Trinity Industries
| Trinity Industries Inc. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | US8965221091 |
| Seat |
Dallas , Texas ,
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| management | Timothy R. Wallace ( CEO ) |
| Number of employees | 22,030 |
| sales | 6,393,000,000 US dollars |
| Website | www.trin.net |
| As of December 31, 2015 | |
Trinity Industries is an American industrial group based in Dallas . It produces freight wagons , gas tanks, barges for inland navigation, crash barriers and masts for wind turbines . With 34,295 freight cars produced, Trinity has a market share of 41% in North America. Since acquiring Big River Industries , Trinity has also been manufacturing expanded clay (building material and aggregate for concrete) under the Riverlite brand .
Of the 22,000 employees (as of 2015), 11,500 work in the USA and 10,500 in Mexico.
history
Trinity Industries was founded in 1958 when the Dallas Tank Company merged with the Trinity Steel Company . The company was headed from 1958 to 1999 by W. Ray Wallace, the father of the current CEO. He turned the manufacturer of liquid gas tanks into a diversified large company. In 1977 the company started producing freight wagons.
1983 Trinity Industries took over the freight wagon works of the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company . In 1987 the company Ortner Freight Car and 2001 Thrall Car Manufacturing was taken over.
Individual evidence
- ↑ How to Succeed At Succeeding Dad Before Tim Wallace could replace his dad, Ray, as CEO of Trinity Industries, father and son had to learn to respect each other. It wasn't easy. In: Fortune . September 4, 2000, accessed September 5, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d Form 10-K 2015 ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.highwayguardrail.com
- ↑ Businesses ( Memento of the original from August 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Big River Industries Announces New Brand , January 26, 2012
- ↑ www.trinitylightweight.com
- ^ Trinity Industries, Incorporated History
- ↑ Trinity Rail: History
