Raybestos expands late model coverage for brake, chassis parts
New Raybestos brake and chassis products for many late-model foreign name plate and domestic applications have been added, bringing the total number of new and carried-up brake and chassis applications since late January 2011 to 26,904.
Brake & Wheel Ends Group develops complementary components
The group, which encompasses Webb Wheel Products OE, Severe Duty and Aftermarket, along with TSE Brakes, will offer the heavy truck and trailer industry complementary brake and wheel end components engineered to work together for superior performance, safety and life cycle costs.
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.
ESCO introduces new Brake Safe
The company’s new product helps drivers and fleets comply with CSA 2010 by offering a simple, accurate and effective means of providing a visual of air-brake stroke travel. The Brake Safe system is available in two universal formats: one to fit all power unit steering and drive axles, and a second to fit all trailer axles.
Bendix expands air disc brake manufacturing
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC plans to open a new production line at its Bowling Green, Ky., manufacturing plant in June to meet increased demand for its patented Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes. With a nearly 120% increase in demand from 2009 to 2010 and an expected additional increase of nearly 40% in 2011, the new production line will help BSFB continue to meet the needs of OEMs, fleets and owner-operators.
Marathon Brake adds product sales sheets, application guide
The new series of brake lining sales sheets offers detailed information on Marathon’s full line of friction products, suitable for vocations ranging from general over-the-road freight to transit and severe-duty applications. The application guide is an easy-to-use resource that helps determine the Marathon products that are most compatible with a given application.
Raybestos Rewards Program now includes free training
In addition to the free branded POS kit and automatic enrollment in the “Gimme a Reward” box top program, professional repair facilities and their technicians now receive free online training. The two current training modules coach technicians in providing business-building customer service when performing brake and chassis repair work.
Abex brakes offer quiet stopping power for buses, coaches
Federal-Mogul’s Abex brand offers a complete friction portfolio for the commercial vehicle category, including the new Abex MQ transit block. The new block is engineered to significantly reduce noise and help ensure a stable, reliable and safe braking system.
Webb’s Vortex Drums direct replacement for MAN application products
The company’s Vortex drums will be offered as direct replacements for all its previous MAN transit axle part numbers. Vortex drums are designed to increase safety and performance, give superior durability and help substantially decrease maintenance costs.
Foundation Brakes
Issued in July 2009 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), new tractor braking standards are set to take effect in August of this year. To meet and exceed the rule’s more stringent stopping distance requirements, braking system suppliers have been working in close cooperation with vehicle manufacturers to develop and refine effective solutions
Hunter’s new rotor lathe for heavy-duty brake service
The company’s new OCL430HD rotor lathe improves medium- and heavy-duty service by machining the rotor on the vehicle. This eliminates the need to disassemble the hub to remove the rotor, saving time and effort; it also reduces runout, providing a more precise cut and extending the life of expensive rotors. With a reinforced cutting arm and rugged tool holders, the OCL430HD resurfaces rotors up to 17.5 in. in diameter and up to 3.5 in. in thickness.
Stemco acquires Rome Tool & Die Co.
The business, which is the leading supplier of new brake shoes to the U.S. aftermarket, will become part of the brake products group of Stemco. The company will now be able to combine brake shoes with Stemco Duroline brake pads to offer a completely lined brake shoe kit to fleet operators.