1 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): June 26, 1998 ---------------- 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 May 1998, filed with the Bankruptcy Court on June 26, 1998. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits ----------------------------------------- ( c ) Exhibits. 99.1 Monthly Operating Report of the Corporation for the month of May 1998. 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: June 26, 1998 By: /s/ James Wong --------------- ------------------- James Wong Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer) 4 EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Pagination by Sequential Numbering Exhibit Description of Exhibit System - -------- ---------------------- ------------ 99.1 Monthly Operating Report 5 of the Corporation for May 1998