Fuel Efficient Wheel End Hubs
Next-generation wheel-end technology for heavy duty vehicles
Reduce friction at the wheel end.
Improve efficiency at vehicle level.
Wheel-end bearings are strategic components in trucks, trailers and buses. Reducing friction at each wheel end contributes to overall vehicle efficiency and, across multiple axles and long operating distances, can translate into meaningful fuel and CO₂ savings.
Fersa Fuel Efficient wheel end hubs combine optimized geometry, advanced sealing and lubrication technologies to help OEMs engineer more efficient heavy-duty platforms and fleets reduce energy consumption and total cost of ownership in operation..
Low-friction technology engineered
for heavy-duty requirements
Fersa Fuel Efficient technology systematically targets the four main sources of energy loss in wheel-end bearings: rolling friction, sliding friction, seal friction and lubricant churning.
Continuous development across bearing generations combines high-precision geometry, optimized lubrication and advanced sealing solutions to reduce friction while maintaining the durability, reliability and operational safety required for heavy-duty applications.
Key features of Fuel Efficient technology
Optimized internal geometry
Optimized raceway curvatures, internal clearances and high-precision surface finishing improve load distribution and reduce rolling and sliding friction.
Advanced low-friction seals
High-performance seal materials and optimized profiles reduce seal contact torque while protecting the bearing against dust, water and contamination.
Premium lubrication
Low-friction synthetic grease and optimized grease fill levels reduce churning losses while maintaining stable lubrication throughout the bearing's service life.
Lower friction across generations
Continuous development from standard wheel-end bearings to Generation 1 and Generation 2 solutions delivers progressively lower friction and greater efficiency.
Automated assembly and torque control
Automated wheel hub assembly and 100% end-of-line verification of rotation torque and breakaway torque help ensure consistent friction performance, quality and full unit traceability.
Benefits across the vehicle lifecycle
Component efficiency
Lower wheel-end friction reduces mechanical energy losses at component level, supporting greater overall vehicle efficiency.
Support for COâ‚‚ targets
Efficient wheel-end solutions support OEMs developing heavy-duty vehicles for increasingly demanding fuel consumption and COâ‚‚ objectives.
Durability and reliability
Low-friction design is engineered to maintain the durability, reliability and operational safety required for demanding heavy-duty applications.
Lower total cost of ownership
Lower energy losses can translate into reduced fuel consumption and lower operating costs over the vehicle lifecycle.
Estimate the impact of lower wheel-end friction
Use our Fuel-Efficiency calculator to explore how lower wheel-end friction can translate into fuel, CO₂ and operating cost savings across different vehicle, mileage and fleet scenarios.
Why partner with Fersa?
From OEM development to field operation, Fersa combines engineering, manufacturing, validation and global support capabilities to deliver efficient and reliable wheel-end solutions for heavy-duty vehicles.
In-house engineering
Bearing development, wheel hub assembly, simulation and testing capabilities integrated within Fersa..
OEM-quality standards
Solutions developed to meet demanding quality, reliability and performance requirements.
Rapid development
Advanced engineering and simulation capabilities help optimize designs and reduce physical prototype iterations.
Global industrial footprint
6 production centers, 4 R&D centers and customers in more than 100 countries.
Technical support
Regional engineering expertise and technical support to collaborate across product development, application and field needs.
Advance in heavy-duty efficiency with Fersa
Whether you are developing the next commercial vehicle platform or optimizing an existing fleet , Fersa Fuel Efficient wheel end hubs help turn lower friction into greater vehicle efficiency, lower COâ‚‚ emissions and reduced operating costs .