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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>May&nbsp;8,
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  May&nbsp;8, 2008, Accuride Corporation (&#147;Accuride&#148;) issued a press release
  announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
  2008 and that it will hold a conference call to discuss such earnings. The
  press release and the text of the slide presentation to be used by Accuride in
  connection with the conference call, including information concerning
  forward-looking statements and factors that may affect future results, are
  attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively. The press release and
  slide presentation include certain non-GAAP financial measures. &#160;For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP
  financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures, please refer to
  Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.</font></p>
  
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  information contained in this report and in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 are being
  furnished and not filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
  are not deemed incorporated by reference by any general statements
  incorporating by reference this report or future filings into any filings under
  the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to
  the extent Accuride specifically incorporates the information by reference. By
  filing this report on Form&nbsp;8-K and furnishing this information, Accuride makes
  no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is
  required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation&nbsp;FD.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  information contained herein is summary information that is intended to be
  considered in the context of Accuride&#146;s SEC filings and other public
  announcements that Accuride may make, by press release or otherwise, from time
  to time. Accuride undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise
  the information contained in this report, although it may do so from time to
  time as it believes is warranted. Any such updating may be made through the
  filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or
  through other public disclosures.</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press
    Release of Accuride Corporation, dated May&nbsp;8, 2008.</font></p>
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    Presentation of Accuride Corporation used in connection with Accuride
    Corporation&#146;s fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2008 conference call.</font></p>
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  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
  duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
  duly authorized.</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ACCURIDE CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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    2008</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
    David K. Armstrong</font></p>
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    Vice President / Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
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    Release, dated May&nbsp;8, 2008, entitled &#147;Accuride Corporation Reports First
    Quarter Results for 2008.&#148;</font></p>
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    of Accuride Corporation used in connection with Accuride Corporation&#146;s fiscal
    quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2008 conference call.</font></p>
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text: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND
  EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 
  20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  May 8,
  2008
  ACCURIDE
  CORPORATION
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  Delaware
  (State or Other Jurisdiction
  of Incorporation)
  001-32483
  (Commission
  File Number)
  61-1109077
  (IRS Employer
  Identification No.)
  7140 Office Circle, Evansville, IN
  47715
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone
  number, including area code
  (812) 962-5000
  Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
  to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
  the following provisions (
  see
  General
  Instruction A.2. below):
  o
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
  under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
  the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
  the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 2.02.
  Results of Operations and Financial Condition
  On
  May 8, 2008, Accuride Corporation ("Accuride") issued a press release
  announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,
  2008 and that it will hold a conference call to discuss such earnings. The
  press release and the text of the slide presentation to be used by Accuride in
  connection with the conference call, including information concerning
  forward-looking statements and factors that may affect future results, are
  attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively. The press release and
  slide presentation include certain non-GAAP financial measures.  For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP
  financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures, please refer to
  Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.
  The
  information contained in this report and in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 are being
  furnished and not filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
  are not deemed incorporated by reference by any general statements
  incorporating by reference this report or future filings into any filings under
  the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to
  the extent Accuride specifically incorporates the information by reference. By
  filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, Accuride makes
  no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is
  required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.
  The
  information contained herein is summary information that is intended to be
  considered in the context of Accuride's SEC filings and other public
  announcements that Accuride may make, by press release or otherwise, from time
  to time. Accuride undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise
  the information contained in this report, although it may do so from time to
  time as it believes is warranted. Any such updating may be made through the
  filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or
  through other public disclosures.
  ITEM 7.01.
  Regulation FD Disclosure
  See
  Item 2.02 above.
  Item 9.01.
  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (d)
  Exhibits
  99.1     Press
    Release of Accuride Corporation, dated May 8, 2008.
  99.2     Text of Slide
    Presentation of Accuride Corporation used in connection with Accuride
    Corporation's fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008 conference call.
  2
  SIGNATURE
  Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
  duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
  duly authorized.
  ACCURIDE CORPORATION
  Date:
  May 8,
    2008
  /s/
    David K. Armstrong
  David
    K. Armstrong
  Senior
    Vice President / Chief Financial Officer
  3
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit Number
  Description
  99.1
  Press
    Release, dated May 8, 2008, entitled "Accuride Corporation Reports First
    Quarter Results for 2008."
  99.2
  Text of Slide Presentation
    of Accuride Corporation used in connection with Accuride Corporation's fiscal
    quarter ended March 31, 2008 conference call.
  4