Save Weight with Hendrickson's HTB LT Rear Air Suspension - Now Available on the International® ProStar® Model
WOODRIDGE, Ill. -Hendrickson's weight saving HTB LT rear air suspension is now available on International® ProStar® trucks, Hendrickson Truck Suspension Systems officials announced.
A lightweight, non-torque reactive rear air suspension, HTB LT delivers the additional advantages of smooth ride and low maintenance and weighs in as the lightest suspension in its class, saving up to 263 pounds compared to industry standard 40,000 pound suspensions.
Fleets in weight sensitive applications such as tankers, bulk haulers and refrigerated carriers, where a pound saved is an additional pound of payload hauled, derive great benefit from HTB LT. The weight savings is attributed to its optimized design featuring parallelogram geometry, which eliminates leaf springs and reduces components for additional weight savings.
HTB LT's unique technology and componentry makes it best in class in terms of weight savings and maintenance and the innovative torque box system improves multi-axial stability and control.
The cross member, frame hangers and torque rods are efficiently designed to reduce weight while improving durability. Large, direct-acting air springs carry 100 percent of the vertical load, as compared to trailing arm suspensions where vertical load is shared between air springs and leaf springs. This key difference reduces vibration and harshness.
HTB LT has an extremely efficient design. Its centrally placed frame hanger eliminates the dual hangers found in a trailing arm suspension. Innovations like shock absorber mountings integrated with the torque rod further reduce complexity and part count.
For additional information HTB LT, contact an International® dealer or Hendrickson Truck Suspension Systems at 630-910-2800 or www.hendrickson-intl.com.
Hendrickson, a Boler company, is a premier, global manufacturer and supplier of truck, tractor, bus and recreational vehicle suspensions and heavy-duty springs; trailer suspensions, controls and nonintegrated axles; truck and trailer lift axles, and bumpers and trim components to the commercial transportation industry. Hendrickson, based in Itasca, Ill., USA, continues to meet the needs of the transportation industry after more than 95 years.
