The Aluminum Line
While making body and chassis components out of aluminum to achieve lightweighting gets lots of attention, weight savings anywhere in a vehicle is generally advantageous.
What Heavy-Duty Truck Manufacturers Know About Aluminum
While aluminum vs. steel is getting more contentious in the world of light-duty trucks, when it comes to creating structures, the heavy-duty truck people know something important about strength and mass.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Auto Aluminum Advances
“Our objective was to find materials that allowed us to design the truck to be as tough as the current model, yet could help it be hundreds of pounds lighter for better capability and fuel economy.”
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
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