a heavy goods vehicle has several wheel pairs forming a driven wheel axle , which wheel pairs are each supported by a separate rocker arm , which extends between the wheels of the respective wheel pairs and carries on opposite sides two wheel hubs on which the wheels can be attached . for each wheel of the wheel pair there is provided an independent wheel drive which consists of an electric motor and a reduction stage , which transfers the drive motion of the electric motor to the respective wheel hub . for each wheel of the wheel pair there is provided an independent wheel brake , which is arranged on an outside of the respective electric motor and / or the respective reduction stage facing away from the respective rocker arm and which is arranged , together with the respective electric motor and the respective reduction stage , inside the respective wheel hub and the associated wheel axle .