My Wabash Story: Victor Moore

Date: 8/2/2023 6:35:45 PM
Author: Aidan Freeman

Victor Moore is a Welding Coordinator located in Lafayette, IN. As a member of our Wabash community of 11.5 years, his journey has had its fair share of bumps in the road. Victor is an incredible risk taker, willing to take the unknown plunge in search of opportunity and doesn’t quit at the first sign of failure. From traveling across the world to exploring new responsibilities, Victor’s story is once of perseverance and passion that contributes to the successes he is grateful for today.

My Wabash Story: Danielle Strange

Date: 6/15/2023 2:05:29 PM
Author: Aidan Freeman

Danielle Strange is an Assembler in Lafayette, IN. She tells a story of overcoming social anxiety and branching out to different locales to discover a journey she never thought she would uncover. With plenty of opportunities to confront challenges and embrace the Always Learn mindset, she is a creative spirit whose journey brought her across the states and back to Indiana where she’s established her roots.

My Wabash Story: Ayari Villegas

Date: 5/17/2023 1:03:01 PM
Author: Aidan Freeman

Ayari Villegas is a Process Engineer Technician in Lafayette, IN. She tells a story of a path that was never linear, and challenged her along the way, only for her to discover a love for the people around her, her job, and a feeling of pride in the journey. During times of distress, her beacon of light was always her family, which allowed her to progress forward to who she is today.

My Wabash Story: Andric "Andy" Ingram

Date: 4/19/2023 12:57:11 PM
Author: Aidan Freeman

Andy Ingram is a seasoned Wabash employee of almost 29 years. A little league coach for multiple sports, he tells us a story of his journey throughout the company, including an eye-opening moment in his history that almost led to losing his job, and the key individuals and memories that shaped his mindset that he employs in his teaching methods today.

My Wabash Story: Andy Blanco

Date: 3/13/2023 1:23:22 PM
Author: Aidan Freeman

Andy Blanco is an Operation Trainer for Wabash in Moreno Valley, CA. He shares his story of travel from another country, to starting fresh and finding his way in an unfamiliar environment, only to discover a new love for his job. His story is one of stepping beyond the comfort zone and striving to do the best with what you’re given.

My Wabash Story: Terri Horton

Date: 2/14/2023 2:04:12 PM
Author: Aidan Freeman

Terri Horton is the Glue Line Coordinator for Wabash in Harrison, AR. Her Wabash Story is one of incredible growth, not only for herself and her career, but also for Wabash over the years. She shares with us the personal and professional difficulties she faced from when she began her career to the drastic changes in her job and environment today.

My Wabash Story: Chris Huff

Date: 1/26/2023 4:54:13 PM
Author: Aidan Freeman

Chris Huff is a long-term Wabash employee, responsible for the coordination of the DuraPlate® wall assembly facility in Cleburne, TX. As an individual with a plethora of experience, his story is one of intense growth, passion, and dedication to the work he does.

Making Education Accessible with Accelerator by Wabash National

Date: 8/5/2021 8:29:35 PM
Author: Rachelle Henderson, Communications Specialist

Access to education is a matter of inclusion. We pride ourselves in living up to our values and leadership principles, one of which is Always Learn. As the disruption caused by the pandemic collided with the already-looming skills gap, we knew we wanted to take this challenge and create an opportunity.

Remarkable Teams in Action – Wabash National Intern Program

Date: 8/5/2021 8:25:30 PM
Author: Rachelle Henderson, Communications Specialist

Ask any Wabash National intern what they value most about their experience and almost all will share it’s the way they are treated—as full-time early career professionals, given freedom to explore their ideas, passion and creativity.

Behind the Scenes of Wabash National’s COVID-19 Response Strategy

Date: 2/11/2021 3:56:18 PM
Author: Rachelle Henderson, Communications Specialist

Nearly one year in to the COVID-19 pandemic, the novelty of novel coronavirus has worn away. Throughout the pandemic, Wabash National has kept COVID-19 infection rates low among the workforce, especially given the nature of manufacturing operations. One way the company has achieved this is by maintaining critical alignment among the environmental health and safety (EHS) and human resources (HR) teams. Behind the scenes, there are stakeholders working hard to ensure a safe and healthy workplace environment for all.

