When you start talking brakes and trucking safety, there’s good news to be had. For starters, mandates put in place several years ago (see sidebar) significantly beefed up the stopping power of both S ...

A build up of surface corrosion on outer brake drums is completely normal and doesn't, as a rule, affect the car – replacing the drums will obviously improve the appearance, but until you need to as a ...

When the car is sluggish, the wheels are difficult to roll, the wheel rims are unusually hot or burning, the brake pedal ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by SilverbackHD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with SilverbackHD, ...

Brakes locking up without warning? Congratulations, you've just experienced the automotive equivalent of your pants getting caught on a doorknob. One minute you're cruising along, singing off-key to ...

Though a decade ago it was far from the case, nowadays, the likelihood for a technician to work on a newer truck with air disc brakes (ADBs) is about the same as one with drum brakes. “Almost half of ...