Have you ever tried to back up an 18-wheeler? It's no small feat, but once you understand how air brakes in semi trucks work, ...

Failing air chambers provide little warning of the trouble looming within. Their demise is usually sudden, accompanied by the agonizing sound of escaping air as the parts exhale for the last time.

Meritor WABCO has been named the standard position steer axle service brake chamber supplier for all Daimler Trucks North America air brake vehicles. Meritor WABCO has been named the standard position ...

Adoption rates for air disc brakes (ADB) have climbed more than 100 percent in the last five years and show no signs of slowing down with penetration reaching 10 percent in 2013 and expected to close ...

Marathon Brake Systems has introduced new Discstar air disc brake calipers and chambers. The new lines complement Marathon’s air disc pads and rotors to round out the product line. The company says ...

When the brake pedal is pressed, the exhaust passage will be closed and the air intake passage opens and compressed air goes back to the chamber. During the return stroke, the exhaust passage opens ...

The key to increasing the service life of a truck’s spring brake chamber system is to know what to look for, and how to spot safety problems easily during a daily pre-trip inspection. Often overlooked ...

The Mining Safety and Health Administration offers some pretty sobering statistics and investigations. Take one recent incident, for example. A 50-year-old haul truck operator was fatally injured ...

Step 6: Apply anti-seize compound to parts before reassembling them. Failing air chambers provide little warning of the trouble looming within. Their demise is usually sudden, accompanied by the ...