Can a change in application impact your truck axles?
The easy answer to the headline question is: Yes! The more complicated answer to the seemingly simple follow up: How? … that will take some explaining. The impact on your equipment operation The pandemic put all fleets in a do-what-you-gotta-do predicament. With so much uncertainty, no one could fault you for rolling your trucks into
Watch: 6×4 or 6×2 – What’s the right axle configuration for your truck?
For a long time, the standard was a 6×4 configuration in which both rear tandem axles receive power. Trucks came with 6×4 regardless of the jobs they were designed to do. However, some fleets and drivers have lately been switching to 6×2 configurations in which only one of the rear axles receives power. The other
Dana introduces Spicer Trac-Lok for medium-duty trucks
Dana Inc. has introduced the new Spicer Trac-Lok limited-slip differentials (LSD) for medium-duty truck applications, which the company says autonomously delivers improved vehicle handling. “Spicer Trac-Lok provides improved traction capability without the driver engaging any switches or mechanisms, thus reducing frequent incidents of poor traction and lessening instability during turns. It also places less stress
Hunter releases printout to assist with heavy-duty alignment sales
With the recent release of WinAlign 16.2, Hunter has released a new alignment inspection printout to assist with selling heavy-duty alignments. Customers with Hunter’s WinAlign HD alignment machine and latest WinAlign software update (16.2) have a new way to present alignment check results for heavy vehicles, the company says. Once alignment is checked on a
Dana unveils new electric motor, drive axle for lift trucks
Dana Inc. has introduced new drive technologies for material-handling vehicles, including a low-voltage, high-efficiency motor for electric-powered applications, as well as a new series of modular, high-efficiency drive axles for Class I, IV, and V industrial lift trucks. New low-voltage, high-efficiency motor Dana has launched a new 48- to 120/144-volt synchronous reluctance internal permanent magnet
Kenworth introduces new airbrake package for K370 Cabover
Kenworth has introduced an airbrake package with a 23,000-lb. rear axle for enhanced road capacity for the K370 cabover. Combined with the K370’s standard 12,000-lb. front axle, the new axle offering increases the K370’s gross combination weight rating to 35,000 lbs. The package features the Dana S23-172 or S23-172E rear axle, 1710 drivelines, 22.5-in. tires,
Upgraded Diffs Mean Improved Handling and Efficiency
Drivers of commercial vehicles may become frustrated by frequent incidents of poor traction and a sense of instability during turns. A limited-slip differential with automatic traction engagement can solve these problems, delivering improved vehicle handling by limiting wheel-slip rather than fully locking.
Watch: This isn’t your grandfather’s truck wheel end maintenance
Wheel-end technology developments are right now being driven by the need to reduce turnaround times for service and installation. Like with any other service, more efficient installation and maintenance allows a shop to achieve higher levels of satisfaction and maintain profitability, and allows your fleet to maximize uptime. Watch the video above to learn more,
Bendix offers tips for upkeep, maintenance of truck steering gears
With the continued integration of more technologies into automated commercial vehicle safety systems, steering gear maintenance is an often neglected, yet key element in the effective operation of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). This installment of the Bendix Tech Tips series focuses on inspection, maintenance, and installation of steering gears, which provide hydraulic power assist
Meritor releases Drivetrain on Demand
Meritor, Inc. has launched Drivetrain on Demand to offer simplified ordering processes for U.S. and Canadian customers requiring fast replacement of driveshaft and differential assemblies, the company says. “By streamlining the ordering process and shipping the product within 24 hours, Drivetrain on Demand helps get vehicles in truck-down situations back on the road quickly,” said
Hyliion delivers first of three hybrid Class 8 vehicles to Penske Truck Leasing
Hyliion Inc. will be providing three vehicles to Penske Truck Leasing, all of which will incorporate its 6X4HE Class 8 hybrid system. The solution was developed in partnership with Dana Inc., whose Spicer Electrified components are part of the e-Powertrain solution. The remaining vehicles will be delivered throughout the year, allowing Penske to complement its
Matching truck axles to the right vocational jobsite
Application: The Alpha and Omega of equipment spec’ing. Start with the right spec to work as productively as possible with that spec. “Vocational applications place a wide variety of demands on the drivetrain,” said Tony Sablar, vocational marketing manager for Peterbilt. “Consider the differences between a flatbed hauling materials to a construction site and the
