As a reward to those that like to place orders for DuraBrake rotors, pads, and calipers on a weekly basis, we’ve officially started Air Disc Brake Wednesday. With DuraBrake, this means that you will receive a 5% discount on your order if you mention ADB Wednesday when you place your order on a Wednesday. Want to order…
U.S. Made Drums and Rotors vs Overseas Made Drums and Rotors
2023-01-26T00:05:57+00:00Most heavy-duty dealers and distributors carry both a domestic line and an imported line of drums and rotors, but what’s the difference? In our opinion, the products made overseas, and those made domestically are essentially the same. Our products typically test the same as US-made products and sometimes better. There are, however, some overseas manufacturers that do make…
DuraBrake Launches Customer Portal
2023-01-25T23:45:47+00:00DuraBrake has released its new customer portal to support customer ease in ordering DuraBrake brake drums, steel-shell drums, air disc brake rotors, calipers, and brake pads. The customer portal will allow existing independent and buying group customers to log in to find detailed part information and current pricing and also order products. To access the portal, please…
Heavy-Duty Brake Drums and Rotors in 2023
2023-01-25T20:37:06+00:00We write primarily about brake drums and rotors because that’s the largest part of our business, but it’s probably the segment of aftermarket parts most interesting to our customers because it typically represents a significant percentage of their sales. So, what’s happening with drums? If you are reading this, it’s quite likely you are already getting…
2022 Brake Drum & Rotor Pricing Update
2022-04-05T07:27:21+00:00As 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 go? In January, we thought maybe we saw some pricing stability. Fast forward a few months later to March, and pricing is moving upwards again. Let’s look at why: Meritor – In January,…