Alliance Truck Parts vows to become industry’s leading value parts supplier

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. – Alliance Truck Parts wants to become the industry’s leading truck parts provider, and it has a plan to get there. Stefan Kurschner, senior vice-president, aftermarket, with Daimler…

Bendix explains how to prepare for Brake Safety Day

ELYRIA, Ohio – The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Day is just around the corner and Bendix is offering up tips to drivers to avoid brake violations and…

How to deal with “Code Red” scenarios

Fleet Safety Council examines six potential catastrophes

Don’t sweat Operation Airbrake; follow these tips from Bendix

ELYRIA, Ohio — The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Airbrake roadside inspection campaign runs Sept. 6-12, and Bendix has offered some tips for drivers on how to pass any…

Brake blitz takes 14.2% of trucks off the road for brake-related issues

GREENBELT, Md. — An unannounced brake check day held by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) in the US and Canada May 6 as part of Operation Airbrake placed 14.2%…

Bendix offers S-cam brake maintenance tips

ELYRIA, Ohio — As part of its Tech Tips series, Bendix is offering advice on how to properly maintain S-cam brakes. “It’s easy to view preventive maintenance as a quick…

Accuride extends warranty on Gunite automatic slack adjusters

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Accuride has extended the standard warranty on its Gunite automatic slack adjusters to six years/one million miles. The company says this is the industry’s best standard warranty…

Bendix reaches milestone with online brake school

ELYRIA, Ohio — Bendix says its online brake school has experienced significant growth, delivering more than 750,000 courses since March 2013. Total registration has reached more than 25,000 users, Bendix…

Five brake tips for Brake Safety Week

ELYRIA, Ohio — Brake Safety Week is approaching Sept. 7-13 and with that in mind, Bendix has assembled a list of five need-to-know tips to help ensure fleet operators stay…

Don’t get parked for brake-related defects during Roadcheck

ELYRIA, Ohio — The North America-wide Roadcheck enforcement blitz will be held this week and with that in mind, Bendix is offering tips on how to pass roadside inspections. It’s…

UPDATED: B.C. log trucks no longer require ABS, auto slack adjusters

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- B.C.'s Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) agency has exempted log trucks operating primarily on forest and industrial roads from complying with regulations requiring anti-lock braking systems (ABS) and...

CVSA: Don’t manually adjust auto slack adjusters

TORONTO, Ont. - A surprise brake blitz by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) in May has led inspectors to believe there's a big problem with drivers manually adjusting self-adjusting slack ...

CVSA warns against manually adjusting auto slack adjusters

TORONTO, Ont. -- A surprise brake blitz by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) in May has led inspectors ...

Picking up the blitz

TORONTO, Ont. - It's that time of year again, when the thoughts of truckers turn to the 72-hour inspection blitz... That's right, it's RoadCheck season again.Despite recent research from south of the ...

Q: In what way do you take advantage of low-maintenance specifications?

CALGARY, Alta. - Just as race car drivers constantly fine-tune their car's setup to get the most out its engine, fuel and tires, truck drivers are accustomed to tinkering with their rig's specs.New te...