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GEAR GUIDE
Fifth wheel
bracket
Fontaine Fifth Wheel's Adjustable
Plate Mount fi fth wheel bracket replaces the
company's PMA and APB models with a single
lightweight model that features a reinforced cast
steel design built to provide the same load capacity.
When paired with Fontaine's No-Slack II 6000 top plate, the PML
assembly has a 50,000-pound vertical load capacity; when equipped
with a 7000 or 7000CC top plate, it can handle a vertical load of up
to 55,000 pounds.
Fontaine Fifth Wheel, fi fthwheel.com
Expanded
tire line
Bridgestone Commercial's latest line of Dayton truck tires consists of
eight patterns that double the brand's product coverage for own-
er-operators and small fl eets in segments including on-/off -highway
long-haul and regional truckload, less-than-truckload, distribution,
pickup-and-delivery and service-service applications for steer, drive
and trailer positions. The lineup features expanded size and ply rating
off erings and three SmartWay-verifi ed and CARB-compliant options.
Bridgestone Commercial, daytontrucktires.com
