CLEVELAND, OH — Transtar Industries, a national distributor of aftermarket auto transmission repair parts, has acquired Axiom Automotive Technologies, a supplier of original equipment and aftermarket transmission replacement parts.
Transtar has a national distribution network with 32 locations in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, and an international division that serves a global network of aftermarket automotive distributors in 70 countries. Axiom has 65 locations throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
The combined entity will be based at Transtar’s current headquarters in the Cleveland suburb of Walton Hills, OH. The joint company will employ more than 1,700 people in 97 locations nationwide, including 270 national sales representatives. With the acquisition, it is expected that the headquarters’ staff will increase by 10 to 20 percent.
Operating under the Transtar brand, the combined companies will offer a selection of nearly 20,000 SKUs, including soft parts, hard parts and torque converters and will offer same-day delivery capability to 90 percent of the top markets in the United States and all major metro areas in Canada.