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How We’re Building Trust and Culture Through Performance Management

Date: 1/6/2021 3:03:04 PM
Author: Rachelle Henderson, Communications Specialist

Kim Scott’s Radical Candor opens with a story and pattern of behavior many of us have experienced. Rather than give honest and direct feedback to her direct report about things he needed to do better, because it would be difficult or uncomfortable, she stayed silent. In the end, they both suffered: her ruinous empathy robbed him from the chance to learn and grow, and he didn’t know there was a performance issue, so, eventually, was fired.

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Four Ways Our Wabash Management System Principles Facilitate Inclusion

Date: 12/11/2020 6:06:02 PM
Author: Claire Haggard, Wabash Management System, Enterprise Manager

This year, Wabash National formally introduced the Wabash Management System (WMS)—a set of principles and standardized business processes to advance Wabash National’s strategy, breakthrough improvement and increased magnitude of results. WMS is guided by five key principles. These principles are centered around lean thinking and state that lean application must extend across and throughout our entire enterprise, not only our manufacturing processes. This means we must consider lean in non-traditional settings, such as improving our culture.

We Are Wabash: Chris Roberts

Date: 11/11/2020 11:33:06 AM
Author: Rachelle Henderson, Communications Specialist

Wabash National’s Chris Roberts is both one-of-a-kind and as all-American as it gets: a family man, Navy veteran, respected team member and colleague. Chris is that guy who his colleagues admire – the one who brings out the best in others. When asked about a day in his life as a senior manager of corporate applications and IT delivery at Wabash National, he responds with humor and compassion.

How We’re Transforming Employee Engagement with a Mobile App

Date: 10/13/2020 3:58:04 PM
Author: Rachelle Henderson, Communications Specialist

In the manufacturing sector, low levels of employee engagement can be par for the course, leading to high turnover, low employee morale and poor communication. At Wabash National, we’re working hard not to be like everyone else. As we sought to transform our culture, we understood we could only do that by transforming how we work. We started by focusing on a single, powerful principle: put people first. We asked ourselves tough, but necessary, questions, such as How do we transform Wabash National to be a place where people want to work? Answer: we must excel at employee engagement.

We Are Wabash: Kris Ames

Date: 10/9/2020 5:02:32 PM
Author: Rachelle Henderson, Communications Specialist

Wabash National Director of Information Technology Kris Ames is a big-picture person who values learning. This is what makes her successful and effective in her professional and personal life.

We Are Wabash: Jenny Skowronski

Date: 8/27/2020 2:24:10 PM
Author: Rachelle Henderson, Communications Specialist

When Finance Manager Jenny Skowronski learned she would be off work for a period in April 2020 because of the pandemic, she knew she wanted to spend her time away giving back to her community.

Changing How the World Reaches You

Date: 8/4/2020 1:17:28 PM
Author: Dana Stelsel, Director, Communications

Welcome to the official Wabash National blog! Here, you’ll get an up-close-and-personal view of our company story. From start-up to internationally recognized leader in transportation, distribution and logistics, our solutions—and our people—are changing how the world reaches you. This is where we share those stories.

Culture

My Wabash Story: Victor Moore

My Wabash Story: Danielle Strange

My Wabash Story: Ayari Villegas

My Wabash Story: Andric "Andy" Ingram

My Wabash Story: Andy Blanco

My Wabash Story: Terri Horton

My Wabash Story: Chris Huff

Making Education Accessible with Accelerator by Wabash National

Remarkable Teams in Action – Wabash National Intern Program

Behind the Scenes of Wabash National’s COVID-19 Response Strategy

How We’re Building Trust and Culture Through Performance Management

Four Ways Our Wabash Management System Principles Facilitate Inclusion

We Are Wabash: Chris Roberts

How We’re Transforming Employee Engagement with a Mobile App

We Are Wabash: Kris Ames

We Are Wabash: Jenny Skowronski

Changing How the World Reaches You

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