Many trailer manufacturers recommend this maintenance every year if your trailer gets normal use, or at least every 20,000 ...

Greasing wheel bearings can get very messy very quickly, in a very kindergarten kind of way. The trick is to embrace the ooze, because greasing is the fun and easy part. The hard bit comes when ...

Last week, I visited a family member for a day of sailing on the waters of Georgian Bay. I also make a sport out of counting the broken-down trailers littering the side of the highway on the journey ...

It won't be hard to tell if your vehicle has broken wheel bearings. The most common symptoms of worn wheel bearings are squealing or grinding noises that get louder the faster you go. The noise could ...

At the launch ramp or around the campfire, boater talk often turns to troubles—and topping the discussion, along with outboards and tow vehicles, is the boat ...

Conventional tapered wheel bearings need regular service, which is simple and takes just an hour or so. It started as a faint squeal a few weeks ago, but lately a grinding sensation has been added to ...

SKF TraX wheel end monitoring system and Road Ready’s advanced trailer telematics system are helping Maverick Transportation avoid wheel-bearing incidents while on the road. Maverick Transportation, ...

Your car’s wheels spin around a stationary axle, and in order for them to do so, something has to allow for “slip” between the two. That something is a wheel bearing. A vehicle’s wheel bolts to a hub, ...

As temperatures rise in the summer months, so does the amount of strain placed on your wheel ends. According to industry data, summer-related wheel-end failures increase by up to 30% during peak heat ...

Could a boat, horse or RV trailer just be sitting on the side of your house all winter long and suddenly, when used one weekend of the year, have a wheel come flying off? – Ron The trucking industry ...