DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,330

TRIANGLE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF MARMON HIGHWAY TECHNOLOGIES/BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
TRIANGLE SPRINGS DIVISION
DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 3, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Triangle
Suspension Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Marmon Highway
Technologies/Berkshire Hathaway, Triangle Springs Division, DuBois,
Pennsylvania. Workers at the subject firm produce medium to heavy
duty spring and suspension parts. Workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined from 2006 to 2007 and during the period
of January through October 2008 when compared to the same time
period in 2007.
The United States Department of Labor surveyed the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of
medium to heavy duty spring and suspension parts in 2006, 2007,
January through October 2007 and January through October 2008.
The surveys revealed increased imports of medium to heavy duty
spring and suspension parts during the period under investigation.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with medium to heavy duty spring and
suspension parts manufactured by Triangle Suspension Systems, Inc.,
a subsidiary of Marmon Highway Technologies/Berkshire Hathaway,
Triangle Springs Division, DuBois, Pennsylvania, contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Triangle Suspension Systems, Inc., a
subsidiary of Marmon Highway Technologies/Berkshire Hathaway,
Triangle Springs Division, DuBois, Pennsylvania, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
October 23, 2007, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 26th day of January 2009


` /s/Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance