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Prime time for air disc brakes
Increasing air disc brake adoption has been driven by a variety of factors, including improved stopping distance, serviceability, heat-handling dynamics, and more. Here are several key points to consider before making a switch from drums.
March 25, 2021
Business
News roundup, Jan. 16: Senators call for more truck info on phone GPS apps; new standard coating from suspension maker; on-truck vid system integrates third-party telematics
Three senators from the Northeast called on tech companies to add more truck-specific info to GPS apps. Bendix adds Geotab as an integral telematics partner in on-highway “SafetyDirect” vid system. Reyco Granning’s phasing in new coating in suspension products to improve corrosion resistance, as well as resist chipping, scratching and gravel damage.
January 16, 2020
Business
Truck stops, fleets, more show appreciation for truckers
A number of trucking-related companies and organizations, including TA-Petro, the Washington Trucking Association, Dart, Roadrunner and more, are recognizing truck drivers as part of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week next week, Sept. 8-14.
September 6, 2019
Business
‘Nudging versus nagging’: A central consideration in growing sophistication of video-based coaching and monitoring
New-gen video systems attempt to avoid what has been something of a prevailing sentiment among truckers to date about all manner of active-feedback-type systems, whether utilizing video machine vision or not: That such accountrements piled on top of in-cab and basic truck technology might be a nuisance at best.
December 19, 2018
Business
Truckers offered deals, recognition for upcoming National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
The week of September 9-15, 2018 is dedicated to celebrating truck drivers in the U.S. Check out promotions and activities geared towards truckers on Overdrive.
September 6, 2018
Business
Avoiding ‘false alerts’: Primer on the driver-assist systems increasingly common in Class 8s
Bendix’s Fred Andersky presented on what to expect from driver-assistance systems, including crash-mitigation features, as they develop. That includes perhaps the biggest issue drivers have with such systems at present: false, and annoying, alerts.
March 23, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Cutting through the ‘autonomous’ hype with Bendix’s Fred Andersky
Listen in on Andersky’s “Drivers and the Automated Future” tech talk at the Bendix booth at the Mid-American Trucking Show two weeks back — likewise a talk on PM procedures for slack adjusters.
April 7, 2017
Business
International makes collision avoidance system standard on new truck line
International Truck is slated to become the first OEM to make a collision mitigation system standard equipment when the Lisle, Ill. truck-maker unveils its LT Series on-highway Class 8 tractor later this month.
September 22, 2016
Business
Bendix announces free remedy kit for trailer spring brake valve recall
Bendix has directed owners of the trailers to work through their trailer manufacturer or an authorized Bendix parts outlet – depending on how each manufacturer has elected to administer the recall – to obtain the remedy kit.
August 16, 2016
Business
More than 9,000 trailers added to recall due to faulty valve component
Manac, Polar Tank Trailer, Heil, East and Hyundai recalled a total of more than 9,000 trailers to add to the original group of recalls, which includes Great Dane, Fontaine, Wabash, Wilson, Utility and several other trailer makers.
August 11, 2016
Business
Several trailer manufacturers recall more than 30,000 trailers due to faulty valve component
An affected trailer, according to a notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will have an audible air leak from the dash-mounted park control valve or red glad hand when it’s disconnected before the trailer is decoupled, and the leak will continue until the trailer reservoirs and spring brake chambers have no air pressure.
July 28, 2016
Business
Bendix hits sales milestone with Electronic Stability Control systems
Bendix has announced it has delivered more than 450,000 Electronic Stability Program systems since the system’s introduction in 2005.
May 5, 2016
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