VSP News: Kolman's Korner, Episode 23

Feb. 19, 2013
Accuride "Fix and Grow" program to restructure and expand the company's wheel and wheel-end component operation.

In this installment, Fleet Maintenance Editor David A. Kolman visits with Rick Dauch, president and CEO of Accuride Corporation, one of the largest and most diversified manufacturers and suppliers of commercial vehicle components in North America.

They discuss the company’s "Fix and Grow" program to restructure and expand Accuride’s core wheel and wheel-end component operations, and to upgrade the capabilities of each of its four business units.

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