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Newsby Jack RobertsFebruary 23, 2020

TMC Reports on Rising Repair Costs, Electromechanical Braking

The American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council is working with partners to track repair costs and study electromechanical braking. A progress report kicked off TMC's Annual Meeting in Atlanta Feb. 23.

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Articlesby Jim ParkDecember 31, 2019

How Speed, Weight and Grades Affect Brakes

Understanding the operational factors that boost -- or degrade -- braking performance is critical for reliable, safe stops on the road.

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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2019

Brake Safety Week Puts 13.5% of Trucks Out of Service for Violations

While the vast majority of trucks inspected during CVSA's Brake Safety Week passed roadside inspections, over 4,600 vehicles were placed out of service for critical brake-related violations.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeNovember 11, 2019

Q&A: Meritor's Villavarayan on Electrification, Air Disc Brakes

Meritor's Chris Villavarayan talks to HDT about how disruption and globalization contributed to its latest raft of new products.

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Newsby StaffOctober 28, 2019

Wabco Offers Intelligent ABS for Trailers

Wabco iABS is part of the company’s Global Intelligent Braking Platform, made to enhance trailer system functionality and support the strategies for trailer manufacturers to increase standardization and modularity.

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Articlesby Jim ParkSeptember 9, 2019

How to Prevent Wheel-End Fires

There are dozens of ways to set a wheel-end on fire. Most of them are completely avoidable.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2019

Over 1,600 Trucks Placed Out of Service in Surprise Brake Inspection Event

More than 1,600 commercial vehicles were placed out of service for brake-related violations during an unannounced inspection blitz conducted by the CVSA's law enforcement members in the U.S. and Canada.

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ArticlesJuly 10, 2019

Avoiding Unplanned Downtime With Proper Air System and Brake Maintenance

Occasionally, even for the most maintenance-conscious fleets and drivers parts will fail. However, those unwanted “gotchas” that lead to unplanned downtime could have been prevented by adhering to prescribed maintenance guidelines and best practices.

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ProductsJune 24, 2019

Raybestos Adds Air Disc Rotor Parts to Specialty Line

With the addition of four new air disc rotor part numbers to its specialty rotor line, Raybestos offers increased coverage for air disc applications, and intends to release additional part numbers later this year.

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ArticlesJune 19, 2019

A Component-by-Component Guide to Truck Spec’ing

Nothing is more important to your fleet’s success than properly spec’d trucks. But there are thousands of options out there, so determining which specs are best for your needs can be a challenge. Here's some advice from a longtime spec'ing authority.

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