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 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 ; - 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 , 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 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 ; - 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 , the rear protrusion can slide freely further into or out of the recess in the tangential direction of the recess . <EOS>