Mack Trucks introduced the Mack S852, an 85,000-lb. gross axle weight rating of its proprietary tandem drive axles, which is available for order now. Customers can spec it for specialized severe ...

Meritor introduced its new 14X HE high-efficiency tandem drive axle at a packed house on Broadway on the eve ... “Based on today’s diesel prices, a fleet with 1,000 trucks equipped with the 14X HE ...

A new six-page brochure from Dana’s Commercial Vehicle Systems group highlights the features and benefits of the Spicer D170 and D190 series of heavy-duty, single-reduction, tandem drive axles. It ...

New component is a response to international market call for an 85,000-pound gross axle weight model. Adding to an already busy year of new product introductions, Greensboro-based Mack Trucks on ...

“It’s an evolution of one of the most successful tandem drive axles in the commercial truck industry, with nearly two million RT145s manufactured since 1985.” Plomin said the new axle boasts ...

Maybe I’m jaded, but 6×6 trucks feel too self-serious ... the 4×4 Acty Attack’s four-wheel-drive system, meaning only the front of the two rear axles is powered. (That axle is a locker ...

ArvinMeritor unveiled its next-generation Meritor 14X tandem drive axle, built on the legacy of ... stand the test of time,” said Joe Plomin, truck vice president at ArvinMeritor.

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] When it comes to spec’ing, getting the best fuel economy is about building a tractor with all the right pieces. Even with the best ...

Dana Corp.’s Spicer Driveshaft and Spicer Heavy Axle and Brake Group are playing integral roles in International Truck and ... pound single drive axles, and 40,000-pound tandem drive axles ...

If it's ahead of the tandem, a lift axle is called ... so raises automatically when the driver shifts the truck into reverse. Reverse-steering axles, whose geometry automatically shifts from ...

"Tandem axle lift is ideal for transports where ground conditions or gross vehicle weights demand a tandem-drive truck, but where the vehicle returns empty or lightly loaded in the opposite direction.

except for trucks that go off-road. And, we’re extremely weight-conscious – a tandem drive eats into payload.” Also, diesel is much more expensive in Europe. “Powering a second drive axle ...