Stemco announced the release of their Lunar line of air disc brakes. Lunar products complement Stemco’s brake products including brake drums, friction components and automatic brake adjusters. The air ...

Air disc brakes require minimal routine maintenance. Most of the moving parts are internal. Brake pads will often last for the first life of a tractor. Photos: Jim Park Better stopping power is ...

Disc brakes don’t offer much for roadside inspectors to write up. They aren’t get-out-of-jail-free cards, but adjustment violations are nearly unheard of. There aren’t many good reasons left not to ...

XTRA Lease is installing SAF-HOLLAND P89 air disc brakes on more than 6,000 of its over-the-road dry vans and reefers purchased the rest of this year. XTRA Lease, a national provider of over-the-road ...

More than one out of every three North American Class 6-8 trucks with air-braked wheel-ends are now equipped with air disc brakes (ADBs), which provide durability and stopping distance advantages over ...

TROY, Mich., Nov. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) and Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced that Meritor® EX+™ LS air disc brakes (ADB) will be standard on all-wheel ...

In choosing brake systems for a commercial fleet, there’s no wrong answer whether air disc brakes are a right fit versus drum brakes. There are plenty of advantages for both; drum brakes are ...

Wabco has expanded its North American production with output of air disc brakes (ADB) for commercial vehicles following the opening of its new factory in North Charleston, South Carolina. The supplier ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by Silverback HD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with Silverback HD ...

This story appears in the June 25 print edition of Transport Topics. Freightliner LLC and Paccar units Kenworth Trucks and Peterbilt Motors all said they are offering electronically controlled air ...

Many of the larger vehicles on our roads have one intriguing thing in common: They can make sudden, loud, gas-escaping hissing noises. These noises, admittedly, have made this writer jump — on more ...

Air brakes have a long history of reliable performance in the medium- and heavy-duty truck markets, yet these systems cannot be ignored without costly consequences. A good inspection process and ...