Wabash launches Trailers as a Service for shippers, 3PLs, carriers
Key takeaways
- Wabash's new Trailers as a Service provides flexible access to trailer capacity.
- The access comes through two programs: TaaS Pools and TaaS Plus.
- Both solutions utilize TrailerHawk.ai for visibility and access control.
Wabash has introduced its new Trailers as a Service (TaaS) offerings, designed to transform how trailer capacity is sourced, managed, and deployed across North America.
With its TaaS portfolio, the company provides two solutions, TaaS Pools and TaaS Plus, each designed to address the specific challenges facing shippers, 3PLs, and carriers.
“Our mission has always been to enable logistics providers to grow with flexible, scalable trailer solutions,” Mike Pettit, chief growth officer at Wabash, said. “With TaaS Pools and TaaS Plus, we are taking another step forward in helping shippers, carriers, and 3PLs overcome today’s supply chain challenges with confidence.”
TaaS Pools provides shippers with a service-provider–agnostic trailer pool. Instead of sourcing and maintaining separate pockets of capacity, shippers gain access to a nationwide pool of trailers.
Wabash says the program reduces dwell, improves dock efficiency, and ensures predictable, consistent trailer availability. Every trailer in the pool is supported by Wabash FleetCare for maintenance and compliance.
TaaS Plus is designed for 3PLs and brokers that want to operate more like asset carriers without the capital requirements of owning equipment. The program includes three service tiers, allowing customers to choose the level of support and coverage that best fits their network—from trailer capacity access to full-service programs with compliance, maintenance, and operational support. This tiered structure lets providers scale up or down as demand shifts.
Both offerings are powered by TrailerHawk.ai, a cargo security and access management startup that Wabash acquired last year. Wabash is incorporating the technology into its TaaS offering to provide enhanced visibility and analytics to customers.
“Our customers think about trailers the same way they think about other procurement choices—with a focus on cost, assurance, and flexibility. As a trailering company, we’re meeting that need with TaaS, giving them the same control without asset ownership,” Brett Suma, managing director at Wabash, said. “By combining our equipment, FleetCare service network, and TrailerHawk.ai assurance technology, we’re making trailer access more efficient and more predictable across the supply chain.”
