Drive axle assembly for a heavy industrial vehicle and heavy industrial vehicle comprising such drive axle assembly

The present invention relates to a drive axle assembly for an industrial vehicle comprising a support structure containing a differential. The unit comprises a first axle shaft (10') connected to a first driven shaft (9') of the differential by means of a reduction gear (20') and a axle shaft (10') connected to a second driven shaft (9") of the differential by means of a second reduction gear (20"). Such reduction gears (20',20") are configured in order to take at least a first operating condition and a second operating condition wherein they respectively actuate or do not actuate a speed reduction.