Adoption of air disc brakes for trailers is slowly trending upward as some fleets look beyond the tractor to improve stopping power and enhance safety, industry experts said. Meanwhile, manufacturers ...

In choosing brake systems for a commercial fleet, there’s no wrong answer whether air disc brakes are a right fit versus drum brakes. There are plenty of advantages for both; drum brakes are ...

The new Bendix ADB22X-LT – the first Bendix air disc brake engineered specifically for trailers – is now available to the North American commercial vehicle market, the company announced. Bendix ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by Silverback HD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with Silverback HD ...

THE SHIFT to air disc brakes on heavy-duty trucks in North America won't occur overnight, but it will happen. Air disc brakes already hold 80% of the commercial truck market in Europe. This was one of ...

Adoption rates for air disc brakes (ADB) have climbed more than 100 percent in the last five years and show no signs of slowing down with penetration reaching 10 percent in 2013 and expected to close ...

Cummins introduces the QuikDisc Rotor, a groundbreaking two-piece hub design that simplifies brake servicing and enables air ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Peterbilt Motors Company announces the standardization of air disc brakes on all Peterbilt Class 8 Models. Air disc brakes offer the shortest stopping distances in ...

Air disc brake systems (pictured) don't look anything like drum brake systems. Inspection standards and procedures are not the same either. The new federal mandate requiring shorter stopping distances ...

Peterbilt will make front-axle air disc brakes standard across its entire Class 8 truck and tractor line, Paccar VP and Peterbilt General Manager Bill Jackson announced March 30 at a truck show in ...

Disc brakes don’t offer much for roadside inspectors to write up. They aren’t get-out-of-jail-free cards, but adjustment violations are nearly unheard of. There aren’t many good reasons left not to ...

Kenworth introduces the Bendix ADB22X front and rear air disc brakes on select Class 8 trucks and tractors. The air disc brakes provide reduced brake wear and feature a mono-block caliper design that ...