Welcome to the Paillard blog. Here you’ll find our advice, news and technical insights on bespoke axles and standard axles, designed to help you make the right choices and better understand our solutions.
On a car, a trailer or an industrial machine, the axle connects the wheels to the vehicle and carries its entire weight. It is everywhere,
On an industrial tow tractor, a factory trailer or a logistics vehicle, the axle works in conditions that road use never sees: constant stop-start cycles,
Axles don’t give much warning. They work, then at some point they don’t work properly anymore, or worse, they fail. Between those two extremes, there’s
On a multi-axle vehicle or trailer, not every axle does the same job. Some carry, others steer. The steering axle is the one that controls
An agricultural axle shares little with a road trailer axle beyond the basic mechanical principle. The loads are heavier, the ground irregular, exposure to mud
Axle load is one of those technical concepts that comes up frequently but is rarely fully understood. Yet getting it wrong — or ignoring it
