Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said that the air disc brake (ADB) market for commercial vehicles in North America continues to expand. According to the OE supplier, adoption rates of air disc ...

Kenworth’s flagship T680 on-highway truck now comes standard with Bendix ADB22X front and rear air disc brakes. While the Bendix ADB22X front air disc brakes have been standard on the T680 for several ...

Adoption rates for air disc brakes (ADB) have climbed more than 100 percent in the last five years and show no signs of slowing down with penetration reaching 10 percent in 2013 and expected to close ...

ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix has released the ADB22X-LT air disc brake, the first the company specifically engineered for trailers, which is now available to the North American commercial vehicle market.

Air brakes have a long history of reliable performance in the medium- and heavy-duty truck markets, yet these systems cannot be ignored without costly consequences. A good inspection process and ...

When the brakes are applied, circuits send compressed air from the storage tanks to front and rear service chambers that push the brake shoes into the brake drums, thus slowing down the vehicle. Semis ...

All trucks get dirty. But some jobs are dirtier than others and require extra care to prevent contamination and corrosion that can affect brake performance and safety. Fleet managers and operators ...

Note: some things have changed since this article appeared in October of 2000. While the principles of the air disc haven’t changed, some specific products have been superceded. See Product Watch for ...

Though a decade ago it was far from the case, nowadays, the likelihood for a technician to work on a newer truck with air disc brakes (ADBs) is about the same as one with drum brakes. “Almost half of ...