Stemco has introduced two new seven-year wheel end offerings simply by adding select components to the five-year Platinum Performance System Plus offering.The new Tire Inflation package guarantees the life of the Aeris Automatic Tire Inflation System, Guardian HP or Discover Seal, Pro-Torq axle fastener, Sentinel hub cap, and Stemco bearings for up to seven years.The Light Weight Performance package guarantees the life of the Stemco CentriFuse Drum and Hub Assembly, Stemco Crewson Automatic Brake Adjustor, as well as the wheel end products stated above for up to seven years.

The PPS+7 from Stemco provides premium long-life products that work together as a system to ensure the wheel end performance. These new packages are designed to lower operating costs, reduce downtime, and increase revenue by keeping tires properly inflated and reducing weight up to 150 pounds per tandem axle trailer.A Flash Flood Warning was added Wednesday afternoon to a Flood Watch in effect Wednesday, April 17, through Friday, April 19.

The National Weather Service in Chicago issued the flash flood warning a little after noon and put it in place until 6 p.m. In some places, storms were expected to produce an inch and a half of rain per hour.Additional thunderstorms are expected all afternoon with 3 inches locally by early evening. Runoff will cause flash flooding.Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected to affect the region beginning Wednesday and carrying on for some time. The heaviest rains are expected Wednesday through Thursday night, the The National Weather Service-Chicago reports.

"Previous rainfall over the past week or two has already moistened soils and caused significant rises in river levels across much of Northern Illinois," the NWS says. "And additional heavy rainfall over the next few days will likely result in areas of flooding.Rainfall also could exceed the capacity of storm drains. People who live in low-lying areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action.