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.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Dana Corporation’s Commercial Vehicle Systems group has expanded its family of heavy-duty single and tandem drive axles with the introduction of the new Dana Spicer 590 drive axle ...

Dana Corp. says its new Dana Spicer S170 series of single-reduction, single-drive axles offers the industry's broadest axle ratio coverage. The axles also boast high-capacity gearing and bearing ...

New Meritor 14X drive axles are outfitted on 105 new heavy-duty tractors being put into service by Shamrock Foods Company, a private motor carrier based in Phoenix AZ. “We were really impressed with ...

As electric motors take the place of traditional diesel powertrains in some applications, they may open new possibilities for driven axle packaging and integration. Such configurations can do without ...

A new six-page brochure from Dana’s Commercial Vehicle Systems group highlights the features and benefits of the Spicer D170 and D190 series of heavy-duty, single-reduction, tandem drive axles. It ...

However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...

Horsepower is useless if you can't get it to the pavement. As a result, traction control and differentials are fitted to your car to control how an engine's output is transferred to the road, helping ...

America is the country most known for its lifted trucks and SUVs but it’s actually a German brand that has one of the craziest factory off-road SUVs on the planet, the Mercedes-AMG G63 4×4², and it’s ...

Quadra-Trac I is a single-speed full-time all-wheel-drive system that requires no driver intervention. Four-wheel-drive is always engaged, with 48 percent of the engine's torque delivered to the front ...

Time is money, and that’s the essence of a front-discharge mixer. It drives right up to where concrete’s needed and, after the driver adds chute extensions, starts offloading. The driver controls the ...