“With this test rig, we are opening up a new area of research and entering uncharted territory,” says a delighted Martin Leitner. The term “uncharted territory” was deliberately chosen by the head of ...

DETROIT (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — According to a new study, safety features like automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings could prevent more than 40% of crashes in which semis rear-end other ...

German braking system manufacturer Knorr-Bremse is investing €80m to construct a new test and development centre in Munich, which can be used for both rail and commercial vehicles. The investment ...

Every year thousands of trucks are pulled off the road during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Week by inspectors across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, who in 2023 conducted 18,875 ...

At the core of the 787’s revolutionary construction lie its mechanical systems, the development of which has forever changed the process of building a twin-engined widebody With mechanical systems ...

Airbus says the successful trial in February of an electrically activated braking system (EABS) on its A340-600 development aircraft could pave the way for use of the technology in a next-generation ...

You're driving a loaded diesel rig down a mountain pass, foot hovering over the brake pedal, heart racing. How do you slow 20,000 pounds safely without cooking your brakes? Cue the exhaust brake -– ...

If you hear the compressor cycling while sitting in traffic with a constant brake pressure or when idling with parking brakes applied, or if you lose all pressure overnight with the engine off, the ...