The driver was charged with five counts of manslaughter and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, records show ...

Have you ever wondered why semi-trucks use air brakes instead of hydraulic ones like most cars? The reason lies in the ...

Of more than 4,500 inspections conducted during the one-day enforcement initiative, 398 trucks were put OOS for ...

Roadside Truck specializes in heavy-duty towing. It helps commercial drivers and their companies keep fleets moving. The service recently shared a video of a semi-truck driver educating the rest of us ...

It allows drivers to relax and feel at home on long trips. 6. They Use Air Brakes Semi-trucks have special air brakes. These brakes use air pressure instead of hydraulic fluid (as found in cars).

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.

These new trucks won’t need sleep, they won’t speed, and they won’t get road rage. They won’t ride the brakes or make unnecessary lane changes, wasting fuel. And they won’t need to abide ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Semi truck driver Curtis A. Brooks of Dallas, Georgia, left his wife and two small children in the hallway of the Mahoning County Courthouse Wednesday morning as he entered a ...

Semi trucks are heavy pieces of machinery, and using the regular brakes might not be enough. You might need the help of the jake brake or the retarder.

JASPER COUNTY, Ind. (WLS/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A simple vehicle fire turned into a self-fueling explosion of fireballs after a semi-truck carrying aerosol paint cans ignited on the highway ...

Only when a truck is connected, and pressure from the truck’s engine-powered air pump releases the brakes, can the trailer roll. Thus: “semi-trailer.” ...