The U.S. government is investigating more than 100 complaints of poor brake performance on 2.7 million General Motors big pickups and SUVs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a brake vacuum pump can deteriorate, causing increased braking effort and…
Trailer towing used to be simple and straightforward. You’d get a hitch and a simple four-pin trailer wiring kit installed, hook things up, and head out to the cottage or storage unit — and then look for some back pain…
“Finance” magazine honors ZF CFO A cleverly financed takeover of the U.S. company TRW Automotive in 2015 was a decisive factor for the award A debt load totaling €12 billion resulted from the acquisition and has since been reduced by…
When you think about the abilities of a Formula 1 car, its acceleration and downforce are usually what come to mind. But in the last few years the braking systems in F1 have become arguably just as impressive. Before we…
New Jersey Transit has made swift progress on a lifesaving emergency-braking project, but remains among five U.S. railroads, including Amtrak, that risk missing a Dec. 31 installation deadline, according to federal regulators. Almost 20 percent of locomotives owned by NJ…
In an interview at madeinmedinacounty.com, Knott Brakes CEO Joseph Kott discussed the business. Some highlights: We have a couple interesting projects that have come up in the last few years. We like to take on the challenges others don’t and…
Greater Anglia has fitted an innovative new braking system known as Wheel Slide Protection (WSP) to more of the rural trains across its network. WSP has been fitted to five of the TOC’s single-carriage Class 153 trains which operate on…
Federal-Mogul Motorparts recently announced that Ferodo Eco-Friction brake pads reduced the stopping distance of a test vehicle by up to 6% when compared to four key competitors in tests held by Federal-Mogul Motorparts. Conducted at Tarlton International Raceway under dry conditions…
SKIPPACK, PA, USA and VADODARA, GUJARAT, INDIA — November 20, 2018 — This week, Palmer International, Inc. signed a Limited Liability Partnership agreement to jointly promote and distribute cashew-based derivatives in India and globally. Novosis Green Technologies, LLP, Palmer’s newest…
IRVING, Texas, Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — FleetPride, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the assets of B&A Friction Material of San Jose, California, owned by Harry Amoroso. FleetPride plans to merge B&A with its own existing San Jose branch two…
20 November 2018 – Leading global OE manufacturer, TMD Friction, has made a key promotion within its technical team to bolster its training resources on a global scale. With more than 24 years’ experience within the automotive industry, Scott Irwin,…
A two-kilometer train barreled out of control for 50 minutes in remote Australia due to a brake malfunction and driver error. A disconnected braking system control cable started the chain of events that led to the epic crash. The driver…
EyeSight® Driver Assist Technology now standard on all trim levels New 6.5-inch Multimedia system standard on base models Subaru of America, Inc. today introduced the 2019 Legacy now with EyeSight Driver Assist Technology as standard equipment across all trim levels.…
Honda is recalling 65,000 vehicles due to gas bubbles in the hydraulic brake system. The problem is caused by too much hydrogen on the caliper piston’s surface plating. This appears to be connected to the spate of recalls over the…
There are 10 teams that each fielded two cars in every Formula 1 race in 2018. Of those 10, seven are based in the United Kingdom. There’s a depth of engineering knowledge and experience in the UK unlike anywhere else.…
MCHENRY, Ill. – Nov. 15, 2018 – Raybestos® had their customers in mind when they decided to realign their product offerings into three distinct lines, Element3™, Raybestos R-Line and Specialty, according to Kristin Grons, marketing manager for Brake Parts Inc…
November 14, 2018 — Audi Q7 squeaking brakes have caused a lawsuit that alleges model year 2015-2018 Q7 SUVs are equipped with defective braking systems that cause loud high-pitched noise that creates a safety hazard. The lawsuit alleges squealing and…
Collision Warning with Emergency Brake is the result of Volvo Trucks’ pioneering work with active safety systems. Here we take a look at the technology behind Emergency Brake, how it protects the driver and makes traffic environments safer. Accidents where…
More than 6,000 Freightliner Cascadia models from 2017-2018 are being recalled by Daimler Trucks. The problem: brake lights that remain on even after the driver takes his foot off the brake pedal. This would prevent accurate communication with other drivers,…
FRANCE: In a presentation at the Alpine Rail Optimisation conference in Wien on November 8 Director of Wagon Management at SNCF Fret Nicolas Czernecki confirmed that the operator had become the first railway in Europe to implement automated brake testing…
There’s a big problem where the rubber meets the road: microplastics. Scientists analyzed more than 500 small particles pulled from the air around three busy German highways, and found that the vast majority — 89 percent — came from vehicle tire…
By Tom Ward, Senior Vice President, Digital Operations, Walmart U.S. For a Walmart customer who has just started using grocery pickup, it might seem like shopping can’t get much easier – just order online, pull up to a parking space, and…
An IIHS study of General Motors vehicles with optional front crash prevention systems adds to the evidence that forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking prevent crashes. GM vehicles with autobrake and forward collision warning had 43 percent fewer police-reported…
All-makes truck and trailer parts business TRP has announced it can now supply remanufactured brake calipers for DAF Trucks’ LF rigid range. Remanufactured to OE-approved specification and described by DAF as offering “outstanding” value for money, the LF brake calipers…
Part 2 of 3. Read Part 1 here. By Fabio Squadrani, Ing., Senior Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA In the first part of the article, the study aimed at correlating subjective ratings and objective acceleration results gathered under operational…