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 ...

I consider brakes the single most important system on a truck. Yet few drivers or even fleet maintenance personnel have ever had the opportunity to see what brakes can really do. I had such an ...

Volvo has long touted a lofty goal of reaching zero collisions involving its vehicles. It steps up from earlier efforts to make its cars and trucks as safe as possible in crashes to now trying to ...

Why would anyone choose cable-actuated disc brakes in 2025? It’s a fair question. There’s a reason why hydraulic disc brakes have become the industry standard. Purely from a performance standpoint, ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Get Spiffy Inc., an on-demand car care, technology and services company, is adding brake services to its mobile vehicle services operation in 17 markets across the U.S.

People's reaction to Tesla's cessation of the brake-and-roll test is more than a little overblown, and here’s why. If Tesla's struggle to produce the Model 3 in significant quantities has taught the ...

Brembo provided flights from Austin to Paris and accommodation so Ars could attend Le Mans and visit the Brembo factory. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. LE MANS, FRANCE—It’s 2 am at the ...

A California man went to his local Jiffy Lube for new brakes. But as he was waiting for the repairs to be finished, he overheard a conversation between a technician and the store's manager. "He said, ...

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New compositions for brake pad materials have been driven by environmental regulations and the need for enhanced braking systems. Studies on the impact of different materials on the durability, ...