LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Webb Wheel Products has introduced a new brake drum, designed specifically for trailer applications. The announcements was made during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week. It’s a lighter, ...

Webb Wheel Products has added a new, lighter trailer brake drum to its wheel end portfolio. The unit was announced at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) in Las Vegas Wednesday. The Webb trailer drum ...

Motor Wheel Commercial Vehicle Systems Inc., a Precision Partners Inc. company, announced that its CentriFuse Lightweight Brake Drums have been recommended by the United States Environmental ...

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. — Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, LLC is pleased to announce that the Trident ® composite steel shell brake drum from Accuride is now standard on all Utility trailer ...

I recently had to delve into the brakes on a trailer and was quite surprised at how they work. With all of the advances in technology, it’s a wonder that this method still exists as the majority of ...

Equipment trailer brake mis-adjustments and failures can dramatically increase stopping distances, resulting in increased chance of collisions or loss of control. Properly maintaining your trailer ...

If you are towing a trailer weighing more than 1,650 pounds (750kg), it is likely a braked trailer. These heavier trailers, often with two or more axles, have their own electric brakes, which are ...

Bill Snider still thinks about John Muir a lot. For most folks, if that name rings a bell, it’s probably ‘You mean the famous naturalist who helped establish Yosemite National Park and other ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by SilverbackHD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with SilverbackHD, ...

About three-quarters of trailers with hydraulic brakes fail dealer tests while a quarter of these offer no stopping power whatsoever. Often put on a pedestal as the answer to all our braking issues, ...