Dana Holding Company has released a new family of heavy-duty 40,000 lb. tandem drive axles. The Spicer Pro-40 tandem axle is designed to provide a lightweight and competitively priced alternative to current available axles for linehaul, regional and city delivery vehicles, according to the company.
“Rising fuel prices and incremental weight due to governmental regulations continue to spur the need for lightweight alternatives,” says Steve Slesinski, Dana director of product planning. “When every pound counts the new Pro-40 addresses the needs of weight sensitive customers with the most optimized 40,000 lb. tandem available.”
According to Dana, The Pro-40 axle is 40 lb. lighter than the nearest competitive axle and 100 lbs. lighter than Dana Spicer’s DS404. The Pro-40 axle meets specifications for 9-, 10-, 12- or 13-speed overdrive transmission trucks, with diesel engines rated up to 475-horsepower, 1,750 lb-ft of torque and combination weight ratings up to 80,000 lbs.
“Traditional 40,000-pound axles are designed to meet a huge variety of application requirements, which has left the majority of the primary line-haul segment over-spec’d and overweight,” Slesinski says. “For fleets with predictable duty-cycles, the Pro-40 delivers all the features that are required without the added weight.”
