Accuride International

Accuride International

Accuride International Inc. is a manufacturer of drawer slides for commercial, residential and industrial applications, based in Santa Fe Springs, California and has about 2000 employees....

 (California), an unrelated company, is a manufacturer of drawer slides.

Accuride Corporation is a diversified manufacturer and supplier of commercial vehicle components in North America

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

. Based in Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

, the company designs, manufactures and markets commercial vehicle components. It was founded in 1986 to acquire part of The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company.

The company produces commercial vehicle wheels, wheel-end components and assemblies, truck body and chassis parts, seating assemblies and other commercial vehicle components. Accuride markets its products using six brand names: Accuride, Gunite, Imperial, and Brillion Iron Works

Brillion Iron Works

Brillion Iron Works, or BIW, is a foundry and a manufacturer of farm implements located in Brillion, Wisconsin. BIW produces approximately 145,000 net tons of gray and ductile iron castings annually, ranking it among the top ten independent foundries in the United States.Brillion Iron Works...

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In October 2009, the company sought legal protection from its creditors under Chapter 11 bankruptcy rules, and in November 2009 sought court approval to reorganize itself. On March 1, 2010, Accuride emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.