Semi trucks continue to rely on drum brakes as their primary braking system due to their reliability under heavy loads. This ...

If there’s one thing on commercial vehicles that operations and maintenance professionals need to understand, it’s braking systems. Not getting a truck to start rolling on time will cause delayed ...

Modern trucks come equipped with advanced technologies, yet many still rely on drum brakes, a design that has been around for more than a century. Drum brakes remain widely used in the trucking ...

Note:Steering and brakes rank high on our safety list. Whether your truck is a stock restoration project or a modern street truck build, performance means more than a hot crate motor. In this month's ...

I consider brakes the single most important system on a truck. Yet few drivers or even fleet maintenance personnel have ever had the opportunity to see what brakes can really do. I had such an ...

ConMet, a provider of lightweight component technology for the heavy-duty transport industry, announced a new brake drum family known as CastLite, which is said to provide over 25 ...

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 ...

How U.S.-made brake drums are giving fleets a supply chain edge by cutting lead times, avoiding tariff risks, and maintaining ...

Let’s be real. Brokers and shippers sometimes dangle freight that runs a little heavy. Maybe it’s “just” 2,000 pounds over. Maybe it’s right at the legal limit, but you know the scale could tip you ...

Modern cars may not use drum brakes, but they're more than tradition on semis - and the trucking industry's current climate ...