In the last 5 years, air disc brakes (ADB) penetration in heavy-duty applications has grown from a range of 12 -15% to about 18-25%. This is strong growth for what’s still a relatively new option, but many of the brake makers see ADBs carving out an even larger slice of the pie in the near…
Tariff, Tariff and More Tariff???
2018-11-10T06:46:28+00:00Three significant issues for the next few months are: Whether the Fed will tighten for the fourth time this year at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, and how hawkish it sounds How aggressively President Trump pursues his trade war agenda The amount that China will invest to stimulate its economy. $175 billion has…
Will Tariff War Affect Truck & Parts Prices?
2018-04-02T06:49:59+00:00Tariffs in general are not good for globalization. Tariffs take away the opportunity of benefiting from the global economy and their advantages. Tariffs are also a weapon to fight back when Governments artificially reduce prices to capture market share. Solution always lies in neutralizing the unfair practices to bring back the economies of countries hurt…