At the Brisbane Truck Show over the weekend, Hendrickson – world leader in suspension, axle, and braking systems for commercial vehicles and trailers – made several exciting announcements to its already extensive product range.
Firstly, Hendrickson announced that work has begun on releasing and distributing the famous Reyco Granning suspension range across Australia and New Zealand after recently purchasing the brand.
At its Brisbane Truck Show stand, Hendrickson displayed the Reyco Granning 21B mechanical leaf spring trailer suspension and TA11 trailer air suspension products along with a selection of its trailer axles.
The 21B display featured a Hendrickson LITEFLEX composite spring, a lightweight and durable option for tare weight conscious applications.
The Brisbane Truck Show also saw Hendrickson promote its soon to be released Quadra-Functional II or QFII pivot bush – a product designed specifically for Australian multi-trailer combinations.
“The QFII is the result of a multi-year project led by Hendrickson’s Australian product development team in Dandenong,” said Luke Callaway, Hendrickson’s Senior Executive Manager for Technology and Market Development.
“This QFII pivot bush provides even greater stability for our wide bush INTRAAX trailer suspension variants, optimising both roll stiffness and roll steer characteristics to improve stability for the most arduous applications. Our team focussed specifically on large multi-combination vehicles during the development process.”
As Luke continued, “This new bush design will increase our ability to tailor suspension offerings to our customer’s needs, allowing them to improve productivity through a broader application scope both under the Performance Based Standards (PBS) scheme and in other high centre of gravity applications.
“Unlike other solutions in the marketplace aimed at increasing stability, the beauty of this approach is that it does so without increasing the trailer tare weight.”
At the Brisbane Truck Show, Hendrickson also revealed that its trailer disc steerable suspension system is now available with Hendrickson MAXX22T and HXL7.
The trailer disc steerable suspension system – suitable for 22.5” or 19.5” wheels – combines Hendrickson’s proven HT230 top mount suspension with its innovative steerable axle and optional Under Beam Lift (UBL) system to help deliver maximised operational efficiency.
The addition of Hendrickson’s unique MAXX22T disc brake system with optimised calliper and 415mm rotor along with Hendrickson’s industry leading HXL7 long life wheel-end package (offering a 1,200,000 km / 5-year warranty) means that customers can now choose these range-topping options across their fleet.
Having undergone a rigorous schedule of testing in the field as well as within its world-class local research and development lab, Hendrickson knows their trailer disc steerable suspension system can stand up to the harsh Australian environment.
In addition, the product is ideal for multi-axle trailer applications and can assist operators to meet applicable regulations for quad axle arrangements and other steerable axle applications, including PBS.
Finally, the latest iteration of Hendrickson’s trailer disc steerable suspension system – due for release later this year – will be available with the option of TIREMAAX PRO and PRO-LB (load based) tyre pressure control systems which can help fleets reduce their operational costs and increase their uptime.
For more information, visit hendrickson.com.au.