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…
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…
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…
AVON, Ohio – Across North America, at every hour and over every mile of road, commercial vehicle drivers keep things moving with a focus on safety. In support of the goals of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe…
AVON, Ohio – Air disc brakes (ADBs) have been proven to deliver advantages on the road, in the service bay, and for a fleet’s bottom line, driving a continued increase in adoption and standard positioning across a range of vehicles…
AVON, Ohio — Over 200 employees of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC recently became home builders for a day, setting to work with hammers and nails to frame two houses for Ohio families in need. The construction project took place…
AVON, Ohio – Team members from the North American facilities of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC gathered recently for a treasure hunt at the company’s Bowling Green, Kentucky, manufacturing operation. The treasure? Energy. Specifically, sources of wasted energy in the…
AVON, Ohio – The people who wear the blue of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC are at the heart of the company’s commitment to drive improvements in its operations. Recently, Bendix employees from across its North American locations gathered in…
AVON, Ohio – This story begins in May 1988 with a single plant focused on assembly and machining for the controls business unit of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC. Today, Bendix’s campus in bright, sunny Acuña, Mexico, has grown to…
AVON, Ohio – Atop two Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems plants in Acuña, Mexico, a pair of solar arrays convert sunlight into electricity, capable of producing more than 2.1 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy annually for the massive manufacturing operation. The…
Acuña, Mexico – A cutting-edge solar energy installation has come to life atop two manufacturing plants of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems (Bendix) in Acuña, Mexico. This solar project, the first of its kind in the region, is set to generate…
AVON, Ohio – During last year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) International Roadcheck, issues with brake systems, service brakes, and tires accounted for more than half of all the out-of-service vehicle violations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. With…
AVON, Ohio – A more environmentally friendly manufacturing process combined with an advanced wastewater recovery system is making a massive, measurable difference in and around the Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC manufacturing operation in Huntington, Indiana – and earning high…
AVON, Ohio – The upcoming Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck inspection program, May 16-18, will include a focus on violations involving antilock braking systems (ABS). While ABS violations – indicated by warning lights in the cab or on…
AVON, Ohio – On March 24, a class of 17 women celebrated their graduation from the Instituto de Capacitación para el Trabajo del Estado de Coahuila (ICATEC), a local vocational training center in Acuña, Mexico. Besides their graduation, the women…
AVON, Ohio -– Since 2020, an aggressive CO2 reduction effort has been underway at theAcuña, Mexico, manufacturing campus of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix). Now, after major efficiency enhancements, including upgraded HVAC systems, modernized building envelopes, submetering and building…
AVON, Ohio – A decade after its launch in 2013, the Bendix On-Line Brake School now offers more than 100 courses, delivering expert, accessible instruction and technical education to the trucking industry. Brake-School.com serves nearly 150,000 registered users, reaching drivers,…
AVON, Ohio – A LEED Silver certification for the company’s headquarters location, a second trophy from the U.S. Department of Energy, and a governor’s award for the company’s first solar installation. These are the latest publicly recognized distinctions reflecting the…
AVON, Ohio – Supporting difference-makers in the classroom and the community, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC will be the exclusive presenting sponsor of the 2023 Eagle Run, a fundraising event for the Avon Schools Educational Endowment Fund and other local…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement AVON, Ohio – Bendix and Bendix team members did more for their communities during 2022 than in previous years by awarding upwards of $1 million in grants and donations and logging close to 9,000…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement AVON, Ohio – The importance of equipping fleet technicians, owner-operators, and others to keep North America’s trucks on the road and in safe operating condition has driven Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC training programs…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement AVON, Ohio – Winter has been making plans for your trucks (CV): corrosion, freeze-ups, blockages – all the fun stuff that can reduce your time on the road, leaving you stuck in the garage…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement AVON, Ohio – Daylight hours are getting shorter and temperatures are dropping across the United States and Canada, signaling the season where commercial vehicle drivers are increasingly likely to encounter slushy, snowy, and icy…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement AVON, Ohio – More than anything else, the team at Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company wants to put the safest trailers possible on the road. And for 15 years, everyone at Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems…