Alcoa, CIMC to develop aluminum fuel tanker trailer

Alcoa and CIMC Vehicles (Shandong) Co. Ltd, a specialty truck manufacturer in China have formed a strategic partnership, to design and develop a new, energy-efficient, aluminum fuel tanker trailer for the Asian market. Kevin Kramer, President, Alcoa Growth Initiatives, and Xiaoxu Liu, General Manager CIMC Shandong, formalized the partnership in Jinan City, Shandong province. Alcoa will apply its design, engineering and manufacturing expertise with CIMC Shandong's fabrication knowledge to produce the lightweight, environmentally-friendly tanker trailer. The Alcoa Bohai plant in Qinhuangdao will supply the aluminum sheet and Alcoa Fastening Systems (Suzhou) Co. Ltd in Jiangsu will provide the Huck?brand fasteners. In addition, the new aluminum intensive fuel tanker trailer will rollon patented Dura- Bright?forged aluminum wheels , enabling a smoother ride with lower maintenance. The combination of lightweight aluminum production and lower fuel costs of the tank trailer results in a total CO2 savings of 90 tons per trailer over the lifespan of each vehicle.Air Jordan