There are also customers who demand their freight move on air ride suspension-equipped trailers. Some may even pay extra for the privilege. “I’m not bashing air ride,” Bartlein said. “I think there’s ...

The first was an empty van trailer equipped with a steel spring suspension ... placed directly over the rear bogies. I used the same air-ride Volvo VNR for all three loops. The empty steel ...

Some truckload carriers still label their vans “air-ride equipped” as a promotional message -- but come to think of it, most of those trailers I've seen lately are old. Because there’s been ...

Although the suspension systems of some trucks are better equipped to handle ... the result can still be an uneven ride with some tricky steering. The Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Kit from ...

Although air suspensions might seem like a new thing, they really aren't. The first vehicle equipped with pneumatic springs was from the '30s, and it was called the Stout Scarab. Since then ...

Thanks to a pop-up roof and adjustable air-ride suspension (both firsts for Airstream), the Airstream Studio F.A. Porsche Concept travel trailer could theoretically be stored in a garage.

More than 68% of all the trailers on the road today are equipped with air-ride suspensions, states Gary Ciapetta, director of marketing for Hendrickson's trailer division. Even dump trailers are ...

It also is compatible with any air ride-equipped lift axle suspension on a trailer and can be configured in several ways. Axles can be lowered automatically when the trailer is parked. A manual ...

Founder Howard Levine said that in the 1970s, a client installed a seismograph on trailers to test whether air ride or leaf spring suspensions performed better on the Capital Beltway. There was a ...

Spring-ride suspensions ... over air-ride. This whitepaper explores cost savings, maintenance, and performance insights, offering practical advice for selecting the best trailer solution to ...

BDS Suspension has added new 4-inch lift options for rear air ride equipped 2014-2017 Ram 2500 4×4 trucks. Up front BDS Suspension offers two configurations for this lift kit: the standard ...

The Ridewell RAR-260 trailer air-ride suspension is available in overslung and underslung configurations for 25,000-lb. and 30,000-lb. trailers. RAR-260 suspensions are manufactured with Securelok ...