Reyco Granning offers new suspensions suited for electric vehicles
Reyco Granning develops customizable EV suspension for trucks and buses.
Less weight, more strength: How composite spring suspensions apply both benefits
Stronger. Lighter. It’s the dichotomy that nearly all fleets chase when it comes to spec’ing new equipment. This lean, mean spec’ing strategy can boost efficiency and provide equipment longevity. When you think about suspensions for demanding applications, tried-and-true steel spring suspensions spring to mind. (Pun intended.) But what if there was another way–a suspension that
Reyco Granning to provide suspensions for Forest River Bus
Reyco Granning announced a new partnership with Forrest River Bus to provide its air-ride solution for the transit bus, shuttle bus and coach markets. According to Reyco Granning, its TransportMaster was designed to improve ride quality, manage body height and permit kneeling for commercial buses. Other features and benefits highlighted by the manufacturer: • Pre-plumbed air
How Hendrickson works with OEMs to deliver hard-working, driver-friendly suspensions
The best truck equipment solutions aren’t created in a vacuum. Relationships are everything in the trucking business, and that’s true when talking about OEMs and suppliers. Take the newly unveiled Western Star X-Series trucks, for example. The 49X and the 47X–purpose-built from the ground up to tackle the toughest vocational tasks. The field work for
Tough vocational suspensions that go easy on your drivers
Rolling over rugged off-road terrain, hauling heavy loads and tackling tasks that require your drivers to get in and out of the truck countless times throughout the day are all par for the course in vocational truck applications. It’s hard work tackled by tough equipment, but that doesn’t mean it has to be hard on
Hendrickson suspensions available on Western Star 49X
Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems has partnered with Western Star Trucks to offer a premium rear suspension portfolio as a part of the chassis enhancements of the Western Star 49X. The suspension offerings include the introduction of Haulmaax EX and the expansion of Ultimaax and Primaax EX on the new Western Star truck. “Customers today
Watch: What to consider when spec’ing vocational truck suspensions
Vocational suspensions have different needs than over-the-road suspensions because they will probably be tackling different jobs, so there are a few application factors unique to vocational suspensions that fleet managers will need to keep in mind. Watch the video above to learn more, and click here for more episodes of On the Road.
Reyco Granning adds new coating to suspensions
The company says the coating will improve corrosion resistance and resist chipping, scratching and gravel damage seen on truck and trailer underbodies.
It’s time to think of suspensions as driver retention equipment
The suspension plays a major role in the truck’s ride quality. When your drivers are spending eight, 10 or 12 hours a day in your cabs, an improved ride can add up, reducing the pain and strain that are inherent parts of prolonged driving, and helping the drivers feel better when they exit the cab at the end of a long day.
What’s next for suspensions?
Future suspension technology, FE’s sources say, will make suspensions even more useful as a driver recruitment and retention tool.