Accuride’s Bankruptcy Effect On the Brake Drum and Wheel-End Industry
Heavy-duty wheel and wheel-end manufacturer Accuride Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 9, 2024. In a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a company will typically reorganize
Brake Drum Price Increases
With the petition filed by Webb for anti-dumping duties (ADD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on 15” to 16.5” brake drums from China and Turkey, drum
Stop! It’s Brake Safety Week
This week is CVSA’s Brake Safety Week and it’s important to encourage your customers to ensure that their brakes are working correctly. Brake Safety Week is
2024 Brake Drum Issues
Just when we thought supply chain issues were over and brake drum prices were normalizing, two major issues have arisen causing turmoil in brake drum
Rebuilding Air Disc Brake Caliper vs. Buying a New Air Disc Brake Caliper
The brakes on your car, truck, trailer, bus, or specialty vehicle are an essential piece of equipment. If there’s a malfunction, there’s likely to be significant
Air Disc Brake Calipers – The Real Costs of Selling an OEM Brand and the Headache of Cores
We recently did an analysis for a WD customer that was buying air disc brake calipers directly from several OEM brake manufacturers (Bendix, Meritor, and
Beating Competitors in Air Disc Brakes
A few years ago, the demand for aftermarket air disc brake components did not seem to be that high. In the last couple of years, as
DANGER: Selling Brake Parts with No Brand
Now that there is generally a healthy inventory and capacity of brake parts around the world, warehouse distributors (WD’s) and truck/trailer dealers are looking to
Dealer and Distributor Air Disc Brake Business
In 2022 and 2023, we saw a significant increase in the number of brake rotors and air disc brake calipers that DuraBrake was selling. Part of
