Lund International, A Highlander Partners Portfolio Company, Acquires The Assets Of TonnoPro
TonnoPro, headquartered in Surprise, Arizona, is a designer and distributor of tonneau covers for light trucks. The company’s product lines include Tonno Fold soft covers, Lo-Roll covers and Hard Fold hard covers.
PERA Holds 69th Annual Conference, Welcomes New President
The Production Engine Remanufacturers Association (PERA) was in Louisville, Ky., this past week for its 69th Annual PERA Conference where it welcomed incoming president Frank Owings of Titan Engines. Owings replaces outgoing president Robert McGraw of AER Manufacturing.
ASE Industry Education Alliance Recognizes Instructors
The ASE Industry Education Alliance recognized 34 members of the inaugural class of automotive instructors at the ASE Industry Education Alliance Instructor Training Conference, July 28-Aug. 1 at The Alexander Hotel in Indianapolis, Ind.
Executive Interview: Incoming President Frank Owings Discusses The State Of The PERA
When Frank Owings grew up, his generation viewed cars as a passion. It was freedom. “When we turned 16, it was a right of passage to get a car,” Owings says. “We worked on it, we fixed it and we customized it.” This September, he will become PERA’s 66th president.
Elgin Industries Opens Distribution Facility, Plans Further Expansion Of Manufacturing Operations
According to the company, the new facility will serve the growing packaging, private label and specialized shipping requirements of its aftermarket distributors and other customers.
North America’s Largest Work Truck Event Returns To Indianapolis Next Week
Off the 500,000-square-foot show floor, attendees can take part in the interactive Green Truck Ride-and-Drive. It is the only event in the country that offers real-world test drives in more than 20 commercially viable advanced hybrid and alternative fuel vocational vehicles, event organizers say.
Fifty Students Receive GAAS Scholarships Through Grants from the University of the Aftermarket Foundation
The scholarship winners will receive a $1,000 scholarship to advance their education, either at two-year vocational/technical colleges or four-year colleges and universities. All of these students are either attending or entering vocational programs to become mechanical, collision or heavy-duty repair professionals.
Johnson Controls Recognizes Leading Automotive Suppliers
Top-performing auto suppliers honored during 16th annual North American Supplier Performance Awards ceremony.
Elgin Industries Achieves Ford Q1 Quality Status
Elgin is a primary supplier of valvetrain components for Ford’s popular new 6.7L diesel engine.
Diesel Engine Parts Corp. Expands Fusion Welding Remanufacturing in Support of ‘Green’ Initiative Demands
In addition to increases in production line machinery and production line personnel, DHPS President Paul Blizzard has announced the addition of two key management appointments.