“[But] air-ride suspensions will have a better overall ride quality when the trailer is empty or partially laden.” Things get a bit trickier for fleets that routinely run half- to fully-laden.

Air Ride Suspension Kit Install: Helping Smaller Trucks Carry the Extra Load From the archives: How to install Firestone’s Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Kit on a 2004 Ford F-150. Ryan Lee Price ...

Air-Weigh announced that its LoadMaxx trailer scale will now be available for spring ride suspensions. “Our goal has always been for fleets to maximize the payload they haul, and minimize the ...

SAF-Holland aims to change this with the introduction of its ULX40 mechanical trailer suspension, featuring its own axles and brakes. Van fleets are beginning to shy away from air ride suspensions, ...

More importantly, the function of the air bag suspension systems protect ride quality. The truck will feel very much the same as stock under normal driving conditions, but when the bed is filled ...

He said air ride trailers cost an additional $1,000. The company’s tests found that while leaf spring suspensions can last the life of the trailer, air ride suspensions are more likely to ...

Air-ride's more complex and requires more maintenance, so some fleets that watch costs very closely never got on the air-ride band wagon.

ArvinMeritor Inc. on Wednesday, May 5, unveiled an all-new series of durable trailing-arm air ride trailer suspensions to meet the needs of North American truck-trailer operators in vocational ...

1.Factory air ride? You bet! An optional rear air suspension system was introduced on the ’14 Ram heavy-duty trucks. On the 2500, an airbag replaced the coil spring, much like the Ram 1500.

Determined to push any lingering thoughts of “recession” behind, ArvinMeritor has unveiled an all-new series of durable, trailing-arm air-ride trailer suspensions: the Meritor Trailing-Arm Air (MTA) ...