Safety is among the main benefits of air disc brakes while drum brakes “will still fill certain needs” at some fleets, an executive with Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake said. McComsey “Shorter stopping ...

Bendix sealed spring brake EnduraSure-Pro is now available as a factory-installed option on Kenworth medium- and heavy-duty ...

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 ...

Modern automotive disc brake designs share common features. The primary components are a rotor and caliper. The rotor attaches to the wheel hub and rotates at the same speed as the wheel and tire ...

Disc brakes resemble hand brakes on a bicycle, where pulling on the brake lever forces a plier-like device to squeeze rubber blocks against the rim of the wheel to stop the car. Drum brakes are a ...

Citing soaring adoption rates, Bendix has announced that it will double its production of air disc brakes for commercial vehicles. Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said that the air disc brake (ADB) ...

Brake Safety Week is coming up soon, and the entire North American commercial vehicle industry knows it—so there’s no reason not to be ready. Still, last year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance ...

Now that some of the cobwebs have blown off of our 1946 Chevy project since it was hauled out of the barn by Scott Roth, co-owner of Rothspeed in South Burlington, Vermont, we've already made plenty ...

Brake fade is a thing of the past with air disc brakes. On repeated hard stops and on long descents, brake performance improves as operating temperatures increase. Our first tango with disc brakes ...