Brakes

Phillips valve automatically purges air tanks

Air tanks need to be purged on a regular basis, but Phillips is automating the process with its new Tank Saver Heated Electronic Drain Valve. The heated electronic drain…

Phillips packs tractor-to-trailer connections together

Phillips Industries’ Qwik-Change Pak (Power Air Kit) consolidates tractor-to-trailer connection components and cable support into a single kit. The pack, or more precisely the “Pak”, combines Phillips’ spiral-wrapped 3-in-1…

Drums of a different color

Not all brake drums are equal, and in the case of offerings from Motor Wheel, they don’t even have to come in the same color. The supplier is now…

Detroit Assurance safety features expand

Detroit is expanding on its Detroit Assurance suite of safety systems, adding several new features that are described as industry-first capabilities. Active speed intervention (ASI) will trigger visual and…

International adds Bendix systems

Bendix Wingman Fusion with Enhanced Feature Set is now standard equipment on International LT and RH trucks, and an option on the MV, HV, and HX series of vehicles.

ZF launches next-generation Maxxus L2.0 air disc brakes

ZF says 100 International LT Series trucks have been equipped with the fifth generation of its Wabco Maxxus L2.0 air disc brakes. The disc brakes are manufactured at a Charleston,…

Kenworth C500 adds Bendix stability

Kenworth C500 owners now have the option of ordering the Bendix ESP electronic stability program with their trucks. Equipped trucks come with the Bendix 6S/6M configuration, which includes six…

ZF disc brakes now option on International LT, RH

Wabco Maxxus L2.0 air disc brakes are now available as an option on International LT and RH Series trucks, ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Control System Division has announced. The air disc…

K370 cabover gets new brake package, higher GCWR

Kenworth has unveiled a new air brake package with a 23,000-lb. rear axle for its Model K370 cabovers. Combined with the truck’s standard 12,000-lb. front axle, it increases the K370’s…

Kenworth expands OnGuardActive offerings

Kenworth is offering Wabco’s OnGuardActive driver assistance systems as an option on Kenworth T880 and W990 models. The system reads the area ahead of the truck using 77 Ghz radar,…

Mack Granites incorporate Fusion

Mack Granites are now available with the next generation of Bendix Wingman Fusion – the camera- and radar-based driver assistance systems. The second generation of the system incorporates automatic emergency braking (AEB) as well as enhanced lane departure warnings.

Wabco updates diagnostic toolbox

Wabco’s Toolbox Plus diagnostic software has been updated to support the company’s latest product releases. The electronic tool now supports Intelligent Antilock Braking System (iABS) for trailers, Modular Braking…

Reman compressors added to portfolio

Wabco Reman Solutions is introducing remanufactured air compressors that promise to deliver performance equal to original equipment units. Each unit is disassembled, inspected, cleaned, honed, updated with new components,…

Wabco adds ADAS retrofit kits

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are not limited to trucks rolling directly off the factory floor. Wabco has introduced an Onside ADAS retrofit kit for several new applications.

Meritor adds aftermarket air disc brake rotors

Meritor has unveiled all-makes aftermarket air disc brake rotors for linehaul, refuse, vocational, coach and trailer applications – and they’ll carry the Meritor brand. The components are made…