Current State of the Heavy-Duty Wheel-End Market
At DuraBrake, we constantly try to get a pulse of the North American wheel-end market, and it’s currently difficult to understand what is happening. While it
DuraBrake Is Now a VIPAR/Power Heavy Duty Supplier
DuraBrake has recently become a VIPAR/Power Heavy Duty supplier. While we have supplied parts intermittently to Global Parts Network, this will be the first time our
DuraBrake Ranks Highest in Customer Service, Second in Availability
DuraBrake likes to survey the industry about its performance and ways to improve as an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement. We recently sent out a survey
DuraBrake Blue™ Steel Shell Brake Drums Replacing Cast Brake Drums?
With the onset of rotors, and the uncertainties of production of Motor Wheel’s Centrifuse drum, many predicted that the steel-shell drum would soon phase out. Then
DuraBrake Now an HDA TruckPride Supplier
DuraBrake has recently become an HDA TruckPride supplier. While we have supplied HDA’s Commercial Vehicle Logistics with rotors and many HDA TruckPride WD’s for many years,
2022 Brake Drum & Rotor Pricing Update
As we saw our standard cast brake drum (our part number16792X) price increase by approximately 100% over the year, we wondered how much higher it could
What Makes an Air Disc Brake Caliper Great?
The caliper is the heart of an air disc brake system and it is important that it is designed and made to effectively stop your
Absurd Class 8 and Trailer Orders and Backlogs
If you have been following the news, you’ll know that there is a worldwide supply chain issue that is wreaking havoc on every sector. The
Brake Drums Soon to be Worth More Than Gold…
In our last newsletter, we published about the cause of supply issues on a national scale and more specifically with heavy duty aftermarket parts, brake
