Alcoa Wheel Products Showcases Fuel Savings Solutions at Efficient Diesel Workshop; Aluminum 14-Inch Wide Base Wheels Provide Significant Weight and Fuel Savings.CLEVELAND -- Alcoa Wheel Products showcased and presented its fuel savings solutions during the recent Efficient Diesel Workshop, sponsored by the Columbia Williamette Clean Cities Coalition in Portland, Oregon. The workshop educated attendees on how to save fuel and money with efficient technologies, incentives and financial programs for their commercial vehicles. One of these programs was the Environmental Protection Agency's new SmartWay Transport Program, that includes cost saving technologies that can save fuel and money, reduce air pollution and cut carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. emissions that contribute to climate change. In addition, the workshop was the official rollout for the Cascade A connected series of devices or images. It often implies that the second and subsequent device takes over after the previous one is used up. For example, cascading tapes in a dual-tape backup system means the second tape is written after the first one is full. Sierra Solutions (CSS (1) See Cascading Style Sheets. (2) (Content Scrambling System) The copy protection system applied to DVDs, which uses a 40-bit key to encrypt the movie. ). CSS supports the SmartWay Transport Program and will be an information center on the I-5 corridor I-5 Corridor can refer to the following:
Alcoa Wheel Products highlighted its 14-inch wide based aluminum wheel which at only 71 lbs. provides significant weight savings while still delivering a maximum load rating of 12,800-lbs. A set of 14-inch wheels used in conjunction with super-single tires can save over 300 lbs per axle axle Pin or shaft on or with which wheels revolve; with fixed wheels, one of the basic simple machines for amplifying force. Combined with the wheel, in its earliest form it was probably used for raising weights or water buckets from wells. as compared to dualed steel wheels and tires, thus providing more than 1200 lbs in weight savings. Through the use of these wheel and tire combinations fleets have experienced fuel savings in the range of 3 to 7 percent. "At this time, fuel savings is a goal many are trying to achieve," said Curtis Samford, Alcoa Wheel Products' global vice president of marketing. "Through products and technologies such as this and others that we offer, Alcoa continues to reinforce our commitment to the environment by providing our customers and the markets we serve with unique and innovative options to reduce weight, emissions, and fuel costs." Benefits of the Alcoa 14-inch wide based wheel include: --Lighter weight wheels --3 to 7 percent fuel savings possible --Easier maintenance with fewer wheels and no inside duals --Requires lower PSI for better pavement life, ride comfort and stability --4 drive/trailer wheels versus 8 drive/trailer wheels --No inner duals to check proper air inflation --Valve stems easily accessible without inner duals --Visual identification of under inflation easier without inner duals --Better accessibility to vehicle for inspection --Better air flow across hub and brake assembly reducing heat For more information on Alcoa 14-inch wide base wheels or Alcoa Wheel Products, call 1-800-242-9898 or visit www.alcoawheels.com. About Alcoa Wheel Products Alcoa Wheel Products is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. , and employs more than 2,000 associates in seven locations globally. The Alcoa business unit manufactures cast and forged aluminum wheels for the heavy truck, automotive, and motorcycle industries. About Alcoa Alcoa (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: aluminum and alumina alumina (əl  `mĭnə) or aluminum oxide, Al2O3, chemical compound with m.p. about 2,000°C; and sp. gr. about 4.0. facilities, and is
active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace,
automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial
transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering,
production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to
customers. In addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also
markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap(R) foils and plastic
wraps, Alcoa(R) wheels, and Baco(R) household wraps. Among its other
businesses are vinyl siding Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. Vinyl siding, first introduced to the exterior cladding market in the late 1950s, is an alternative to aluminum siding, fiber cement siding, and timber siding. , closures, fastening systems, precision
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company has 129,000 employees in 42 countries and has been named one of
the top three most sustainable corporations in the world at the World
Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at
www.alcoa.com .
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