TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure relates to a vehicle that may have an axle assembly and one or more wheel end support housings that may be separate from the axle assembly.

BACKGROUND

A terminal tractor having a rear axle is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,111,862.

SUMMARY

In at least one embodiment, a vehicle is provided. The vehicle may include a chassis, an axle assembly, a wheel end support housing, a wheel end assembly, and a linkage. The chassis may include first and second frame rails. The axle assembly may be mounted to the chassis and may include a differential assembly that is rotatable about a differential axis. The wheel end support housing may be mounted to the first frame rail and may be spaced apart from the axle assembly. The wheel end assembly may be mounted to the wheel end support housing. The wheel end assembly may have a hub that may be rotatable about a wheel axis that may differ from the differential axis. The linkage may be received in the wheel end support housing and may operatively connect the differential assembly to the hub.

In at least one embodiment, a vehicle is provided. The vehicle may include a chassis, an axle assembly, a wheel end support housing, a wheel end assembly, and a linkage. The chassis may include first and second frame rails. The axle assembly may be mounted to the chassis and may include a differential assembly that is rotatable about a differential axis. The wheel end support housing may be mounted to the frame rail and may be spaced apart from the axle assembly. The wheel end assembly may be mounted to the wheel end support housing and may have a hub that may be rotatable about a wheel axis. The differential axis may be longitudinally positioned closer to a rear of the vehicle than the wheel axis. The differential axis may be disposed below the wheel axis. The linkage may be received in the wheel end support housing and may operatively connect the differential assembly to the hub.

