What DuraBrake makes

DuraBrake supplies heavy-duty brake and wheel-end components for commercial vehicles: trucks, trailers, transit buses, and off-highway equipment. Its catalog runs to more than 2,000 part designs across five product families: cast-iron brake drums, air disc brake rotors and pads, hub assemblies, calipers, and brake shoes. The company describes itself as run by engineers focused on wheel-end parts development, and it positions its coverage as the broadest single-source line in the heavy-duty aftermarket, cross-referenced to Webb, Meritor, and Accuride (Gunite and KIC).

Two products carry the company's engineering story. Its BLUE steel-shell drums are lightweight composite units the company markets as interchangeable with CentriFuse and STEELite X30 products, aimed at fleets trying to cut unsprung weight. Its Alto calipers are sold brand new with no core return program, a distinction that matters to dealers who would otherwise manage core logistics. Alongside the standard cast line, DuraBrake lists alloyed cast-iron drums engineered for high-cycle duty such as city buses, plus custom drums for obsolete designs and special applications. In 2026 the company added a light and medium-duty drum and hub/drum line, extending beyond its heavy-duty core.

DuraBrake sells through dealers, warehouse distributors, and OEMs rather than direct to fleets, and it says more than 1,000 such partners across North America stock its products. It backs the line with a Zero Defect Guarantee and an interchange database for cross-referencing competitor part numbers, both aimed at the tier suppliers and distributors that resell the parts.

Ownership and history

DuraBrake has been in the US brake market since 1948 and traces its brand to Durametal. Today it operates from Santa Clara, California, at 4633 Old Ironsides Drive, and runs distribution centers in Sacramento, Edison (New Jersey), Houston, Tacoma, and Vancouver, British Columbia, a footprint the company describes as five strategically located North American DCs plus Canadian coverage. The legal entity behind the brand is DuraParts, LLC.

The company is privately held and led by the Shroff family. Neil Shroff has been CEO since October 2020. In June 2024, Tiger Lily Holdings made a significant investment in DuraBrake to support its growth, with the Shroff family remaining meaningful equity owners and continuing to comprise the senior leadership team, per a company announcement carried by an automotive M&A advisory. Scott Cullerton, a managing member at Tiger Lily, framed the investment around expanding into new products and geographies. DuraBrake does not publish audited financials; broker and self-cited figures put annual revenue in a $20 to $30 million band, which should be read as an estimate rather than a reported number.

Certifications and quality

DuraBrake states that all of its OEM products are manufactured at IATF 16949-certified facilities, the automotive-sector quality standard that fleet auditors look for. The certification attaches to the manufacturing facilities that produce the parts rather than to a certificate published under DuraBrake's own name, and the company does not post a certificate number or date, so the claim is reported here as a claim. On the engineering side, the company says its products are designed and tested to meet FMVSS 121, the US federal air-brake standard, and describes an in-house regimen of metallurgical analysis, dynamic balancing, and durability testing. It markets a proprietary grey-iron metallurgy with higher carbon content as its main technical differentiator against commodity drums cast to minimum specification.

Sourcing evidence

DuraBrake's US import record reads like that of a components brand that engineers and specifies in California and manufactures offshore. US customs bills of lading show 793 ocean shipments recorded from January 2015 through April 2025, almost entirely brake drums, brake discs, and rotors under HS heading 8708.30 (brakes and servo-brakes and their parts). The most active foreign suppliers:

Seven shown of the suppliers on record. By origin, China accounts for 617 shipments and Turkey for 173, with a handful from South Korea, Mexico, and Spain. Customs-derived estimates put cumulative ocean shipping spend at roughly $1.1 million since 2015, with cost data covering about 56 percent of shipments, an order-of-magnitude figure rather than an audited one. The concentration in a small set of Chinese and Turkish foundries is worth weighing against the company's IATF 16949 claim and against tariff exposure on China-origin brake parts, a topic the company's own market commentary has flagged.

Coverage caveats: these are US ocean-freight records only. Air, truck, and rail movements do not appear, some records name freight intermediaries rather than the producing foundry, and product categories come from declared manifest codes, which are noisy. No ocean shipment appears in the dataset after April 2025, which may reflect a reporting gap, a shift in carrier or consignee naming, or a genuine pause. Absence of a record is not evidence of absence.

Frequently asked questions

What does DuraBrake make?

DuraBrake makes heavy-duty brake and wheel-end components for commercial vehicles: cast-iron and lightweight BLUE steel-shell brake drums, air disc brake rotors and pads, hub assemblies, Alto calipers, and brake shoes. Its catalog spans more than 2,000 part designs cross-referenced to Webb, Meritor, and Accuride, covering trucks, trailers, buses, and off-highway equipment.

Who owns DuraBrake?

DuraBrake is privately held by the Shroff family, with Neil Shroff serving as CEO since October 2020. In June 2024, Tiger Lily Holdings made a significant investment in the company while the Shroff family remained meaningful equity owners and retained the senior leadership team. The legal entity is DuraParts, LLC.

Where is DuraBrake headquartered?

DuraBrake is headquartered at 4633 Old Ironsides Drive, Suite 101, Santa Clara, California 95054. It operates distribution centers in Sacramento, Edison (New Jersey), Houston, Tacoma, and Vancouver, British Columbia, giving it national US coverage plus Canada.

What certifications does DuraBrake hold?

DuraBrake states that all of its OEM products are manufactured at IATF 16949-certified facilities and that its products are designed and tested to meet FMVSS 121, the US federal air-brake standard. The IATF certification attaches to its manufacturing facilities rather than to a certificate published under DuraBrake's own name, and the company does not post a certificate number or date.

How long has DuraBrake been in business?

DuraBrake has been in the US heavy-duty brake market since 1948, more than 75 years, and traces its brand to Durametal. It supplies over 1,000 dealers, warehouse distributors, and OEMs across North America.

Where does DuraBrake source its brake components?

US customs records show DuraBrake imports the bulk of its brake drums, discs, and rotors from foundries in China and Turkey, led by Shandong Hongma Engineering Machine and Eku Fren in Turkey. The company recorded 793 ocean shipments between 2015 and 2025, almost all under the brakes-and-parts tariff heading.

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