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Elite Brake Company is a new commercial vehicle brake component supplier developing a full product line of brake block, brake lining, medium-duty hydraulic brake disc pads, heavy-duty air brake disc pad

by Staff
September 13, 2010
1 min to read


Elite Brake Company is a new commercial vehicle brake component supplier developing a full product line of brake block, brake lining, medium-duty hydraulic brake disc pads, heavy-duty air brake disc pads
as well as new lined brake shoes and kits, remanufactured brake shoes & kits, and complete brake drum kits.

Elite Brake will be led by John Healy, a friction industry veteran, with 20 years experience at Marathon, Brake Pro, and Incolbestos.

"The primary focus of our new company will be unique brake products that are developed to be application specific and provide the lowest cost per mile for each fleet," Healy said. "Our company slogan is 'We have the right brake for you' and that's our ultimate aim, to offer products to help individual fleets meet their performance and operating cost goals."

Elite Brake's corporate office, distribution center, and remanufacturing center will be located in Rome, Ga. The recently completed remanufacturing center will remanufactured brake shoes make using unique processes such as WhiteGlove, DiamondCote, and Eagle-i.

More info: www.elitebrake.com.

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