Introduction

The next evolution of one of trucking's most successful axles is here! The Meritor® 14X delivers every benefit of its predecssor, the legendary RT-40-145 -- and more. Including a more robust, 20% larger Inter-Axle Differential to handle today's higher-torque engines. It also features as standard equipment, our premium Meritor Amboid™ design. And, it provides the fastest and most complete range of axle ratios - from 2.47 to 7.17. All at the lightest weight in its class.

ArvinMeritor offers Meritor® Planetary Hub Reduction axles for extreme-duty applications such as logging, heavy haul, construction and yard tractor applications. These tandem axles are ideal when maximum traction is required with high gross combination weights.

Meritor Planetary Hub Reduction axles deliver superior axle performance thanks to our proven planetary wheel-end hub-reduction design. Due to a wider ratio offering, our axles meet customer demands for operational flexibility. Additionally, these axles offer significant weight advantage in both single and tandem versions.

ArvinMeritor offers a broad selection of single rear drive axles ranging from 10,000 lbs. to 30,000 lbs. GAWR. With the widest range of ratios available in this category, fleets and end-users can count on an axle suited to their needs whether it be for improved fuel economy or maximum torque. This family of axles offers the strength and durability fleets and end-users have come to rely on.

For linehaul and city delivery applications, ArvinMeritor offers a full range of tandem drive axles from 34,000 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. GAWR. Meritor® tandem axles are built to handle the heavy loads while helping to reduce maintenance and operating costs. ArvinMeritor offers the widest selection of axle ratios with the availability of fast ratios for better fuel economy. And, when tag tandems are required for load distribution, ArvinMeritor can “custom-fit” virtually any application.

The lastest ArvinMeritor design – the MT-40-143MA-N – was designed to virtually eliminate vibration throughout the entire drivetrain. These axles were engineered with a rear carrier featuring Amboid gear designs providing above-centerline positioning of the drive pinion. This positioning significantly reduces inter-axle driveline angularity which, in turn, minimizes driveline vibration.

For construction and refuse applications, ArvinMeritor offers a full range of single-reduction tandem drive axles from 34,000 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. GAWR and double-reduction axles from 52,000 lbs. to 70,000 lbs. GAWR. With the widest range of ratios available, and fast axle ratios for improved fuel economy, it’s no surprise that Meritor® construction and refuse axles are the most-commonly spec’d in the industry.

Because vehicles in the logging and mining vocations are often required to haul extremely heavy loads, ArvinMeritor offers a wide variety of single-reduction tandem drive axles with gross axle weight rating (GAWR) capacities from 40,000 lbs. to 70,000 lbs.

Meritor® tridem axles, designed for the harshest environments, are ideal for applications requiring more tractive effort than can be provided by a conventional tandem axle. These applications can include construction, logging, heavy haul, and mining.

A tridem is a series of three driving axles configured as follows: #1 axle is the forward axle of a normal tandem axle set, and #2 and #3 axles are a normal tandem set.

A vehicle equipped with a tridem axle arrangement offers the same gross combination weight capability as a vehicle with a conventional tandem, however the three axles of the tridem significantly increase the tractive effort capacity.