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MAC Trailer Customers Realize Weight Savings with Accuride Lightweight Wheel-end Components

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  Published in House and Home on Wednesday, October 20th 2010 at 14:05 GMT by Market Wire
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EVANSVILLE, Ind.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Accuride Corporation (OTCBB: ACUZ), one of the largest and most diversified manufacturers and suppliers of commercial vehicle components in North America, today announced that MAC Trailer Manufacturing (MAC) is offering its customers weight savings opportunities through Accuride lightweight wheel-end components.

"We are very pleased to work with MAC in grouping complementary standard products to achieve the weight savings and performance their customers desire"

Accuride is MACa™s standard supplier for steel wheels, aluminum wheels, Gunite^® slack adjusters, and Gunite GOLD^TM brake drums.

aAccuridea™s diverse product portfolio allows us to offer our customers weight-savings options through world class components, without increasing our supplier base,a said Steve Taylor, MAC Trailera™s Vice President of Purchasing. aThe performance and weight savings of Accuride and Gunite products support MACa™s reputation for being a customer-focused high-quality manufacturer who builds durability and performance into each of our trailers.a

aWe are very pleased to work with MAC in grouping complementary standard products to achieve the weight savings and performance their customers desire,a said Rick Schomer, Accuridea™s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales. aAccuride providesa variety oflightweight wheel-end products including lightweight steel and aluminum wheels, and GOLD brake drums. In the optimal configuration of Duplex^® aluminum wheels with GOLD drums, a MAC Trailer customer can expect to achieve up to 528 pounds of total weight savings. This weight savings can translate into greater fuel economy or the ability to carry additional load.a

Accuride has a complete family of lightweight steel and aluminum wheels with weights as low as 66 pounds for steel wheels and 47 pounds for aluminum wheels, while Gunitea™s GOLD drum not only provide consumers with a lightweight drum option, but also provides superior brake performance and longer service life which can translate to less downtime and reduced operating costs.

MAC Trailer Manufacturing, located in Alliance, Ohio, is the nationa™s foremost manufacturer of dump, flatbed, pneumatic tanks, and transfer trailers. For additional information, visit [ www.MACtrailer.com ] or call 800-795-8454.

Accuride Corporation is one of the largest and most diversified manufacturers and suppliers of commercial vehicle components in North America. Accuridea™s products include commercial vehicle wheels, wheel-end components and assemblies, truck body and chassis parts, seating assemblies, and other commercial vehicle components. Accuridea™s products are marketed under its brand names, which include Accuride^®, Gunite^®, Imperial^TM, Bostrom^®, Fabco^TM,Brillion^TM, and Highway Original^®. For more information, visit Accuridea™s website at [ http://www.accuridecorp.com ].