In Part 1 we covered building the basic frame of a budget race car trailer. It was fitted with 6,000-pound mobile home axles. They are plentiful throughout most of the country, some to the point of ...

The 4x2 tractor can't get the rig moving on a slippery upgrade, so the trailer's powered rear axle provides a boost. Photo: Tom Berg from SAF-Holland video Powered trailer axles are unusual, even in ...

Ideal loading conditions are a rarity in the hauling industry. While loading equipment in the yard might not pose any difficulty, a level surface with plenty of room to maneuver is much harder to find ...

Meritor Wabco has added an automatic trailer lift axle system to its SmartTrac portfolio of stability control systems. The system integrates with Meritor Wabco’s trailer roll stability support (RSS) ...

It’s great to have the loading capacity of a spread-axle trailer, but tires will pay the toll, so invest in tires optimized for the application. You can’t beat a spread-axle trailer for flexibility, ...