Safety is among the main benefits of air disc brakes while drum brakes “will still fill certain needs” at some fleets, an executive with Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake said. McComsey “Shorter stopping ...

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems will hold three-day air-brake training sessions throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico next year. Geared for both new and experienced technicians, the Bendix Air ...

Bendix executives field questions at NACV 2019. ATLANTA — As Bendix makes way for increased brake production, the commercial vehicle safety systems company is planning for the next generation of ...

One of the biggest touchstones on the North American commercial vehicle industry’s calendar is approaching: Brake Safety Week. This annual North American commercial vehicle road check event will take ...

As spring arrives across North America, it’s important to take preventive maintenance steps and address the tolls that a season of wild temperature swings and corrosive road chemicals can take on your ...

This story appears in the March 27 print edition of Transport Topics. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The rising adoption of active safety technology and air disc brakes is building a stronger foundation for the ...

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Kenworth Truck Company has added the Bendix ESP (Electronic Stability Program) and Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes from Bendix Spicer Foundation Brakes LLC as part of the Kenworth ...

ELYRIA, Ohio (Dec. 22, 2004) — Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC announced its 2005 schedule for Air Brake Training School, including one stop in Canada this upcoming spring. The Bendix school ...

The march toward autonomous cars and trucks continues unabated. But for all the splashy headlines of a dynamic, robot-operated future world, the road to safe, reliable and productive autonomous ...

Building on decades of industry training experience, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix) has restarted its long-running training programs for 2021, after the pandemic required postponement ...

Bendix announced several updates to active safety systems. In 2011, the company sold 50,000 ESP full stability control systems, representing a penetration level of 17 percent. To date, 150,000 ESP ...

The electronically controlled braking system (EBS or ECBS), also called electro-pneumatic braking or brake-by-wire, has been waiting in the wings for several years. It’s still back there but, ...