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           SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                 Washington, D.C. 20549                
                 ----------------------  

                       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):  August 28, 1997                               
                               ---------------  

               Fruehauf Trailer Corporation            
             ---------------------------------- 
 (Exact name ofregistrant as specified in its charter)

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

 1111 Bayside Drive, Suite 160, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625   
 -------------------------------------------------------     
(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (714) 644-9665
                                                   ---------------  

                 Exhibit index appears on page 4

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Item 5.  Other Events.
----------------------   

     Fruehauf Trailer Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), and certain of its subsidiaries filed a
voluntary petition with the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court") under Chapter
11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the "Code"), Case
Number 96-1563 (PJW), on October 7, 1996.  The Corporation is
required to file Monthly Operating Reports with the Bankruptcy
Court and the United States Trustee for the District of Delaware
pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2015 and the United States Trustee's
Operating Guidelines and Reporting Requirements for Chapter 11
cases.  In connection therewith, and as previously disclosed by
the Corporation in its press release dated March 31, 1997 (filed
under Form 8-K on April 14, 1997), attached hereto as Exhibit 99
is the Monthly Operating Report of the Corporation for the month
ending July 1997, filed with the Bankruptcy Court on August 21,
1997.



Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial         
Information and Exhibits        
-----------------------------------------  

         ( c ) Exhibits.

               99.1  Monthly Operating Report of the Corporation
                    for the month of July 1997.

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                      SIGNATURE
                      ---------  

     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:  August 28, 1997           By: /s/ James Wong      
       ---------------              -------------------                
                                    James Wong                                
                                    Chief Financial Officer       
                                    (Duly Authorized Officer)

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                         EXHIBIT INDEX
                         -------------  

                                                   Pagination by 
                                                     Sequential            
                                                     Numbering
Exhibit         Description of Exhibit                System
--------        ----------------------             ------------   

99.1            Monthly Operating Report                  5     
                of the Corporation for
                July 1997
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                 Washington, D.C. 20549                
                 ----------------------  

                       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):  August 28, 1997                               
                               ---------------  

               Fruehauf Trailer Corporation            
             ---------------------------------- 
 (Exact name ofregistrant as specified in its charter)

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

 1111 Bayside Drive, Suite 160, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625   
 -------------------------------------------------------     
(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (714) 644-9665
                                                   ---------------  

                 Exhibit index appears on page 4
2

Item 5.  Other Events.
----------------------   

     Fruehauf Trailer Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), and certain of its subsidiaries filed a
voluntary petition with the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court") under Chapter
11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the "Code"), Case
Number 96-1563 (PJW), on October 7, 1996.  The Corporation is
required to file Monthly Operating Reports with the Bankruptcy
Court and the United States Trustee for the District of Delaware
pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2015 and the United States Trustee's
Operating Guidelines and Reporting Requirements for Chapter 11
cases.  In connection therewith, and as previously disclosed by
the Corporation in its press release dated March 31, 1997 (filed
under Form 8-K on April 14, 1997), attached hereto as Exhibit 99
is the Monthly Operating Report of the Corporation for the month
ending July 1997, filed with the Bankruptcy Court on August 21,
1997.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial         
Information and Exhibits        
-----------------------------------------  

         ( c ) Exhibits.

               99.1  Monthly Operating Report of the Corporation
                    for the month of July 1997.
3

                      SIGNATURE
                      ---------  

     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:  August 28, 1997           By: /s/ James Wong      
       ---------------              -------------------                
                                    James Wong                                
                                    Chief Financial Officer       
                                    (Duly Authorized Officer)
4

                         EXHIBIT INDEX
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                                                   Pagination by 
                                                     Sequential            
                                                     Numbering
Exhibit         Description of Exhibit                System
--------        ----------------------             ------------   

99.1            Monthly Operating Report                  5     
                of the Corporation for
                July 1997