Accuride appoints new sales manager for national fleets

Accuride Corporation, a manufacturer of commercial vehicle components, has appointed Mike Short as its new sales manager for national fleets.

Mr Short previously served as a district sales manager at Accuride. With over 15 years of in-depth industry experience, he will lead Accuride's national fleet strategy.

Mike Buggy, Mike Carroll, and Ray Fanti recently joined Accuride each in the position of district sales manager, located respectively in Wisconsin, Georgia, and Massachusetts. Most recently, Mr Buggy served as parts manager at Alliance Trailer. Most recently, Mr Carroll served as national fleet manager for Webasto. Mr Fanti has served in the heavy duty aftermarket for over 15 years, most recently as parts sales manager with Navistar.

Rick Schomer, senior vice president of marketing and sales at Accuride Corporation, said: "The combined years of industry and customer service experience possessed by these individuals will help Accuride ensure maximum satisfaction of our existing customers, while affording us the opportunity to secure and build new customer relationships
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