I consider brakes the single most important system on a truck. Yet few drivers or even fleet maintenance personnel have ever had the opportunity to see what brakes can really do. I had such an ...

In countless ways, this hurricane season’s extensive and severe flooding has been devastating for people and property. With truck drivers and the trucking industry so vital to the recovery and ...

CALGARY, Alta. – Getting a Class 1 licence in Alberta is about to get a little bit tougher thanks to a new testing procedure to be implemented in January. Alberta Transportation is introducing new ...

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation recently unveiled a proposal to change the way Z endorsements for air brakes are renewed on a driver’s licence — introducing new learning modules and altering ...

A Troy MPP is looking to eliminate a mandatory written air brake test for Ontario truckers when they renew their licence every five years, but the head of one of Ontario's largest truck driving ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this paper, a procedure for the measurement of noise produced by compression brakes on heavy duty trucks is proposed and evaluated. The ...