Fasteners come in all styles. When you are talking about frame mounted components on trucks it is narrowed down to two styles, huck bolts...

A 2-speed rear axle can eliminate the need for an auxiliary transmission in some applications. These axles contain gearing for two ranges.

As the fifth wheel moves weight is transferred between the axles on the power unit, or chassis. Many people do not fully understand this, an

Split-shaft PTOs and Transfer Cases both use driveline power to run another piece of equipment. Aside from being located in the drivetrain,

HAULMAAX was the evolution of HN that brought lower costs and lighter weight. It also brought the “virtual center point” down.

If your customer is truly grossing 140,000, without a pusher, ask if they would accept rear axles rated at 40,000 lbs. This may sound counte

A diesel engine’s speed is generally controlled by varying the supply of fuel

OEs frequently build vehicles with studs just long enough to support the configuration on order. If you are utilizing the configure to...

Allison transmissions are truly automatic. There is no clutch, a torque converter is used for shifting.

High-profile tires use customary units, and the aspect of height to width is fixed at 90%. So the tire distance from ground to rim is .90 of

The transmission is shifted into drive to take off and after that, if you maintain drive, the electronics do all of the shifting based upon

More states than not are regulated at 40-foot overall length, bumper to mudflap on tag.  This setup optimizes for the maximum weight that ca

Automatic Traction Control (ATC) is tied to the Anti-lock Brake System ABS (ABS)

Federal Regulations: If you are caught driving a commercial motor vehicle without a CDL, Federal guidelines indicate that you could be fined

2-speed fan hubs are GREAT for vocational applications. They operate at half speed all the time and kick-up to full speed when extra cooling

Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) is a liquid mix of approximately one-third ammonia (Urea) and de-ionized water.

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Most factories have battery charge quality specification for build units

Wide track front axles truly have little effect on the turn radius on a chassis with a setback axle, so save the money.

Anytime you specify a 20,000 lb. rated steer axle, and you’re adding lift axles, you need to think about creep rating or site rating.