ArvinMeritor’s new tandem drive axle that offers enhanced durability and gives a boost to MPG, proven by more than 6 million miles of on-road testing by motor carriers of different sizes. The Meritor 14X features a more robust inter-axle differential that is 20 percent larger and can accommodate the increased nominal torque, up to 2,050 ft. lbs. in certain applications of today’s high-torque rise diesel engines. Its design also helps prevent water and other contaminants from entering the carrier while keeping the lube in place.

Meritor 14X Axle Helps Boost MPG

ArvinMeritor took the opportunity at the Mid-America Trucking Show to unveil its all-new Meritor 14X tandem drive axle. The new drivetrain component is an “advanced evolutionary axle system built on the legacy of the RT145, one of the industry’s most successful tandem axles,” the company said.

The new axle will enter manufacturing production in June 2010 with planned deliveries to all major North American OEMs.

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