The experts at Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC recognize that proper brake stroke adjustment and maintenance are critical to commercial vehicle and roadway safety. As part of its newly released ...

Air brakes have a long history of reliable performance in the medium- and heavy-duty truck markets, yet these systems cannot be ignored without costly consequences. A good inspection process and ...

Today is the beginning of Brake Safety Week in North America. CVSA inspectors will be doing a lot of brake stroke inspections this week, and also working with drivers, mechanics and others to improve ...

Meritor has released the AllFit SimpleCheck, air brake stroke measurement tool on its automatic slack adjusters designed to identify out-of-adjustment brakes. Out of adjustment brakes are one of the ...

With the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's Brake Safety Week 2024 under way through this coming Saturday, listen back to the 2021 Overdrive Radio podcast talk with Pennsylvania-based former ...

This article was updated May 11, 2022, with new dates for the 2022 annual International Roadcheck blitz. A truck sits and waits on costly roadside service along I-10 at the weigh station in Sneads, ...

TORONTO, (June 1, 2005) — A shockingly low number of truck drivers in North America have a clear understanding of air brakes and brake adjustment, states a continent-wide knowledge survey obtained by ...

There’s a hidden danger on the highways. Most drivers probably aren’t even aware of it, because it’s not as obvious as traffic snarls or distracted driving. The culprit is defective brakes on air ...

The National Transportation Safety Board recommendations to brake equipment suppliers have long emphasized caution about manual adjustments for pushrod stroke when automatic slack adjusters [ASAs] are ...