If you work in the semi-trailer industry, you’re familiar with fifth wheels. But do you know what types of fifth wheels are on the market? From stationery to sliding, we’ve got them all. Plus, besides JOST International, other brands make their own models as well. Here are the types of wheels explained.
At JOST International, we’re proud to be a world market leader and international supplier for the commercial trucking industry. We provide top-of-the-fifth wheels that accommodate various applications – sliding fifth wheels and stationary fifth wheels.
A sliding fifth wheel is a coupler that connects the tractor unit and semi-trailer together. It features a mechanism that slides the coupler forward and backward. Sliding fifth wheels are mounted to the semi-tractor’s frame. Unlike a stationary fifth wheel, it can move along the frame rails.
Vorteil: Verschiebbare Sattelkupplungen erleichtern die Gewichtsverlagerung auf oder von der Lenkachse (Vorderachse), wenn Kunden den Anhängertyp wechseln oder die Ladung variiert. Die Kundenvielfalt und die Umsatzchancen steigen.
Stationär montierte Sattelkupplungen, also known as fixed fifth wheels, are the original fifth wheel. These fifth wheels are ideal for applications where the semi-trailer’s kingpin setting, axle loading, and vehicle length are all constant throughout the fleet. As a rule of thumb, stationary fifth wheels are lighter than sliding mount fifth wheels.
Vorteil: Stationäre Sattelkupplungen bieten höhere Gewichtseinsparungen und eine einfachere Wartung. Kunden steigern ihren Umsatz durch höhere Nutzlast und senken die Betriebskosten durch einfachere Handhabung.
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JOST fifth wheels are standard products for many trucking companies. There are also other brands on the market that produce quality fifth wheels, including Holland and Fontaine. If you need to identify a type of fifth wheel, here’s how to do so:
Jede JOST Sattelkupplung verfügt über ein einzigartiges rote Identifikationslasche with the item’s model and assembly numbers. It will also have the JOST logo cast in the top surface or prominent on the ID tag.
Jeder Original JOST International Komponenten erfüllt die strengen OEM-Spezifikationen für Erstausrüster. Wir bieten eine Reihe kompatibler Ersatzteile für Sattelkupplungen anderer Marken an.
When it comes to types of fifth wheels for semi-trailers, JOST International is the industry leader. We’ve been manufacturing fifth wheel coupling devices globally since 1956, and we even submitted the patent for the very first steel-cast fifth wheel coupling.
If you’re looking for more information about JOST fifth wheels, we’re here to help. Take a look at our Inventar von Sattelkupplungsprodukten oder kontaktieren Sie unser Team noch heute.