* Belgium - WABCO acquires Ontario truck aerodynamics firm LCL
--- Global commercial vehicle tech company WABCO has acquired Canadian aerodynamic device maker Laydon Composites Ltd. for an undisclosed sum... Thirty-year-old Laydon Composites, based in Oakville, ON, generated revenues of about $25 million in 2015, according to details of the acquisition... LCL “pioneered and continues to advance aerodynamic technology” that is standard equipment on leading brands of heavy-duty trucks in North America. The company’s collapsible air fairings, for example, improve air flow over tractor cabs, reducing fuel usage as much as 12%. For trailers, LCL’s patented, SmartWay Elite certified TrailerSkirt and nose fairings reduce air drag for a combined 9% fuel savings and lower CO2 emissions...
[Credit: WABCO - Pictured here is a heavy-duty truck equipped with LCL’s trailer nose and side fairings, which improve the vehicle’s aerodynamic performance, helping to lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions] -- Brussels, Belgium - Today's Trucking (CAN) - Apr 20, 2016Labels: trucks' products and accesories
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