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Bendix air disc brakes now standard on Kenworth T680

Bendix ADB22X front and rear air disc brakes are now the standard offering on the Kenworth T680 truck, the companies announced. ADB22X front air disc brakes were already standard on the truck, and the pairing is now uniform across the truck. “Fleets and truck operators purchasing new Kenworth T680s can benefit from the superior performance,

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Bendix updates service interval recommendations for air dryer cartridges

As part of the Bendix Tech Tips Series, Bendix offers new guidelines and service interval recommendations across its range of air dryer cartridges. These updates reflect the results of extensive real-world testing and customer input from a wide array of vehicle applications, as well as a growing number of aftermarket replacement choices, according to the

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Safety system 101: The simple facts about today’s advanced safety systems

Let’s face it: while advanced safety systems offer numerous benefits, the fast-advancing nature of this technology has led to some confusion in the marketplace. While we all may understand what collision mitigation systems do in the big-picture sense, the details of each system are not always so easily understood: Does it have forward collision warning

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‘Automatic’ retention: Equipment that makes drivers productive and fleets profitable

As automated manual transmissions (AMTs) rose through the build ranks of the OEMs, you often heard a similar refrain: “Once you get a driver behind the wheel of an AMT, they will not want to go back to a manual.” Today, truck OEMs report that AMTs make up the majority of builds in on-highway applications.

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Inside wheel ends: How slack adjusters could raise wheel end temperatures

Wheel end thermal events are serious maintenance issues that can be caused by setup, maintenance, driver neglect, road debris or some combination of all of these. Before we look at how slack adjusters may factor into higher wheel end temperatures let’s get this out of the way first: Each wheel end thermal service event needs

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Bendix offers remanufactured brake shoe

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems is offering a remanufactured brake shoe with the same friction and coating specs on its original equipment (OE) brake shoe, as well as an extended, five-year warranty against rust jacking. The warranty matches that which Bendix offers on its OE shoes. To help vehicle operators maintain performance of RSD-equipped vehicles (those

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Bendix Wingman Fusion now an option on Kenworth T270, T370

Kenworth now offers the Bendix Wingman Fusion advanced driver assistance system as an option on the Kenworth T270 and T370 medium-duty trucks. Bendix Wingman Fusion integrates and advances a proven suite of Bendix safety technologies—radar, camera, the vehicle’s foundation brake system, and SafetyDirect by Bendix CVS—into a comprehensive driver assistance system. Built on the Bendix

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It’s in the air: Managing and maintaining tires to increase service life

The number of tire-related issues and roadside events could be significantly reduced by maintaining proper tire pressure inspections; ultimately, downtime on the side of the road can be reduced. If a tire is 20% below recommended pressure, it must be considered flat. “Maintaining proper tire air pressure is probably the single most important maintenance activity

Volvo touts safety features in VNR, VNL

The new long-haul Volvo VNL and regional-haul VNR series trucks combine active safety innovations to help drivers reduce fatigue and distraction, making them the safest Volvo trucks ever, the OEM said. “The new VNR and VNL series strengthen our leading passive safety features with active safety innovations to help drivers prevent accidents before they occur,” said Wade

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NACV day 3: News from the show floor

Missed the news at NACV? Read on to catch up with the biggest stories from the show, and then bookmark this link for daily updates: www.fleetequipmentmag.com/tag/nacv-2017/

On to the news:

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Bendix previews Intellipark automatic parking brake technology

This scene is more common than you might think: A driver steps down from a big rig and walks away. Moments later, out of his view, the truck starts to roll backward because of a failure to properly set the parking brake. Unless the driver sprints back, jumps in, and stops the vehicle, risking potential

Bendix updates side object detection system

The first major update in a decade to the Bendix BlindSpotter Side Object Detection System will feature a new, more effective radar unit and integration capability with Bendix Wingman Fusion, the company’s advanced driver assistance technology, the company announced during the North American Commercial Vehicle show. “We’ve gotten a lot of great feedback from fleets

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