harvey no longer holds office. Mr. Fruehauf was married twice. He had four children by each marriage. He and his first wife, the former Catherine Meacham, were divorced in 1949. He married the former Ruth Horn in 1950. A clubman and active in charity work, Mr. Fruehauf was a leader in Detroit's social improvement work. He was active in the YMCA and served with the Michigan Association for Emotionally Disturbed Children, The Spirit of Detroit Association, Boy's Town of Italy, Tri-State University, Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church. He is the recipient of the Royal Ordinance of the French Foreign Legion, an honorary degree from Tri-State University, the keys to the cities of Cleveland, Houston, Detroit, Columbus, Chicago, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and he is an honorary Texan. Mr. Fruehauf supported many civic groups in Detroit and the mid-west and was widely known for his generosity and philanthropy.
10-14-1968
Harvey Fruehauf dies
1974 Justice Dept. reviews Fruehauf Trailer Company files; William Grace and Robert Rowan of Fruehauf Trailer Company indicted and tried for tax evasion
10-7-1996
Fruehauf Trailer Company files for bankruptcy under Chapter 11
4-1997
Wabash Trucking buys Fruehauf name and other assets-in-bankruptcy for $49 million
Harvey Fruehauf dies
1974 Justice Dept. reviews Fruehauf Trailer Company files; William Grace and Robert Rowan of Fruehauf Trailer Company indicted and tried for tax evasion
10-7-1996
Fruehauf Trailer Company files for bankruptcy under Chapter 11
4-1997
Wabash Trucking buys Fruehauf name and other assets-in-bankruptcy for $49 million
