BRAKING NEWS®
Braking News®: Insights for the Heavy-Duty Parts Business
Product updates, market trends, technical tips, and business insights for dealers, distributors, and shops in the heavy-duty brake market.
Product updates, market trends, technical tips, and business insights for dealers, distributors, and shops in the heavy-duty brake market.
Manufacturers are silently reducing brake drum weight to cut costs, creating a ticking time bomb for fleets. A 96-pound diet drum cannot absorb the heat needed to safely stop an 80,000-pound truck, leading to spiking temperatures, exponential wear, and dangerous brake fade.
The heavy-duty brake drum market is showing concerning signs that dealers and distributors need to watch closely.
Section 232 tariffs are reshaping the heavy-duty parts landscape.
Late container arrivals ripple through the entire supply chain.
Buying truck parts used to be simple—compare prices and pick a vendor. Not anymore. Today’s market is shaped by volatile steel prices, global supply chain ... Read more
Multiple Tariffs and Trade Duties Driving Unprecedented Price Increases in Heavy-Duty Truck Parts The U.S. commercial vehicle industry faces an unprecedented pricing challenge in 2025. ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more