TSE Brakes joins Marmon Highway Technologies
TSE’s broad line of brake actuators will complement MHT’s portfolio of undercarriage products, including Webb Wheel brake drums, rotors and hubs, Leland brake and wheel parts, Triangle suspension systems and components, and Marmon-Herrington axles and transfer cases for all-wheel drive applications, MHT said.
The Trucker News Services
10/30/2008
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Marmon Highway Technologies (MHT) has acquired TSE Brakes Inc. MHT, a Berkshire Hathaway company, comprises leading suppliers serving the highway transportation industry.
TSE’s broad line of brake actuators will complement MHT’s portfolio of undercarriage products, including Webb Wheel brake drums, rotors and hubs, Leland brake and wheel parts, Triangle suspension systems and components, and Marmon-Herrington axles and transfer cases for all-wheel drive applications, MHT said.
Headquartered in Fresno, Calif., TSE manufactures a full line of double diaphragm air brake actuators and service chambers at a facility in San Luis, Sonora, Mexico (across the border from Yuma, Arizona).
TSE will continue to operate as an independent company under the existing management team led by President Greg Smith, according to the news release.
“TSE is a fine addition to our group of companies,” said MHT President Kelly Dier. “This acquisition recognizes TSE’s value to the commercial vehicle industry and will provide additional resources enabling TSE to invest in new products and technologies, and to continue to grow in both domestic and international markets.”