NEW FUNCTION Volvo Trucks’ tyres can now be lifted 140 mm off the road surface when the second driven axle is disengaged The new tandem axle lift function of Swedish vehicle manufacturer Volvo Trucks’ ...

Volvo has launched a new function which makes it possible to disengage and raise the second drive axle. Called Tandem Axel Lift, the new function has been designed to increase road grip and to improve ...

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 ...

Heavy-duty truck suspensions have a thankless task. If they work correctly, they largely are forgotten in day-to-day fleet operations. It’s not until a suspension fails, or a driver starts complaining ...

ATLANTA — Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems has partnered with Freightliner Trucks to offer the OptiMaax 6x2 liftable forward tandem axle on the new Cascadia, the company announced at the ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — SAF-Holland has introduced a new Auto-PosiLift axle lift system as an option on its SAF CBX40 tandem axle slider suspension. The system combines CBX PosiLift components with Meritor ...

QUEBEC CITY (June 30, 1999) — Don’t expect Quebec to match Ontario’s plan to allow four axles and 34,400 kilograms on a 53-foot semi-trailer any time soon, according to a Transport Quebec policy ...