XTRA Lease, a national over-the-road trailer equipment rental and leasing supplier, is installing air disc brakes on more than 6,000 of its dry van and reefers purchased in 2018. XTRA Lease is using ...

Adoption of air disc brakes for trailers is slowly trending upward as some fleets look beyond the tractor to improve stopping power and enhance safety, industry experts said. Meanwhile, manufacturers ...

The new Bendix ADB22X-LT – the first Bendix air disc brake engineered specifically for trailers – is now available to the North American commercial vehicle market, the company announced. Bendix ...

The Hendrickson MAXX22T trailer air disc brake with Dura-Light Hub is now a preferred air disc brake package on all East Manufacturing trailers, East announced. Additional brands will still be ...

Ridewell Suspensions has approved the Bendix ADB22X-LT air disc brake for use with its 5-inch and 5.75-inch trailer axles. Ridewell Suspensions has approved the Bendix ADB22X-LT air disc brake for use ...

Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems launched a new line of trailer air disc brakes designed specifically for the North American market. According the Perry Bahr, vice president and general ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Truck-and-trailer suspension and axle supplier Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems launched an air disc brake system for trailers March 26 at the Mid-America Trucking Show ...

The case for using air disc brakes (ADB) on trailers is pretty strong, but it’s not a slam dunk. They do offer better performance, but standard drum brakes already do a perfectly adequate job. The ...

LOUISVILLE, KY – Air disc brakes appear to be gaining ground on drum-based designs, and they have a role to play in emerging automation options like platooning trucks, according to Bendix officials.

Hendrickson MAXX22T Trailer Air Disc Brake with Dura-Light Hub offered as the preferred air disc brake package option on all East trailers East Manufacturing Corp. The Hendrickson MAXX22T Trailer Air ...

Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems debuts its new air disc brake (ADB) wear indicator tool at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week in Las Vegas. Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems ...

East Manufacturing will offer the Hendrickson Maxx22T Trailer Air Disc Brake with Dura-Light Hub as the preferred air disc brake package option for all its trailers. Additional brands will also be ...