Five years ago, we had seen DuraBrake more regularly being referred to as a “value line”. That’s not the case anymore. More recently, we’ve seen more and larger customers using DuraBrake as their PRIMARY brake line because they know we’re going to give them the best overall program and support. Our team works exhaustively to…
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…
Come Meet DuraBrake
2023-01-25T20:49:08+00:00While travel is almost back to pre-pandemic numbers, now we are faced with other travel issues: staff shortages, weather, significant airline issues, and airport issues. If you’ll be braving these issues in 2023, we hope to see you at a trade show. As we did in 2022, we’ll again be at the following shows this year: We’ll…
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…