Heavy-haul freight trains require fully charged brakes. When operating a train on a downgrade, brake usage levels on individual cars climb, equipment heats up, and braking power levels can drop ...

Rear wheels locking up while braking? You might need a new brake proportioning valve. When it comes to your vehicle’s braking system, several components are responsible for helping your vehicle come ...

New York Air Brake (NYAB) shipped its first DB-60 II air brake control valves equipped with its new Brake Cylinder Maintaining (BCM™) feature on Feb. 23, 2015. The valves will be installed in new ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Haldex has introduced a new trailer brake control valve that complies with FMVSS-121 spring brake control function requirements. The new valve is mounted on the trailer reservoir and ...

Reading through the November 2021 issue ofFour Wheelermagazine and seeing "Brake Time," a drum brake to disc article, put a smile on my face. How perfect, I thought, since I'm in the middle of doing ...

Familiar red and yellow valves are clumsy to operate and sometimes allow vehicle runaways. Photos: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. As much as I enjoy driving tractor-trailers, one thing that has ...