In 1995, American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council created a recommended practice (RP) for the classification of aftermarket brake lining materials. The hope was to create a ...

In response to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 121 reduced stopping distance (RSD) requirements, brake lining manufacturers have released a range of new replacement products. “It is ...

If there’s one thing on commercial vehicles that operations and maintenance professionals need to understand, it’s braking systems. Not getting a truck to start rolling on time will cause delayed ...

Most brakes use some type of friction lining. Asbestos, once the accepted friction material, has been replaced in most cases by nonasbestos materials. Contents of the new material, largely proprietary ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by SilverbackHD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with SilverbackHD, ...

It's not enough to simply inspect your brakes regularly. To insure top performance, you need to understand how operational factors impact brake performance. We are all familiar with brakes. We use ...

It’s impossible to fix something without understanding how it’s supposed to work. Brake system repair decisions can be difficult to make, and costly to execute, without a basic understanding of system ...

Currently there are no adequate standards or regulations that address the performance of aftermarket replacement brake linings to insure that the use of these materials does not degrade vehicle ...

There is no use firing up the engine of your car or truck and going somewhere if you can’t stop when you get there. That may lead you to believe that the brakes are more important than the ...