IRVINE, Calif. – Kia Motors America is recalling nearly 87,000 2020 Telluride models with Smart Cruise Control because the system will not activate a connected trailer’s brake lights when automatic braking is engaged. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety…
Source: Freightwaves post WASHINGTON, D.C. – Part of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s (T&I) INVEST in America Act, which has been folded into the Moving Forward Act, is an item pertaining to DB-60 rail air brake control…
Source: Alstom announcement SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, France – Alstom is taking a new step forward in the implementation of its AiM (Alstom in Motion) strategic plan in France with the acquisition of Ibre, a company specialized in the development, manufacture and supply…
Source: Yahoo! Finance post WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal rules revising how rail industry stakeholders should monitor and ensure healthy track infrastructure could be unveiled sometime soon. The rules on rail integrity amendments and track standards, FRA-2018-0104, are in the clearance…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – As half-empty trains have unfortunately become a common scene in countries around the world during the Covid-19 pandemic, Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, is actively…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement Munich – Knorr-Bremse, a global market leader for braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, has introduced freight-car brake blocks for the original equipment manufacturer market designed for quieter performance than existing brakes. At its…
Source: Trailer Body Builders post excerpt SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Bludot Manufacturing, a supplier of custom pre-packaged trailer brake systems, is offering copper nickel brake lines to trailer manufacturers, distributors and repair facilities as an alternative to stainless steel. Popular…
Source: Farmers Weekly post SUTTON, U.K. – About three-quarters of trailers with hydraulic brakes fail dealer tests while a quarter of these offer no stopping power whatsoever. Often put on a pedestal as the answer to all our hydraulic braking…
Source: Knorr-Bremse release Munich, April 16, 2020 – Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, has signed a contract in the mid-double-digit million-euro range with TMH International, subsidiary of the Russian rolling…
Source: WABCO AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC), the leading global supplier of braking control systems and other advanced technologies that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, introduced a connected and intelligent trailer platform.…
Source: BPW AG WIEHL, Germany — The new world champion in featherweight is called BPW. With a new type of trailing arm and further lightweight components, for the first time BPW pushes the module weight of the nine-ton Airlight II…
Source: Wabtec BOCHUM, Germany — Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) celebrated the groundbreaking of a 20,000-sqm, state-of-the-art green factory for developing and manufacturing brakes, as well as maintaining brakes and couplers for transit vehicles. Once complete, the new facility in Bochum will…
Source: claimsjournal.com OMAHA, Neb. — How many people does it take to operate a locomotive? For the railroad industry, the answer is simple: One. The industry is hoping this year’s scheduled completion of an automatic railroad braking system will bolster…
Source: General Motors DETROIT — GM is committed to not only great capability for customers who tow, but also advancing technologies that benefit customer confidence. That includes an advanced trailer braking concept that has the potential to dramatically reduce stopping distances…
Source: The Hunts Post LONDON – Some 25 class 717 trains on the Great Northern service, which runs from Peterborough to King’s Cross – via Huntingdon and St Neots – have on-board systems which recover more energy through regen braking…
Source: WABCO Holdings ATLANTA – WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC), the leading global supplier of braking control systems and other advanced technologies that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, today introduced the Intelligent Anti-Lock Braking System, iABS™,…
Source: Yahoo! Finance Washington, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is asking U.S. freight railroads to review their air brake and train handling instructions for end-of-train devices following a fatal October 2018 accident involving two Union Pacific (NYSE:…
Source: Fras-le Prattville, Ala. – Fras-le North America will launch a new railway shoe line at Railway Interchange 2019. The event, taking place September 22-25 in Minneapolis, Minn., is considered one of the largest rail interchanges in North America, bringing…
Source: Bloomberg/Quint Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Transit is withholding the growing cost of one of its biggest-ever capital projects, an emergency rail-braking system ordered by Congress. In 2017, the so-called positive train control system had a cost of at…
TROY, Mich.–Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) today announced it will supply one of the industry’s lightest air disc brakes to Schmitz Cargobull AG, a manufacturer of semitrailers, trailers and truck bodies, beginning in 2021. “Entering into an agreement with a highly…
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, July 25, 2019— Technology company Continental has been recognized as FCA Supplier of the Year in the Innovation category for its Short Range Radar with Trailer Merge Assist and Trailer Length Detection. Through the extensive selection process…
LONDON, U.K.–In a stroke of innovation around recycling heat and energy, a railway in the U.K.’s Midlands region will harness the heat and energy from locomotive brakes and engines to provide heat and hot water to up to 500 private…
This year’s Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Railway Challenge will feature an automatic braking component for the first time, pushing students to create safety systems for next-generation trains. The 2019 event will see the introduction of a new auto–stop function element…
The BPW BrakePadMonitor for monitoring brake lining wear soon pays for itself and lasts as long as the trailer. The BPW BrakePadMonitor quickly pays for itself and lasts as long as the trailer Continual wear indication enables perfect timing for…
BPW’s ECO Disc TS2 withstands the toughest conditions on a construction site New disc brake generation is even more robust, lighter, more durable and easier to maintain Wiehl, 21.02.2019 — Whether it’s ready-mix concrete, sand or asphalt at 180 degrees…