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The automotive parts dealer must carry about 5,000 items, including replacement parts for the exhaust system, clutch components, brake parts and batteries. Most of these items are sold to repair shops.

MeritorWABCO trailer brake diagnostics are now supported by NEXIQ Technologies' Brake-Link tool. The MeritorWABCO application will let trailer mechanics diagnose brake faults on its Easy-Stop and Enhanced Easy-Stop brake-equipped trailers. [...]

* The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule establishing pass/fail criteria that will allow government and fleet inspectors to use performance-based brake testers (PBBTs) to measure [...]

When brake pads are worn to their limit, chances are the driver never noticed. Since pedal travel doesn't change much as disc brake pads wear and all of today's drum [...]

Stainless Steel Brakes Corporation introduces the new aircraft-quality solid billet splash shield that comes with the straight-axle disc brake conversion kit. The kit improves your straight-axle truck's ability to stop [...]

Holland's LowLube[TM] Fifth Wheel Holland Hitch announces the availability of the Holland 3500 Series model FW33 LowLube[TM] fifth wheel. It is the latest demonstration of Holland's 'continuous improvement' strategy to [...]

Federal-Mogul Corp. introduces the first replacement front disc brake pads for the 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The pads, sold under the company's Wagner[R] brake brand, combine a platform-specific friction [...]

A line of brake pads and shoes, rotors, and drum and brake hardware kits is available for import and domestic vehicles, including light trucks. Roadproven disc brake pad sets are [...]

Honeywell Friction Materials unveils Bendix, Fleet MetLok, disc brake pads, which are engineered, formulated and manufactured to meet the unique requirements of fleet-type vehicles - police cars, taxis, ambulances and [...]

ARI HAS EXPANDED ITS line of undercar products to include a comprehensive new brake parts program. The company says this is a first in the industry -- a remanufacturing company [...]

By 2005 revenue for brake system parts is expected to reach $3 billion, according to research by Frost & Sullivan, San Jose, CA. This estimate would mean a growth of […]

Raybestos Brakes has updated its Brake and Safety Center program for 2000 to include new items in each kit, according to Kevin Judge, vice president of marketing. The program supports [...]

Skyjacker introduces its new DOT-approved brake lines. They feature heavy-duty brass fittings, stainless steel braiding, and a clear polyurethane coating to protect the line from […]

From the sophisticated Sentinel(R) to the compact Voyager(R) to the ENVOY(R), Tekonsha Towing Systems offers a solution for every kind of towing enthusiast. The Sentinel is a microprocessordriven brake control [...]

Designed especially for mini-vans, full-size vans, SUVs and pick-up trucks, Ferodo America's new Ferodo Selectra SD[TM] disc brake pads feature a high heat, OE-quality semi-metallic formulation that delivers outstanding stopping [...]

The new VBB100 Vacuum Brake Bleeder from RTI is the modern solution to brake bleeding and flushing. Its easy one person operation is fast and efficient. The VBB100 attaches directly [...]

The BRC35 and BRC40 are designed to provide 'total alignment' that even exceeds OEM specs! The RTI BRC35 and BRC40 are caliper-mounted, ensuring that the machined disc surface will be [...]

When it comes to brake friction, "ceramics" is a widely misunderstood term. The presence of ceramic materials in friction formulations is not new, although the use of ceramic materials by […]

Robert Bosch is developing a transducer which can accurately measure yaw, is small in size and will be relatively low-cost. It will be used to neutralize slewing in anti-lock braking systems and traction control systems, but could also enable the development of headlamp systems which adapt to situations. The process is based on vibrating masses mounted on a 7mm square silicon chip. The voltage required to maintain accelerometer sensor masses in position gives data which are used to indicate yaw rate of turning. It is expected that mass production will begin in mid 1998.

The main characteristics that should be taken into consideration when buying mountain bike brake levers are weight and adjustability. A list of some of the top brake levers in the market is presented., The levers that come with most new bikes are probably adequate. So why upgrade? Weight is one reason, though shaving grams from rotating parts (mainly wheels) is unquestionably more efficient. [...]

Historically, the only solution available to solve the noise issues with import applications was to purchase OEM brake pads from the car dealers. Until now. Thanks to Wagner's OEM partnerships […]

Classic Tube has found a better way to replace those old, worn-out broke lines with its flexible pre-bent brake lines. These lines come with reinforced rubber, making tight-fitting, hard-to-install brake [...]

Brake Pro, Ltd. announces the availability of a new product brochure that provides comprehensive information on Brake Pro LTD's new CMT-[24.sup.3] brake block. The product, which provides twice the compressibility [...]

Webb Wheel Products has recently been chosen by Great Dane Trailers to supply the Platinum Drum as standard equipment for their new SuperSeal XLT reefer. The Platinum drum contributed to [...]

The regulation requiring an in-cab trailer ABS fault light that went into effect this past March ushered in a new era of electronics for combination vehicles. The technology's introduction was [...]

Wholesale-oriented auto jobbers rely most on gas-station customers for brake linings and parts (31.8%). Next came general-repair shops (garages, 22.0%) and car-truck dealers and fleets (17.0%). Retail-oriented jobbers sold first to retail trade, second to gas-stations (17.6%). No other customer categories registered over 5.1%.

Gunite Corp. has developed a lightweight brake drum that has a service life that exceeds that of comparable fused brake drums. The one-piece, full-cast drum also offers the advantages of conventional full-cast brake drums, in terms of heat transfer and service life. The new brake drum, called Gunite-Lite, is composed of a proprietary iron especially developed by Gunite for this application and exceeds fused steel shell brake drum service life by 35%., Gunite-Lite brake drums--the lightest drum available--lasts 2 1/2 times longer than comparable fused brake drums Until now, fused steel shell brake drums were the only choice for fleet manager and [...]

Sebring Container Corp.'s fleet manager Richard W. Smith has developed a simple, low-cost brake-wear indicator that works with manual and automatic slacks. An integrated red-light/green-light warning system is incorporated into the device to alert the driver when the brake goes out of the adjustment range. The device was installed in each of Sebring's five trailers.

The Aftermarket Monitor Survey on engines conducted by Fleet Owner magazine for 1st half of 1993 showed that truck dealers have supplied 40% of engine brake parts requirements of trucking fleets. Others were supplied by engine distributors (33%), jobbers (9%), local rebuilders (6%), heavy-duty distributors (6%), and independent garages (6%). The factors that affected buying decisions were type of fleet, type of part, fleet size and geographic location.

The AB7 CNC brake control is designed to maximize press brake productivity. Key features include tool libraries to eliminate the need for recalibration before each new job, programmable gauge height, [...]

Germany's Knorr-Bremse AG and AlliedSignal Inc expect to reach an agreement for a joint venture on truck air-brake controls on Jun 30, 1993. The joint venture is an effort to integrate the truck brake activities of the two companies. Knorr-Bremse will own 65% of and manage all European and South American operations, while AlliedSignal will own 65% of and manage all North American operations, including those of Mexico.

A full line of dual function caliper disc brakes for stopping and parking of smaller types of engine-powered equipment is now available from Tol-O-Matic, Minneapolis, Minn. Two models are available. [...]