General Motors is recalling more than 3.45 million of its large SUVs and trucks, including the Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, and GMC Yukon for a braking issue, according to federal records.
There are dozens of ways to set a wheel-end on fire. Most of them are completely avoidable.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The CVSA's Brake Safety Week, an annual brake-focused inspection event when enforcement officials throughout North America will conduct roadside safety inspections on commercial vehicles, has been scheduled for September 15 -22, 2019.
Wabco Holdings has been selected by Stoughton Trailers to be the standard supplier of automatic slack adjusters for its trailers.
Collision mitigation and emergency braking systems on trucks could save lives, according to the National Transportation Safety Board and fleets that use them. But you can’t just spec advanced safety technology on your truck and think you’re done.
There’s much to consider when buying friction material, so get all the data you can from a trusted supplier and be wary of the cheapest product on the market.