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10 Industry Focus NTN has announced the results of a joint raid it participated in with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). The raid was conducted on a bearing stor- age location near Charleston, S.C. on June 25 after NCIS agents concluded a warehouse was illegally distributing low-quality, counterfeited bearings directly to consumers. NTN says the search resulted in the seizure of hundreds of fake NTN products, as well as counterfeited merchandise of several other major Japan and U.S. based manufacturers. The investigation was coordinated by NCIS and included engineers from major bearing corporations that volunteered to aid in the identifi cation of the counterfeit parts. NTN says its application engineers supported U.S. Naval agents in detecting suspect product and packaging bearing fake NTN company logos. All of the suspicious products were confi scated and cataloged to assist in future prosecution and investigation of illegal bearing counterfeit- ing, the company says. The raid was part of NTN's continuing commitment to leading the fi ght against coun- terfeit bearings. T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 4 NTN assists in counterfeit parts raid Navistar has introduced Diamond Renewed, a com- prehensive inspection and mechanical reconditioning process for International used trucks taken in via trade that it says will improve the value and mar- ketability of the trucks when returned to the wholesale, retail and dealer marketplaces. "Diamond Renewed is an industry game-changer," says David Gerrard, senior vice president of distribution at Navistar. "We are providing our used truck customers with a new truck experience." "I think this program can raise the bar of what the used truck market means," he says. "We hope to give a small buyer the same truck buying expe- rience that a larger customer receives." Gerrard says the Diamond Renewed program is anchored by three core principles: an exhaustive inspection process, a two-year, 200,000 mile war- ranty and Navistar's new OnCommand Connection uptime monitoring program, standard on all reconditioned vehicles. Navistar debuts truck reconditioning program FleetPride, Inc. has acquired the assets of Republic Diesel truck parts and service business. The acquisition includes Republic Diesel's heavy-duty parts and service operations in Jeffersonville, Ind., as well as Kentucky locations in Louisville (Jennings Lane), Lexington, and Prestonsburg. Republic Diesel will continue to operate its driveline repair, machining and yard truck businesses in Louisville; Tri-State Machine in Harrogate, Tenn.; Center Diesel & Machine in Akron, Ohio; and Capacity Yard Trucks in Jeffersonville, Ind., the company says. "With the addition of Republic Diesel, FleetPride will now operate eight locations in Kentucky and Indiana, expanding our coverage to both sides of the Ohio River," says Kevin Peters, CEO at FleetPride. "This union provides Republic Diesel's customers with access to FleetPride's national parts inven- tory, heavy duty expertise and effi cient distribution network. In turn, it pro- vides FleetPride with an expanded customer base, additional quality drive-in service options within close proximity, and conveniently located storefronts." FleetPride acquires Republic Diesel Two distributors joining forces Automotive Parts Headquarters Inc. (APH), a family-owned auto parts distributor and store group, and La Crosse, Wis.-based United Auto Supply Inc., a leading privately held distributor and store group, have announced plans to join forces. United's 13 locations will join APH's family of corporate stores and fl y the Auto Value fl ag. "We've had a great relationship with the United Auto Supply team for many years, and we're honored that they've chosen to partner with APH," says Corey Bartlett, APH president. "They've built an impressive business and are the leader in their markets — we're looking forward to continuing that tradition."