Suspensions Archives - Fleet Equipment Magazine
Managing wheel-end PMs to reduce unforeseen service events

Trailer service pop quiz: Do you consider inspections “maintenance”? Answer: Maybe you should, according to Greg Dvorchak, Engineering Supervisor – Brake and Wheel-End Division, Hendrickson. “Inspection is maintenance,” says Dvorchak. From his perspective, service needs and preventive maintenance are two different things. Preventive maintenance is done to extend intervals between service or avoid unplanned wheel-end

Reyco Granning releases second-generation ResponseMaster truck suspension

The company says the second-generation ResponseMaster includes improved air springs and military-derived shock absorbers.

Reyco-Granning-second-geeneration
Link adds all makes 1500 Series height control valves to product portfolio

The recent introduction of Link’s All Makes 1500 Series Height Control Valves are said to be a retrofittable option for almost all truck and trailer air suspension systems.

PRT Heavy Duty to present portfolio of HD Shocks at MATS

The brand will be exhibiting a complete line of shock absorbers for heavy-duty applications.

SAF-Holland integrates Haldex, expands system product offerings

The partnership between SAF-Holland and Haldex provides a broader product offering for trailer axle/suspension systems.

Three heavy-duty trucking aftermarket trends and what they means to you

Hendrickson aftermarket support helps keep fleets rolling productively.

How the heavy-duty trucking aftermarket meets demands

Talking through the latest parts and technology trends impacting the aftermarket.

Hendrickson-Wheel-End-AFtermarket-Components-1400
Bulldog HD showcases new, improved Steering Dampener at HDAW 2023

Find Bulldog HD at Booth #441, during HDAW ’23 in Grapevine, TX.

BULLDOG-HD-steering-1400
PRT Heavy Duty shows a complete line of shocks at HDAW

The company is also displaying multiple applications for medium-duty vehicles such as pickups and cargo vans.

PRT-hdaw-2023-1400
SAF-Holland donates product systems to Ferris State University’s heavy equipment program

SAF-Holland recently announce that it has donated a Class 8 drive axle air suspension and trailer axle system to Ferris State University, located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The students in the University’s-Heavy Equipment Technology program will benefit from hands-on experience with the donated units which feature Neway AD heavy-duty drive axle air suspension with compensating

SAF-Holland-Donation-600
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

Hendrickson-Trailer-Composite-Suspension-1400
Talking light weight suspension spec for electric trucks

The very nature of electric trucks being simpler, from a component POV, compared with their diesel brethren means that we tend to gloss over the equipment nuances. While the commercial vehicle segment is still wrapping its arms around electric truck applications, so too are we starting to understand the spec’ing strategies that come with an

hendrickson-springs-1400