ArvinMeritor Launching Vocational Trailer Suspension

FRANKFORT, Ky. — ArvinMeritor Inc. is about to launch a new line of trailing-arm air-ride trailer suspensions specifically designed for fleets that operate in vocational markets.

Company officials unveiled the first of the new line of suspensions at a customer and press event at a Meritor factory here May 5.

The first new axle in the Meritor Trailing-Arm Air (MTA) series will go in to commercial production in the fall. The series will eventually include six models designed to serve the tank, grain, dump, livestock and specialty markets, officials said.

“This new suspension series provides customers an engineering-proven solution in our suspensions portfolio,” said Craig Frohock, ArvinMeritor’s general manager of trailer products.