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Major name in trucking returns to the U.S.

Published: Aug. 26, 2017, 9 p.m.

The Fruehauf name may not be one you hear every day, but without it there would be no trucking industry as we know it. August Fruehauf invented the semi-trailer almost 100 years ago, and while the brand itself hasn’t been seen in the U.S. since the 90s, it’s getting ready to make a comeback. Terry Scruton gets the latest from August’s granddaughter, Ruth Fruehauf.