Electric Trucks Are Coming. What Does that Mean for Brakes? If you own an electric car, you probably know that much of the braking is accomplished with regenerative braking, which uses the kinetic energy of the car to regenerate the battery’s charge. This uses an electric drivetrain to both power and slow down a vehicle. …
We Now Offer Air Disc Brake Calipers
2021-08-24T06:59:00+00:00Air disc brakes are steadily increasing in popularity in the heavy-duty industry and due to the high-temperatures, it’s relatively common to see component failures in the air disc brake caliper. Traditionally, most truck-owners try to buy rebuilt calipers or have them rebuilt with rebuild kits which include new seals, tappets, boots, guide pins and other…
Brake Drum Chaos
2021-08-24T06:54:07+00:00As many of you have probably noticed, there is a lot of movement in availability and pricing in heavy-duty truck parts and it might not get better for a while…. This article is more specific to brake parts (and more especially brake drums and rotors) because that is what we know, but we think that…