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 ...

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 ...

Cummins announced its Meritor MFlex4 air disc brake pad at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) in Grapevine, Texas. The company said the new brake pad is a patent-pending design engineered to cover a ...

CarriersEdge has released a new series of online courses on air brakes, expanding its library with content based on Techni-Com’s Practical Air Brakes program with content provided by the Commercial ...

An air brake or, a compressed air brake system, is a type of friction brake for vehicles in which compressed air pressing on a piston is used to apply the pressure to the brake pad needed to stop the ...

Air-brake systems are subject to excessive oil contamination. As reliable as they are, vehicle compressors can and do fail. One form of announcing this problem to the diagnostic technician is the ...

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 ...

The broad devastation wrought by hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Nate include severe flooding for many southern portions of the U.S. – flooding that often involved sea water. And the salt in the sea ...