BRANFORD , CT -- Independent Warehouse Distributors, LLC (IWD) has announced Gary Light of Speed Warehouse in Hayward , CA , as the newest member to the IWD Board of Managers. Speed Warehouse, a performance and traditional replacement parts distributor, became an automotive member of IWD in 1996.

Light is the third generation in his family’s business, which has always sold high performance parts and is the oldest existing speed shop in California . Light is also the president of Performance Warehouse Association (PWA). Speed Warehouse has two locations in Southern California and has an equally successful aftermarket replacement parts wholesale business. Light has been responsible for his business’ advanced computerization and Internet presence.

Independent Warehouse Distributors, LLC (IWD), which includes the Auto Pride Automotive Division and the Truck Pride Heavy Duty/Fleet Division, was founded in 1985. Starting with a core of 15 warehouse distributors in the Northeast, the group grown to become an international distribution network with more than 800 member locations in the U.S. and Canada .