Alcoa Wheels, inventor and global leader in forged aluminium truck, trailer and bus wheels, has further expanded its portfolio for Europe by launching wheels with the best-selling LvL ONE® finish and Dura-Bright® EVO surface treatment for the European low deck trailer market. These products join the new-to-Europe Ultra ONE TM wheel with the MagnaForce TM alloy, the lightest heavy duty truck wheel on the global market, launched in Hanover this week.
LvL ONE® wheels undergo a manufacturing and production process that enhances strength, gives the wheels eye-catching brightness, cooler running temperatures and convenient flexibility, all while delivering some of the lightest wheels on the market. Alcoa’s 17.5” X 6.75” low-deck trailer wheel with the LvL ONE® finish is very light, strong and one of the best-looking wheel in its class. Dura-Bright® EVO is a patented surface treatment that becomes an integral part of the Alcoa Wheel. Unlike other coatings, Dura-Bright® EVO will not chip, crack, peel or corrode. Dura-Bright® EVO wheels keeps its shine and do not require costly maintenance, simple soap-and-water cleaning is all that’s needed.
“Alcoa is proud that our light, strong, reliable wheels are on trucks, buses and trailers across Europe, helping customers carry more payload, save fuel and reduce maintenance costs. Our wheels are not only the lightest, but with Dura-Bright® EVO, also the best-looking, lowest maintenance wheels on the market. The new low-deck LvL ONE® and Dura-Bright® EVO wheels launched in the show are just the latest examples of this company continuing to deliver the performance customers have come to expect from Alcoa” said Randall Scheps, Vice President and General Manager Alcoa Wheel Products Europe, Africa and Middle East.
The new low-deck aluminium LvL ONE and Dura-Bright® EVO wheels will be manufactured in Alcoa’s state-of-the-art wheels plant in Hungary, where Alcoa recently announced a $18 million (€16 million) investment to expand these and other product lines. This expansion follows others, last year, to meet demand, Alcoa Wheels doubled its Dura-Bright® EVO wheels production capacity in Europe. The company’s 17.5” X 6.75” low-deck trailer wheel has a maximum load of 3 tonnes and weighs only 13.7 kg, which is on average 41 percent lighter than steel wheels in the market, representing a weight saving of 117 kg on a three-axle dual mounted low-deck trailer.