Brake problems don’t start at the roadside—they start in the yard with poor maintenance. One of the most overlooked pieces of ...

Like their manual counterparts, periodic inspection and lubrication are critical to optimal performance of automatic slack adjuster.

Manually adjusting automatic slack adjusters can lead to additional brake system problems. Get the skinny on drum brake-maintenance issues ahead of Roadcheck May 4-6 here.

Once the automatic slack adjuster itself has been inspected, use the following checklist to examine other wheel-end components and fix any situations that can lead to overstroke.

Since the purpose of automatic slack adjusters (ASA) is to maintain proper shoe-to-drum clearance in all braking modes, how reliably it performs this task can affect braking performance and brake ...

Let our deep industry knowledge become your data-driven insights Manually adjusting an automatic slack adjuster can not only lead to more brake problems down the road, it can also lead to accidents.

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a safety recommendations to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding automatic slack adjusters.