New European Commission study on Greenhouse gas emissions from Heavy Duty Vehicles In a study commissioned by the European Commission DG Climate action, the consultant presents an overview of the available technologies to reduce greenhouse gases from Heavy Duty Vehicles. A wide variety of measures were assessed and the known barriers and benefits were […]

  French version of “Aluminium in Commercial Vehicles” manual now available At the end of 2009, the European Aluminium Association released the technical manual “Aluminium in Commercial Vehicles” to respond to the needs of design and process engineers. A French version is now available. To discover the English, the German and the new French version, please […]

  Aluminium for safer trucks Road safety and fuel efficiency are without doubt two major priorities for EU policy makers. One area where a lot can be done for the road safety is to reduce the severity of accidents between large trucks and smaller personal vehicles and vulnerable road users. Due to restrictions in the […]

  Aluminium wheels for MAN TGX Efficient-Line The comprehensive fuel-saving equipment used by the TGX Efficient Line make this semitrailer tractor an attractive package with high savings in comparison to a freely configurable vehicle with the same scope of equipment. For the construction of the TGX line, MAN opted for a lightweight design. The TGX […]

  Reinforced aluminium side boards for Onnicar tippers Founded in 1969 with the name of C.F.M., the brand ONNICAR appeared in 1979 and is specialized in aluminium equipments for commercial vehicles. Onnicar has recently collaborated with Metra Spa in the development of 6xxx series aluminium profiles for fixed platform and three-side tipper for light commercial […]

Click here to Subscribe to the Newsletter   Dear Reader, Welcome to the fourth edition of AluTransport, the commercial vehicles newsletter from the European Aluminium Association sponsored by Alcoa, Aleris, AMAG, Constellium, Hydro, Metra, Novelis and Sapa. For further information or comments: [email protected] or www.alutransport.eu Aluminium for safer trucks A new study demonstrates that the […]

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