TSE Brakes announces partnership with FleetPride
FleetPride, a retailer of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts will now carry TSE Brakes’ UltraLife, OmniBrake and severe-duty spring brakes.
Brakes & friction
Buying heavy-duty brakes for optimum stopping distance.
Volvo adds air disc brakes, SmartWay chassis fairings
New air disc brakes and SmartWay-compliant aerodynamic chassis fairings have been added by Volvo Trucks for VN models in North America. Volvo air disc brakes will initially be available on all VN model front axles in August 2013, expanding to include all axles in 2014.
Putting the brakes on CSA violations
Fleet managers who have incorporated real-time visibility into their equipment operations can better utilize assets in order to minimize downtime and enhance operational efficiency overall.
TRP introduces reman brakes
TRP now offers an aftermarket brake program that offers brake linings for 20,000- and 23,000-lb. applications. The range includes single brake shoes and kits in 15×4-in. and 16.5×7-in. sizes for tractors and trailers, as well as medium-duty trucks and severe-service products.
BrakeSentry indicators help in meeting CSA requirements
BrakeSentry visual brake stroke indicators improve brake safety, maintenance and compliance by providing drivers with a convenient and effective means to inspect critical brake adjustment conditions without having to crawl under vehicles to mark and measure pushrod stroke at each airbrake chamber.
WABCO shows air disc brakes, lane departure technology
WABCO Holdings Inc. showcased its Maxx air disc brake technology, which the company said is a new and complete range of high performance, single-piston air disc brakes for trucks, buses and trailers worldwide, at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2012 in Hanover, Germany.
WABCO to supply air disc brakes to DTNA
A new long-term supply agreement with Daimler Trucks North America will place WABCO Maxxus single-piston air disc brake systems on the OEM’s models beginning in July 2012.
The skinny on air disc brakes
Fleet interest in air disc brakes is increasing as improved safety and reduced maintenance costs make these brakes more appealing.
WABCO supplies new heavy-duty air disc brakes to MAN
The company began deliveries of new NG22MAX air disc brakes for heavy duty truck applications in Europe to MAN, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles and diesel engines. Weighing only 86 lbs. including brake pads, it is the lightest air disc brake of its kind, allowing trucks to increase payload and improve fuel economy while also reducing maintenance and service costs.