A drive axle is essentially a half axle, so named because it does half of the job, extending from a transaxle or differential to one of the wheels. Its twin on the other side completes the set.

[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 basic ...

In its purest form, a 6x2 chassis configuration is a three-axle tractor with power going to just one of the tandem rear axles. Put another way, only two of the six wheel positions are powered. Early ...

Detroit Diesel Corp. has unveiled new Model 6 Detroit drive axles in two configurations: single drive 4x2 or tandem 6x2. Ratios range from 2.28 to 5.88, the company said. Detroit Diesel Corp. has ...

LOUISVILLE, KY. Dana Corporation’s Commercial Vehicle Systems Group, part of the Heavy Vehicle Technologies and Systems Group, announced yesterday at the Mid-America Trucking Show that the company has ...

Freightliner Trucks has announced that factory-installed Meritor front drive axles – which allow for an All Wheel Drive (AWD) option – are now available for immediate delivery on Business Class M2 106 ...

Meritor, Tuesday at the North America Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta, detailed enhancements to its 14X HE linehaul tandem drive axle, and added two more drive axles to its high-efficiency line of ...

Since its introduction in October of last year, as I wrote about in the linked feature on the trucking smartphone “app explosion,” the Drive Axle app from Eleos Technologies (free, with an optional ...

Reyco Granning’s WorkMaster 240AR-EV drive-axle air suspension is designed to be packaged with electric axles. The suspension’s low-profile frame brackets are engineered to allow room for body mounts ...