Tramec Sloan is offering a new air brake hose repair kit for commercial operations. The Quick-Fix air brake hose repair kit is for ½ in. hoses. Part of the Tramec Sloan MAXXDuty line, the kit features ...
Unlike the brake lines, which are metal tubes that run the length of the car, the short brake hose found at each wheel is made of rubber. The hose’s job is to carry brake fluid from a brake line fixed ...
As the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Week approaches next month, experts offered insights and tips into one of the more common violations: brake hose chafing. Brake violations ...
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Brake Safety Week last fall saw 12% of the 43,565 commercial motor vehicles inspected placed out of service for brake-related violations. With more than ...
Ford (NYSE:F) is recalling more than 1.5M vehicles in the U.S. in two actions to resolve leaky brake hoses and windshield wiper arms that can break. The first recalls covers around 1.3M 2013 through ...
Sudden brake failure is, fortunately, a fairly rare occurrence. When it happens, it’s usually due to catastrophic loss of ...
When driving a car near the limit, feedback from the steering, engine, shifter, and pedals communicate the car's behavior to the driver. Anything that dulls these signals makes it difficult to extract ...