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How WDs and Dealers Can Help Fleets Prepare for Brake Safety Week

Practical tips for supporting your customers' compliance efforts.

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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 ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

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Electric Trucks Are Coming…

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 ... Read more

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Fall 2020 Heavy Duty Industry Update

Year 2020 has been a year of dealing with uncertainty and adapting to the current environment.  Every class of retail sales in the industry saw ... Read more

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COVID-19 Effect on Trucking (Fall 2020)

There are signs that trucking market continues to perform at a level higher than the overall economy.  Perhaps because the shopping that consumers have been doing ... Read more

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Summer 2020 Heavy Duty Industry Update

After 3 disappointing months, we can take a small sigh of relief in seeing the volume of North American Class 8 orders increase.  In June, the ... Read more

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