Wabash redefines trailer accessibility

Wabash recently added new Trailers-as-a-Service (TaaS) category offerings that are designed to transform how trailer capacity is sourced, managed, and deployed across North America.

The new TaaS solutions, TaaS Pools and TaaS Plus, are aimed at solving distinct challenges facing shippers, 3PLs, and carriers. Together, these offerings will deliver the flexibility, scalability, and visibility needed in today’s supply chain, without the long-term cost and risk of trailer ownership, Wabash said.

“Our mission has always been to enable logistics providers to grow with flexible, scalable trailer solutions,” Mike Pettit, Wabash chief growth officer, said in a news release. “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 universal, service-provider–agnostic trailer pool that replaces the complexity of managing fragmented pools across different partners. Instead of sourcing and maintaining separate pockets of capacity, shippers gain access to a nationwide pool of trailers positioned to support their operations. The program reduces dwell, improves dock efficiency, and ensures predictable, consistent trailer availability, Wabash reported. Every trailer in the pool is supported by Wabash FleetCare for maintenance and compliance, giving customers confidence that equipment is always road-ready.

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, giving them flexibility while keeping costs predictable.

Both offerings are powered by TrailerHawk.ai, Wabash’s platform that combines advanced technology, operational expertise, and cargo assurance to manage trailer replenishment, staging, repositioning, and utilization. Wabash acquired TrailerHawk.ai earlier this year and 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,” said Brett Suma, Wabash managing director. “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.”