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Accuride Corporation has offi cially been acquired by Crestview Partners, pursuant to the merger agreement it announced in September 2016. Accuride's shareholders adopted the merger agreement at the company's special meeting of shareholders held in November. "Today marks the start of a new and exciting chapter for our storied com- pany. As a stand-alone business within Crestview's portfolio of companies, Ac- curide will serve as a platform for further growth and consolidation in the global wheels and wheel-end sectors as we continue to deliver world-class operat- ing performance and products for our customers," says Accuride President and CEO Rick Dauch. 7 Industry Focus Crestview Partners Completes Accuride Purchase W W W . T R U C K P A R T S A N D S E R V I C E . C O M J a n u a r y 2 0 1 7 | T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E ® THE HOME OF THE BRANDS YOU TRUST AFTERMARKET@CVGRP.COM WWW.CVGRP.COM 1-800-459-7328 CVG HAS A FULL RANGE OF PRODUCTS TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF ALL CUSTOMERS • SEATING SOLUTIONS FOR BOTH ON AND OFF-HIGHWAY • TRUCK MATTRESSES • ALL-MAKES WIPER MOTORS • QUALITY ALL-MAKES TRUCK MIRRORS • ROAD SURFACE TEMPERATURE SENSORS AND VEHICLE TRACKING THE HOME OF THE BRANDS YOU TRUST Visit us at HDAW Booth #431 TransAxle Named OMSI Distributor TransAxle has been selected by OMSI Transmissions, Inc., as its Northeast region Authorized Distributor, Service Center and Warranty Center. The autho- rized region consists of all states between Maine and Georgia along the eastern seaboard and Ohio to Tennessee in the Midwest. TransAxle says the product grouping consists of all of OMSI's axles, gear- boxes, hydro-mechanical drives, power take-offs, transfer cases, and railway units. Doonan Trailer Building New Plant Doonan Specialized Trailer has gutted a 25,000 sq.-ft.-manufacturing plant, pre- viously used to stall build custom trailer products, to create a new, high-effi ciency fl atbed trailer plant. Doonan will still build custom trailer products in its main factory, separate from its new high-effi ciency fl atbed trailer plant. The new plant will allow Doonan to be more price competitive in the volume build fl atbed trailer market, the company says.