Athearn #72789 53′ Wabash Plate Trailer JB Hunt #36743

MODEL FEATURES Separately applied tractor-trailer landing gear assembly and mud flaps Sliding rear bogie Two or five hole painted wheels Rubber tires Sand shoes applied with removable glue New tooling Fully-assembled and ready to use out of the box Highly-detailed injection-molded body Painted and printed for realistic decoration Window packaging for easy viewing plus interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage PROTOTYPE HISTORY Once the US Department of Transportation declaring that all “national networks” (US and Interstate highways) and “all other networks within ten miles” must allow the operation of 53-foot semitrailers without requiring special permits for length the industry was quick to adopt the now-ubiquitous 53-foot vans. One of the first 53’ vans was the Wabash Plate Trailer in the late 1990s.