MeritorWabco has added an automatic trailer lift axle control system to its SmartTrac portfolio of stability control systems to monitor suspension load and manage lift axles on trailers for fleets ...

Tri-axle trailers are again in the news as another proposal for more legal gross weight is being floated in Congress. HDT Executive Editor David Cullen, has written about it for TruckingInfo, and I’m ...

Meritor Wabco has added an automatic trailer lift axle system to its SmartTrac portfolio of stability control systems. The system integrates with Meritor Wabco’s trailer roll stability support (RSS) ...

Hendrickson’s single-axle Vantraax slider is a tapered-beam, 23,000-pound capacity system designed for flexibility in axle spacing and enhanced load distribution, especially on single-axle trailers.

For years, truck manufacturers, lift axle builders and installers have been searching for a fast, reliable, less complicated and affordable way to control the up-and-down movement of lift axles. “Many ...

State laws are the biggest factor governing use or non-use of auxiliary lift axles on trucks and trailers. Many states have patterned their weight limits after the federal Formula B law, which ...

LOUISVILLE, KY. Watson & Chalin revealed its new SL-2065 TRU-TRACK-- a 20,000-lb capacity self-steering axle and lift-suspension system—and introduced its own line of trailer axles here at the ...

TORONTO (July 3, 2002) — The Ontario Ministry of Transportation yesterday released details about changes to provincial vehicle weight laws that will phase out the use of non-steerable lift axles on ...

TROY, Mich. – Meritor WABCO has added an automative trailer lift axle system to its SmartTrac portfolio of products this week. The company says it is a cost-saving technology to monitor suspension ...

Meritor Wabco has introduced a new technology designed to manage trailer lift axles and reduce operating costs. The system, part of the company’s SmartTrac line of stability control systems, ...