Wabash recognized 42 of its top suppliers with the 2023 Wabash Supplier Awards for supply chain excellence.
“Our suppliers are invaluable partners in our journey to deliver breakthrough, cost-effective solutions to our customers," said Richard Mansilla, vice president, global procurement for Wabash. “Their support and collaboration are instrumental in overcoming both near- and long-term supply chain challenges.”
Wabash presents annual awards to top suppliers for excellence in supply chain performance, considering criteria such as innovation, quality, delivery, cost, and service. The company’s highest honor is its Pinnacle Award, which recognizes the company’s supplier of the year.
This year’s Pinnacle Award winner is Webb Wheel OEM of Tell City, Indiana, a Marmon/Berkshire Hathaway company that manufactures brake drums, hubs, calipers, and rotors for medium and heavy-duty trucks, trailers, and buses. This marks Webb Wheel’s ninth overall Wabash supplier award and first Pinnacle Award.
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“For over 15 years, Webb Wheel has been a key supplier of brake hubs and wheel drums for Wabash’s van and platform trailers,” Mansilla added. “Webb Wheel is a consistent leader in on-time delivery, quality and continuous improvement. Last year, in particular, they held true to their commitment to keeping Wabash supplied by being adaptable and agile through periods of constraints.”
An additional 32 companies earned Platinum Awards for excellence in supply chain performance by demonstrating an ongoing commitment to logistics optimization that supports Wabash’s growth.
Platinum Award winners are (in alphabetical order):
- All State Fastener
- Clarience Technologies
- Constellium
- Crossroads Galvanizing
- Dayton Freight
- Dow Chemical
- Elliott Company of Indianapolis
- Engineered Components Corp
- Fastenal
- Hydro
- Hynes Industries
- Kirby Risk
- KW Plastics Recycling
- Lafayette Logistics LLC
- Lafayette Steel Sales
- Landstar System, Inc.
- Lee Industrial Contracting
- Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.
- Old Dominion Freight Line
- Phillips Industries
- Pink Team
- Process
- Development & Fabrication
- Rex Don
- Rockland Flooring
- Ryerson
- SAERTEX USA
- Securit Metal Products
- Spurlock
- Steel Dynamics
- The Sherwin-Williams Company
- TransLand
- Wiley Metal Fabrication
In addition, BCM One, G & W Products, Hendrickson, Hutchens Industries, NKR Product Development Solutions LLC, Sanco Services, SKF, Southeastern Commercial Fabricators and Transglobal received Distinguished Supplier Awards for outstanding customer service, business responsiveness and performance.