8-K

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             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                   Washington, D.C.  20549


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                          FORM 8-K


                       CURRENT REPORT



           Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

              Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 27, 1996 
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                Fruehauf Trailer Corporation
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 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



    Delaware            1-10772             38-2863240
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(State or other       (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
 jurisdiction of      File Number)        Identification No.)
 incorporation)


111 Monument Circle, Suite 3200, Indianapolis, Indiana  46204
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    (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(317)630-3000
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             Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4

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Item 5.   Other Events.
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          The Company issued a press release on 
          September 27, 1996, a copy of which is filed
          as Exhibit 99.



Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
          Information and Exhibits.           
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     (c)  Exhibits.

          99   Press Release dated September 27, 1996,
               from the Company.



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                      SIGNATURE
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          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                        FRUEHAUF TRAILER CORPORATION



Date: September 30, 1996  By:/s/Gregory G. Fehr        
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                             Gregory G. Fehr
                             Vice President -
                             Corporate Controller
                             (Principal Accounting
                              Officer) 


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                             EXHIBIT INDEX
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                                           Pagination by
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                                             Numbering
Exhibit   Description of Exhibit              System 
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  99      Press Release dated                    5
          September 27, 1996
          from the Company.

EX-99

                                                         
   
 



For Further Information:

Michael D. Picchi
Fruehauf Trailer Corporation
(317) 630-3000


         FRUEHAUF TRAILER ANNOUNCES RESALE
            PROSPECTUS NO LONGER CURRENT 
                                 

      Indianapolis, Indiana -- September 27, 1996 --
Fruehauf Trailer Corporation (NYSE:FTC) today announced
that the Prospectus dated June 26, 1995, as
supplemented, forming part of the Registration Statement
that registered the resale of certain privately placed
shares of the Company's Common Stock is no longer
current and therefore, cannot be used for resale
transactions.
  
      Fruehauf Trailer Corporation is one of the leading
manufacturers of truck trailers, producing, marketing,
and servicing the industry's widest range of dry freight
van, refrigerated van, platform, dump and liquid and dry
bulk tank trailers.  Among the largest suppliers of
trailer parts in North America, Fruehauf products are
sold throughout the truck trailer industry's largest
Company-owned dealer and authorized independent dealer
network in North America.



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