Wiehl, Germany – BPW is extending its innovative ECO Plus 3 bearing technology to axles designed to carry loads ranging from 10 to 12 tons. Previously available for 9-ton axles, the latest iteration provides superior serviceability and simpler parts inventory…
MEDINA, Ohio — Carlisle Brake & Friction was the recipient of a Supplier of the Year award during a recent H-E Parts supplier meeting in Atlanta. Carlisle was one of a number of companies in the running for an award…
GREEBELT, Md. – The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) weeklong brake safety inspection, education and enforcement initiative got underway this week. Commercial motor vehicle inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the United States are conducting inspections of commercial motor vehicles and…
AVON, Ohio – The 86th American Trucking Associations (ATA) National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) came to a close after four days of spirited competition among the country’s top professional commercial vehicle drivers, culminating in the naming of the Bendix Grand…
AVON, Ohio – Imagine a convoy of 5,059 trucks on the highway. Quite a sight, right? That’s how many vehicles were placed out of service during last year’s Brake Safety Week. Those trucks represented 13.3% of the 38,117 commercial motor…
CAXIAS DO SUL, Brazil — Randoncorp recently released second-quarter (Q2) and first-half (H1) 2023financial results showing growth when compared to last year. There was an increase of 3.6% in comparison to the first half of the year, reaching BRL 5.4…
BANER GAON, India — The global slack-adjuster market is expected to grow past $5 billion by 2028, according to a recently published report from Industry Research. According to the findings presented in the Automotive Slack Adjuster Market, the market will…
BESSENBACH, Germany — SAF-HOLLAND SE, one of the world’s leading suppliers of trailer and truck components, having achieved a strong start to the year in Q1 2023, also recorded a significant increase in sales and earnings in Q2 2023. Significant…
MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse AG, the global market leader for braking systems and a leading supplier of other rail and commercial vehicle systems, yesterday published its results for the first half and second quarter of 2023. Marc Llistosella, Chief Executive Officer…
AVON, Ohio – Among truck drivers, who is the best of the best? The top pros in the country are ready to find out. Next week, they will climb into their trucks and compete at the 86th installment of the…
AVON, Ohio – They set to work with hammers and nails, framing a house for a Huntington, Indiana, family in need. Nearly 100 employees of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC’s Huntington operation came together as homebuilders for a day in…
LANDSKRONA, Sweden – The Haldex TEM®+ (Trailer Emergency Module) valve control ensures the maximum amount of operational safety for trailers, by efficiently actuating the trailer parking brakes, while at the same time imposing minimal operational complexity on busy drivers. In…
STANSTEAD, U.K. — Dr. Marko Weirich, Senior Manager CAE Functions & Analytics, Daimler Truck AG will be presenting a keynote during the opening plenary session on “Endurance Brake System for the Mercedes-Benz eACTROS Long Haul” at the upcoming EuroBrake event.…
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany — In the first six months of 2023, ZF generated sales of €23.3 billion (2022: €21.2 billion), an increase of approximately 10 percent on the prior-year period. Adjusted EBIT totaled €941 million (2022: €851 million), equivalent to an…
GREENBELT, Md. — Brake systems were the leading out-of-service (OOS) violations discovered by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) certified inspectors during the May 16-18, 2023 72-hour International Roadcheck inspection and enforcement initiative. Of the 59,429 commercial vehicles (CVs) inspected,…
MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse AG is seeking to become significantly faster, more efficient, and more effective. The company has published “Next Level KB”, an update of its previous corporate strategy to help achieve this objective. It aims to secure its global…
LOS ANGELES — Motorcar Parts of America Inc. (Nasdaq: MPAA) announced it recently added more than 50 new late model vehicle brake pad and rotor part number applications to its catalog, providing additional coverage for more than five-million vehicles. These…
AVON, Ohio – Drivers for Hoffman Transportation LLC/G&D Trucking Inc. have not had a rear-end accident in more than 10 years. How does this carrier, which covers up to 12 million miles a year, do it? Jerry Curl, director of…
SAN FRANCISCO – Labor organizations are coming out in force to support California Assembly Bill 316 (AB 316) which would seriously curtail the implementation of autonomous vehicles (AV) greater than 10,000 pounds by mandating a human operator be on board…
MUNICH — Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking systems and a leading supplier of other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, was recently presented with the 41st KS Energy and Environment Award in the “Vehicle Technology” category by automobile…
