Meritor, Inc. has added the MTA25
(25,000-pound capacity) and MTA30 (30,000-pound
capacity) to its product line of trailing-arm air ride
trailer suspension systems.
Meritor’s Trailing-Arm Air (MTA) suspension is designed
to meet the needs of North American truck and trailer
operators in various vocational markets, including
platform, tanker, bottom dump, grain, logging,
transfer, side-dump and end-dump trailers.
Both suspensions, plus the previously offered MTA23,
are available with the company’s new optional lift kit.
The kit is a durable and reliable quick-response system
that allows users of the MTA suspension system to
efficiently raise select axles, which improves
maneuverability and extends tire life, according to
Craig Frohock, general manager of trailer products.
Available in painted or galvanized finishes, the lift
kit attaches easily and can be installed as original
equipment or field retrofit.
Introduced in 2010, the MTA23 was the first member of
the new suspension line. “Based on customer feedback,
it has demonstrated improved durability and superior
ride quality performance,” he says.
“Our customers are delighted with the first model, the
MTA23, and have been asking for the next family members
to have a viable and reliable choice for all of their
new vocational trailer specifications,” reports
Frohock.
The two debut editions join the MTA23 to complete the
company’s lineup of top-mount air ride suspension
systems. Manufactured at the company’s factory in
Frankfort, Ky., they will be joined by new low-mount
models next summer.
“The newest suspensions are based on an exhaustive
study and analysis of competitors’ offerings matched
against OE and fleet customers’ insistence on key
attributes that will extend component life and
contribute to the end users’ increased productivity,”
says engineering director Bob Brazeau.
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The MTA trailer suspension system is integrated with
Meritor trailer axles and Q Plus Cam Brakes. All are
covered by the company’s five-year, 500,000-mile
warranty on structural components. Optional equipment
includes air disc brakes, automatic slack adjusters,
the SteelLite X30 drum and lightweight hub and the
Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by P.S.I.
The company also produces the RideSentry Trailer Air
Suspension Meritor Parallelogram Air (MPA) 20, 38 and
40 for line haul van trailer applications.
Highlighting its aftermarket services, distribution
centers are located in Florence, Ky. and Brampton,
Ontario, Canada.
For more information, visit www.meritor.com.
