Hendrickson offers Haulmaax EX on HX series

Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems, Woodridge, Illinois, has announced that it has partnered with Navistar to offer Haulmaax EX as a part of the chassis enhancements of the International HX.

“Just like the newly redesigned International HX Series, Hendrickson took a great suspension and made it better,” says Mark Stasell, vice president of Vocational Truck Business at Navistar. “The Haulmaax EX delivers improved performance and durability, which helped our team design the new HX Series for productivity, durability and comfort.”

With the updated vehicle’s release, Hendrickson reports that it will be launching its next-generation, heavy-duty rubber suspension Haulmaax EX as the standard rubber suspension offering. According to a news release from Hendrickson, this update addresses the increasing demand for rubber suspensions across all vocational applications. The company says the Haulmaax EX suspension is optimized to provide increased site rating, expanded capacity ranges and improved durability.

Haulmaax EX is designed for vocational applications where durability and performance are essential. The company reports that this suspension offers a balance of unloaded ride quality and loaded stability. According to Hendrickson, Haulmaax EX is one of the lightest suspensions in its class, allowing the ability to increase the payload of the vehicle.

These suspensions also provide the versatility needed for trucks and tractors that operate on- and off-highway. Hendrickson reports that the suspension’s equalizing beam distributes the load equally between both axles in off-road and uneven terrain conditions. The design eliminates fixed center bushing pivot points to reduce wheel hop. When paired with Hendrickson Traax Rods, stability is enhanced and articulation increased for improved on-and-off-highway operation.

Additionally, Haulmaax EX features up to a 70,000-pound site rating for the 46,000-pound capacity suspension, the company says.

“Haulmaax EX is extremely rugged, supporting the most demanding vocational applications and offering capacities of 40,000 pounds, 46,000 pounds and now 52,000 pounds,” says Ashley Dudding, director of engineering for Hendrickson. “Hendrickson utilized our industry-leading analysis and validation techniques to ensure Haulmaax EX would meet these rigorous demands, minimize maintenance requirements and deliver the lightest weight vocational suspension on the market.”

Hendrickson is a manufacturer and supplier of medium- and heavy-duty mechanical, elastomeric and air suspensions; integrated and nonintegrated axles and brake systems; tire pressure control systems; auxiliary lift axles systems; parabolic and multileaf springs; stabilizers; bumper; and components to the global commercial transportation industry.