As autonomous technology and electric truck adoption advance, brakes need to change. Autonomous vehicles and battery-electric trucks are no longer figments of engineers’ imaginations. They are poised ...

CANADA – Sept. 4 marked the sixth annual announced Operation Air Brake inspection in North America. The annual inspection originated because air brake violations were the most significant and frequent ...

One advantage fleets enjoy with air disc brakes is decreased inspection intervals and reduced maintenance costs, with a shorter time required to change out pads ...

When the brakes are applied, circuits send compressed air from the storage tanks to front and rear service chambers that push the brake shoes into the brake drums, thus slowing down the vehicle. Semis ...

KANANASKIS, Alta. – If you want to get from Point A to Point B, it helps to be able to stop when you get to the final destination. A panel of experts was assembled at the Canadian Transportation ...

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 ...

Fleetwood Resource Management (FRM) introduced its Air Brake Cooling(ABC) System, a fade-resistant system which, according to the company, “virtually eliminates” one of the biggest problems facing ...

The Mining Safety and Health Administration offers some pretty sobering statistics and investigations. Take one recent incident, for example. A 50-year-old haul truck operator was fatally injured ...

In countless ways, this hurricane season’s extensive and severe flooding has been devastating for people and property. With truck drivers and the trucking industry so vital to the recovery and ...

Cold weather has an adverse impact on trucks and can create a multitude of problems, including weak or dead batteries, frozen locks, problems with fuel flow, and air system freeze-ups. To help fleets ...

When the brake pedal is pressed, the exhaust passage will be closed and the air intake passage opens and compressed air goes back to the chamber. During the return stroke, the exhaust passage opens ...