Why The Xtractor?

Challenge The Standard: A Case for Evolving Wheel-End RPs Part 1

The Hub Corp’s new approach to hubcap architecture enables capabilities that simply were not available within oil bath wheel-end systems before. This evolution requires revisiting, and evolving, the existing Recommended Practices.

Challenge The Standard: A Case for Evolving Wheel-End RPs Part 2

The hubcap is no longer just a containment solution, it’s a performance driver, a diagnostic interface, and a service access point, none of which current RP language recognizes, measures, or guides.

Challenge the Standard: A Case for Evolving Wheel-End RPs Part 3

The Xtractor hubcap asks the industry to look at what is working in the field and decide whether current standards reflect the best available practice, or simply the most recent one. As data matures, we will share it openly and participate in any technical review TMC chooses to conduct.

How The Xtractor Fights Back Against Wheel Seal Failure

Wheel seals will always be a wear item, but the damage they allow doesn’t have to be inevitable.

Reinventing the Hub Cap

An interview with The Heavy Duty Parts Report where we discuss heavy-duty hub caps. With The Xtractor, we've flipped the script on what a hub cap can do for heavy-duty trucks and trailers - from passive containment to active protection.

What Happens when Hub Oil is Left in Too Long?

Hub oil is the lifeblood of the wheel end. It lubricates bearings, cools the hub, and protects seals from friction and contamination. When it isn’t serviced on a regular schedule, the oil gradually loses its protective qualities. This results in heat buildup, seal failure, and premature bearing wear.