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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Ehrlich Rodney P   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WABASH NATIONAL CORP /DE [WNC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr.VP/Chief Technology Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 SAGAMORE PARKWAY SOUTH 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/20/2013 (Street) LAFAYETTE, IN 47905 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 9.61

02/20/2013

A

12,180

(1)

02/20/2023

Common Stock

12,180

$ 0

12,180

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

02/20/2013

A

7,670

(3)

(4)

Common Stock

7,670

$ 0

7,670

D

Performance Units

(5)

02/20/2013

A

10,230

02/20/2016

02/20/2016

Common Stock

10,230

(5)

10,230

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ehrlich Rodney P 1000 SAGAMORE PARKWAY SOUTH LAFAYETTE, IN 47905			Sr.VP/Chief Technology Officer

Signatures

Rodney P. Ehrlich		02/25/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Award vests in three equal installments on February 20, 2014, 2015, and 2016.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of WNC stock
(3)	Award is fully vested on February 20, 2016
(4)	The grantee will be entitled to receive shares of common stock equal to the number of units vested on February 20, 2016.
(5)	Performance Units were granted on 2/20/13, subject to achievement of performance period criteria for a three-year period ending upon the close of the Company's 2015 fiscal year. Number of units reported assume the Company meets target performance criteria at the end of 2015; actual units earned will be adjusted based on actual performace against the performance criteria. Any earned units will vest on 2/20/2016, at which time each earned and vested unit will convert to one share of the Company's common stock.

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