Vehicle axle clamping arrangement for a (air) sprung wheel axle of a vehicle, in particular of a utility vehicle such as a truck, trailer or semi-trailer, the axle clamping arrangement comprising: - an axle body extending in a transverse direction of the vehicle, the axle body having a round cross-section; - a trailing arm crossing the axle body, the trailing arm having an arch shaped axle seat portion with a concave side against which a clamping section of the axle body is seated; - a clamping element arranged opposite the axle seat portion of the trailing arm and having an arch shaped engagement side to engage a circumferential portion of the clamping section of the axle body; - tensioning means (40, 41, 42) for clamping said axle seat portion of the trailing arm, said clamping element and said clamping section of the axle body together; - the trailing arm has at the axle seat portion in front of the axle body a first abutment surface and the clamping element has an opposite second abutment surface; characterized in that - the arch shaped axle seat portion of the trailing arm is rigid and the clamping element is a rigid body; - the first abutment surface and second abutment surface are tightened into deadlock by the tensioning means (40, 42); - the rear end of the clamping element has a rear protrusion and the axle seat portion of the trailing arm has a groove-like recess extending in a tangential direction of the axle seat portion and in which the rear protrusion is received, wherein the rear protrusion and the groove-like recess are formed such that, upon tightening or releasing of the tensioning means (41, 42), the rear protrusion can slide freely further into or out of the recess in the tangential direction of the recess. - an axle body extending in a transverse direction of the vehicle, the axle body having a round cross-section; - a trailing arm crossing the axle body, the trailing arm having an arch shaped axle seat portion with a concave side against which a clamping section of the axle body is seated; - a clamping element arranged opposite the axle seat portion of the trailing arm and having an arch shaped engagement side to engage a circumferential portion of the clamping section of the axle body; - tensioning means (40, 41, 42) for clamping said axle seat portion of the trailing arm, said clamping element and said clamping section of the axle body together; - the trailing arm has at the axle seat portion in front of the axle body a first abutment surface and the clamping element has an opposite second abutment surface; - the arch shaped axle seat portion of the trailing arm is rigid and the clamping element is a rigid body; - the first abutment surface and second abutment surface are tightened into deadlock by the tensioning means (40, 42); - the rear end of the clamping element has a rear protrusion and the axle seat portion of the trailing arm has a groove-like recess extending in a tangential direction of the axle seat portion and in which the rear protrusion is received, wherein the rear protrusion and the groove-like recess are formed such that, upon tightening or releasing of the tensioning means (41, 42), the rear protrusion can slide freely further into or out of the recess in the tangential direction of the recess.