2022-07-12T05:49:59+00:00
As we’ve referenced in our previous article, in the summer of 2022, it’s still challenging to get drums, but how long will this continue? What will be the price of a 16.5”x7” drum at the end of the year? We’ll give you our predictions. Brake drum pricing this year and last year has been driven by both…
2022-07-12T05:40:20+00:00
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 is still difficult for many WD’s or dealers to get drums, it appears to be a moving target. Many WD’s and dealers currently have adequate inventory, have planned ahead, or haven’t…
2022-04-05T07:27:21+00:00
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 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,…
2021-10-23T20:45:15+00:00
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 drums and rotors (which is what we know best). In the previous article about truck and trailer backlogs, we showed the demand for heavy duty parts is strong on the…
2021-08-24T06:54:07+00:00
As many of you have probably noticed, there is a lot of movement in availability and pricing in heavy-duty truck parts and it might not get better for a while…. This article is more specific to brake parts (and more especially brake drums and rotors) because that is what we know, but we think that…
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