Ever wondered how truck brake drums are made? In this video, we take you inside a local factory to uncover the complete manufacturing process behind one of the most critical components of a truck’s ...

The brake drums for maximum diameter and surface finish; ... Air brake systems are used on heavy trucks because they can reliably stop an 80,000-lb. load in a short distance.

We have heard reports of shorter-than-expected steer-axle brake drum life and of noisy, chattering brakes on trucks equipped to meet the shorter stopping distance requirements that went into ...

While drum brakes have been enlarged and strengthened to meet stricter federal stopping distance requirements and are currently used on 90% of heavy trucks, discs are gaining in popularity.

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.

The larger amount of work for brake systems to perform that Jurchaks refers to stems from the regulations NHTSA put in place in 2011 that mandate shorter stopping distances for heavy trucks.

Kevin Pfost, technical service coordinator with Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake, points out several other key facets of drum brake maintenance truck owners using ADBs typically don’t need to ...

ConMet has introduced TruCast, a competitively priced brake drum designed to ensure optimum braking performance for heavy-duty truck and trailer applications.. TruCast offers a weight-saving advantage ...

In terms of standard braking systems, many heavy trucks use air brakes. The wheel hub assembly of a semi includes components like a brake drum, and connection to the axel.

That 9,000-pound trailer, relying on its factory electric drum brakes, extended the unladen truck's panic-stopping distance by 43 feet. After the brake-system upgrade, the stopping-distance ...

To make sure the stopping power on Jason Scudellari's 1956 Chevy Pickup was commensurate with the new found cornering capabilities, Wilwood disc brakes are being added to all four corners.