Air disc brakes (ADBs) offer compelling benefits. They deliver shorter stopping distances and quicker pad replacement. But realizing their full value over time requires deliberate care. A new Bendix ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems has introduced a new air disc brake wear indicator. The patent-pending tool, introduced during Heavy-Duty Aftermarket Week, allows ...

Brake rotors are the metal discs inside your wheel well. They’re attached to the axle and are a part of your tire’s mounting ...

Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems debuted its air disc brake wear indicator tool at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week event in Las Vegas. The tool allows maintenance personnel to check ...

Brakes are an important component of your car, as they allow you to stop safely and in time. However, brake components wear over time, especially brake pads in the case of disc brakes and brake shoes ...

Though a decade ago it was far from the case, nowadays, the likelihood for a technician to work on a newer truck with air disc brakes (ADBs) is about the same as one with drum brakes. “Almost half of ...

The disc brake, as we know it, was first patented in 1902, but it failed to gain acceptance in the U.S. until the early 1960s when vacuum assist made the pedal effort acceptable for the driving public ...

Bendix unveiled a host of new products and features during the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta GA, including new pad wear sensing technology for trucks and trailers, and a new ...

When Jim O'Connell bought his 1955 Chevrolet 210 Del Ray seven years ago, it already had a front disc brake conversion kit of unknown origin installed that used 11-inch rotors and stock GM S-10 single ...

Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems debuts its new air disc brake (ADB) wear indicator tool at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week in Las Vegas Wednesday, allowing maintenance personnel to check ...