Watch: Detailing heavy-duty truck bearing maintenance, fuel efficiency gains
To squeeze the most fuel savings out of your next truck spec, you might want to extend efficiency gains out to your wheel end through the spec’ing of high-efficiency bearings for that extra fraction of fuel efficiency gain. While a fraction of a percentage might not seem like a lot for one truck, spread it
Get your efficiency bearings
When considering axles that boost your efficiency, you’d likely want to extend those efficiency gains out to your wheel end through the spec’ing of high-efficiency bearings for that extra fraction of fuel efficiency gain. While a fraction of a percentage might not seem like a lot for one truck, spread it out across your entire
Timken to acquire Groeneveld Group
The Timken Co. announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Groeneveld Group, a provider of automatic lubrication solutions used in on- and off-highway applications, for approximately $280 million. For the 12 months ending May 31, 2017, Groeneveld Group sales were approximately $105 million. The transaction is expected to be accretive to adjusted earnings
Timken expands warranties for its wheel end components
The Timken Co. has expanded its limited warranty for commercial vehicle wheel end components when purchased and installed together. “We’re pleased to offer our customers this extra wheel-end system warranty as another complement to our system approach for wheel end part selection,” said Dan Humphrey, Timken’s manager for the commercial vehicle aftermarket. “Fleet maintainers who choose
Timken adds full line of wheel end parts
The Timken Co., manufacturer of tapered roller bearings, has expanded its product offering to include a full line of commercial vehicle wheel end components. “Taking a system approach to wheel end part selection can mean trouble-free installation because all the components will fit correctly, install easily and can keep turning reliably for more miles,” said Dan
Timken showcases commercial vehicle TechTips
The Timken Co. debuted more than a dozen new commercial vehicle TechTips at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week. Timken will showcase its technical training and products at the industry trade show in Las Vegas, from Jan. 26-29. Timken launched TechTips to provide a free online resource that offers proper bearing handling and maintenance advice for commercial
Maintain trailer suspensions to last
Trailer suspension maintenance varies by suspension type and manufacturer. For that reason, fleets should establish best practices and perform routine checkups as recommended by manufacturers and fleet managers. According to Jim Rushe, product line manager at Hendrickson on-highway trailer products, the manufacturer designs its suspensions to not require periodic adjustments. “For our products, the best
Timken launches online training program
The Timken Co. announced the launch of Timken Tech Series for Commercial Vehicles, an online training program for professional technicians and distributors. Available at www.timken.com/techseries, the training starts with tapered roller bearings. Courses covering lubricants, driveline center support bearings, seals and other topics will be added periodically. “More than 10,000 technicians, distributors and students have