Haldex

Short Stops

Changes to the stopping distance regulations are looming – but manufacturers say they’ll easily clear the bar With the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s new stopping distance regulations for heavy trucks becoming law Aug. 1, you’d think the trucking industry at large – and heavy-duty truck ...

By Jack Roberts Published May 1, 2011

In focus: Brake show rebuilds

Rebuild your stopping power Solve brake system troubles through proper relining Smart fleet maintenance managers know there can be major issues with brake shoes relined in an unsophisticated shop, largely because brake shoe rebuilding is an unregulated industry. Products turned out by rebuild shops often reflect that ...

By John Baxter Published September 1, 2010

How will you stop?

How will you stop? Worried about how next year’s stopping distance rule changes will affect your brake costs? Don’t be. Experts say it’s a near-nonevent. By Jack Roberts If you’re waiting for the sky to fall when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s new stopping distance regulations take ...

By Jack Roberts Published May 1, 2010

Equipment

Navistar makes medium-duty splash TerraStar, new engine take aim at Class 4, 5 market At the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association’s Work Truck Show last month in St. Louis, Navistar announced its new MaxxForce 7 V-8 diesel engine and International TerraStar vocational truck, both aimed squarely at ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 1, 2010

CSA'S Data Trail

Risk & Reward, Part 2: CSA data shows independents at risk

Independent wner-operators have a much greater chance of getting inspected and put out of service than owner-operators and company drivers at large ...