Be careful when approaching vendors for private labeling. Make sure that your vendor provides full product design and liability support, as you may be liable in the case of product failures.

According to the recent Facing the Forces of Change© - Lead the Way in the Supply Chain, published by the NAW Institute for Distribution Excellence (www.naw.org), a key future trend will be wholesaler-distributors marketing their own private label products, i.e., products manufactured for the wholesaler-distributor under contract for sale under the wholesaler-distributor's brand name.

Private labeling may be an attractive business strategy for a host of reasons. However, this business opportunity has some legal and financial risks, particularly for the U.S. wholesaler-distributor who sources product from overseas for resale in the U.S.

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Hemos fijado la instalación y el mantenimiento de los ejes en español en la página de la literatura. Usted puede también descargar una copia aquí.

(We have posted wheel installation and maintenance in Spanish on the literature page. You can also download a copy here.)

KIC has joined HDeXchange's Price File Library EDI system. Members of HDXPFL can download standardized product information and pricing for KIC's brake drum product line. From HDXPFL's website:

HDXPFL:

• Allows distributors to access manufacturer's price files by accessing a single secure Web site.
  
• Certifies that all downloaded files will be formatted in the industry-standard PCFS format.
  
• Saves time and effort spent on trying to obtain current electronic price files, and on reformatting files for system uploads.
  
• Enables an automated process for programming-savvy distributors to synchronize data on a regular basis.
  

Existing HDXPFL participating distributors please contact KIC customer service at 800-488-5422 or email kic.inquiries@kicintl.com to be added to our authorization list. Interested in learning more about HDeXchange? Go to www.hdexchange.info

KIC has added Consolidated Metco's brake drum line to our crossover section. You can use the crossover search by following this link.