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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 Trucks North America (DTNA), said Alliance will bolster its presence…
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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 improve highway safety with braking maintenance. Brake Safety…
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How to deal with “Code Red” scenarios
Fleet Safety Council examines six potential catastrophes
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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 inspections with flying colours. Preparation: Pre-trip knowledge, maintenance, and inspection…
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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% of inspected units out of service as a result of…
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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 adjustment, grease job, and new brake pads, but there’s much…
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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 for automatic slack adjusters. The Gunite standard and Gunite 2000…
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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 reports. “We now offer more than 50 courses through the…
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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 in compliance. Brake Safety Week, also known as Operation Airbrake,…
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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 expected tens of thousands of trucks will be inspected during…
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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…
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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…
