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): February 7, 2011

ACCURIDE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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)

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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 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(c)           Effective February 7, 2011, Edward J. Gulda resigned as Senior Vice President / Components Operations of Accuride Corporation (the “Company”). 

(e)           In connection with his resignation, the Company agreed to treat  Mr. Gulda’s resignation as a separation for “Good Reason” outside of a “Protection Period” under Mr. Gulda’s Severance and Retention Agreement, which is in the form of the Form Severance and Retention Agreement (Tier II Executives) previously filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K on March 13, 2009.  In addition to the severance payable under such agreement the Company also agreed that Mr. Gulda will receive the following (i) the amount otherwise payable to him under the Company’s 2010 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan, (ii) outsource placement services and (iii) reimbursements for any fees associated with breaking his residential lease.  In exchange, Mr. Gulda has agreed to twenty-four (24) month post-employment non-competition and non-solicitation covenants.

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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.

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