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Hynes Industries Receives Platinum Supplier Award from Wabash for Third Consecutive Year

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio [July 22, 2025] – For the third year in a row and eighth time overall, Hynes Industries has been recognized with the Platinum Supplier Award from Wabash, a leading manufacturer of commercial truck-trailers and related products. The award honors top suppliers for their excellence in innovation, quality, delivery, cost and service.

Hynes Industries, a custom roll form metal solutions manufacturer with manufacturing operations in Youngstown and Painesville, Ohio, and Kokomo, Ind., earned this distinction among 38 companies selected nationwide.

The award highlights Hynes’ continued role in supplying a wide array of components used in over the road trailers and truck bodies for Wabash and produced at the Youngstown and Kokomo locations. This recognition reflects the close, long-term relationship between the two companies and Hynes’ commitment to delivering performance-ready, engineered solutions on-time with superior quality and service

“In our industry, being consistent isn’t enough – you have to evolve, solve problems before they surface and make your customers’ challenges your own,” said Rick Organ, CEO of Hynes Industries. “That’s the kind of partnership we’ve built with Wabash. This award isn’t just about past performance. We accept it as a challenge to keep raising the bar.”

Hynes serves truck and trailer manufacturing, solar energy, automated material handling, data center and general industrial markets. In recent years, the company has expanded its engineering and quality system capabilities and invested in advanced fabrication equipment to deepen value for its customers and support long-term growth.

This milestone award comes as Hynes continues celebrating its 100th year in business – a centennial marked by significant investments in innovation, talent and community engagement across its three plant cities.

About Hynes Industries

Founded in 1925 in Youngstown, Ohio, Hynes Industries is a custom roll form and metal fabrication manufacturer serving industries including truck/trailer, solar energy, automated material handling, and general industrial markets. With three manufacturing facilities – Youngstown and Painesville, Ohio, and Kokomo, Indiana – Hynes is committed to delivering engineering-driven, high-quality solutions with absolute reliability.

Photo IDs: (left to right): Justin Buckingham (Wabash), Josh Nelson (Wabash), Konrad Grabowski (Wabash), Richard Mansilla (Wabash), Rick Organ (Hynes), Wes Utt (Hynes),George Vujnovic (Hynes), Cody Hohmann (Hynes), Doug Linville (Wabash)