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 ...

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 ...

Semi air brakes rely on compressors, reservoirs, dryers, valves, brake chambers, pushrods, and S-cams to move shoes or pads ...

Brake troubles often remain invisible until the problem shows up in an unusual circumstance, such as a full-pressure panic stop, or a situation where a fast release is needed, but the brakes just ...

Are your brakes properly adjusted? If you’re not sure, now is a good time to find out, because the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck inspection blitz will run from June 5 -7 ...

The global brake chamber market is experiencing growth due to increase in demand for commercial vehicles, rise in adoption of air brake systems, growth in focus on vehicle safety, and aftermarket ...

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.