Fleetwood Resource Management, founded by a truck driver, announced its Air Brake Cooling (ABC) system, a method of cooling foundation brakes to virtually eliminate brake fade.

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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.

Air brakes have been around for almost 150 years, but when they fail the results can be disastrous, as the world saw during the Quebec train derailment. Here's what you need to know about the tech.

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.

The OEM air brake systems are designed to meet mandated performance standards outlined in FMVSS 121. Aftermarket replacement materials, such as friction materials, can change the braking performance.

Joe Kay, front drivetrain engineering director at Meritor, also noted the increased appeal of air disc brakes among drivers. “Some fleets report that spec’ing air disc brakes can help with the ...

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Air drum brakes lack the caliper that is so critical to the action of disk brakes. Instead, they revolve around (not literally) the drum that is fixed to the truck's wheel.