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Z-factor Consultation
Oct 28, 20201 min read
Fasteners
Fasteners come in all styles. When you are talking about frame mounted components on trucks it is narrowed down to two styles, huck bolts...
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Z-factor Consultation
Oct 25, 20202 min read
Articulation versus roll stiffness
Articulation refers to vertical wheel travel, i.e. how far up and down the suspension allows each wheel to move. The better the articulation
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Z-factor Consultation
Oct 21, 20202 min read
Spring Breaks
Spring brakes are a separate portion of the air brake can, or piggyback. This portion is used mainly for parking the truck, although there i
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Z-factor Consultation
Oct 19, 20202 min read
Interaxle Lock
It is not uncommon for salespeople to believe that trucks are driven with interaxle locked. Additionally, an occasional driver will say that
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Z-factor Consultation
Oct 14, 20202 min read
Wheels and Positive Offset
The manufacturer will use terms such as offset, inset, outset to identify the styles of their wheels. It can all be very confusing until the
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Z-factor Consultation
Oct 11, 20202 min read
Weight $ense (Cents)
If the objective is merely a haul a few pounds more on each load, then the ROI may not be present.
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Z-factor Consultation
Oct 7, 20202 min read
Trailer swing clearance
Did you ever think that there is more to clear than just the trailer to cab or sleeper?
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Z-factor Consultation
Oct 4, 20202 min read
Differentials
Differentials. It's all in the name. Can't live with them, can't live without them.
The pinion gear allows the rotational motion from the dr
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Z-factor Consultation
Sep 30, 20202 min read
Gradeability and Cruiseability
Startability and Gradeability. We all know that startability and speed are a tradeoff. But let’s look at what these terms mean, and what imp
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