Meritor Inc. on Monday, Sept. 19, unveiled the newest suspension family members – the MTA25 (25,000-pound capacity) and MTA30 (30,000-pound capacity) – to its product line of trailing-arm air ride ...
An optional Ridewell air-ride suspension is now available for a full range of Polar Tank trailers. The RAR-240 suspension with stainless steel hangers and upper spring plates offer improved appearance ...
Every vehicle has its own suspension system, a collection of springs, shocks, and bars that keep the vehicle level and keep the tires on the pavement at all times. Remove a vehicle's suspension, and ...
Hendrickson Truck Systems Group officials announced the company's new 1+1=3 integrated tractor and trailer suspension arrangement during a press conference Hendrickson Truck Systems Group officials ...
The trucks sold in today’s consumer market are tougher than commercial trucks just a decade back, with the strongest pickups comfortably hauling nearly 8,000 pounds. The key downside to those new ...
The Hendrickson Trailer Sales, Parts and Service Literature Library is now digital with the release of a CD featuring product information. The CD, L996, was mailed automatically to all registered ...
Air springs are to suspension systems what vacuum-secondary carbs are to engines. Catch a glimpse of vacuum-secondaries under the hood of a hot rod and you'll automatically assume the motor's a turd.
Unlike some of the trends, tricks and treatments in street rodding that become popular only to fade away as quickly as they arrive, it appears air suspension systems are destined to be as big a part ...
To put it succinctly, air suspension systems offer several advantages over traditional mechanical springs. While mechanical springing is achieved through the elasticity of the metal, air is what ...
Spring-ride suspensions offer cost savings and lower maintenance compared to air-ride systems, reducing tire wear by providing more consistent load distribution. While air-ride provides a smoother ...
The outside of the air spring can suffer from abrasion if it rubs against any other suspension part because of misalignment or other parts out of their normal positions, like a broken shock. Too ...